Effects of drivers and their variations on the number of stems and aboveground carbon removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorManyanda, Bernardol John
dc.contributor.authorNzunda, Emmanuel F
dc.contributor.authorMugasha, Wilson Ancelm
dc.contributor.authorMalimbwi, Rogers Ernest
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-25T12:51:21Z
dc.date.available2022-08-25T12:51:21Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Removals caused by both natural and anthropogenic drivers such as logging and fire in miombo woodlands causes substantial carbon emissions. Here we present drivers and their effects on the variations on the number of stems and aboveground carbon (AGC) removals based on an analysis of Tanzania’s national forest inven- tory (NFI) data extracted from the National Forest Resources Assessment and Monitoring (NAFORMA) database using allometric models that utilize stump diameter as the sole predictor. Results: Drivers of AGC removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzania in order of importance were timber, fire, shifting cultivation, charcoal, natural death, firewood collection, poles, grazing by wildlife animals, carvings, graz- ing by domestic animals, and mining. The average number of stems and AGC removals by driver ranged from 0.006 to 16.587 stems ­ha −1 ­year −1 and 0.0–1.273 ­tCha −1 ­year −1 respectively. Furthermore, charcoal, shifting cultivation and fuelwood caused higher tree removals as opposed to timber, natural death and fire that accounted for higher AGC removals. Conclusions: Drivers caused substantial effects on the number of stems and carbon removals. Increased mitigation efforts in addressing removals by timber, fires, shifting cultivation, charcoal and natural death would be effective in mitigating degradation in miombo woodlands of Tanzania. Additionally, site-specific studies need to be conducted to bring information that would be used for managing woodlands at local levels. This kind of study need to be con- ducted in other vegetation types like montane and Mangrove forest at national scale in Tanzania.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4466
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectDriversen_US
dc.subjectAboveground carbonen_US
dc.subjectEmissionsen_US
dc.subjectRemovalsen_US
dc.subjectMiomboen_US
dc.titleEffects of drivers and their variations on the number of stems and aboveground carbon removals in miombo woodlands of mainland Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s13021-021-00180-9en_US

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