Forest Inventory and Biomass Data from Ankeniheny Zahamena Corridor

Forest inventory data includes tree names, diameters, heights, and aboveground biomass measurements for living vegetation, litter, and dead wood. The data were collected in the Ankeniheny Zahamena Forest Corridor in eastern Madagascar as part of the ESPA-funded P4GES project.

Use Cases

• Estimate carbon stock from biomass data for living vegetation, litter, and dead wood to model forest carbon sequestration.
• Analyze relationships between tree diameter and height measurements to develop species-specific allometric equations.
• Map forest structure and composition using tree species and coordinate data across the sampled corridor.
• Compare biomass distribution across components like understorey, saplings, and standing dead wood to assess ecosystem health.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple biomass components: living vegetation, litter, lying dead wood, and standing dead wood.
• Inventory records tree characteristics at the individual level, including local and scientific names, diameter, and height.
• Dataset is part of a formally funded research project (ESPA P4GES) with documented grant references.

Limitations

• Specific sample size, row count, and column details are not provided in the input.
• Data is geographically limited to a single forest corridor in eastern Madagascar.
• File is provided as a ZIP archive without details on internal structure or formats.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Field sampling as part of the ESPA-funded P4GES project, Work Package 4.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Ankeniheny Zahamena Forest Corridor, eastern Madagascar