scholarly journals An R package for computation of mangrove forest structural parameters using plot and plotless methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael J. Araújo ◽  
Geoffrey S. Shideler
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
R Package ◽  
South Florida ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Transect Line ◽  
Mangrove Structure

Mangrove structure is influenced not only by the magnitude and periodicity of favorable energy inputs (temperature, hydroperiod, tides, sunlight, and nutrients), but also by stressors (salinity, drought, storms, and frost), which may have a diminishing effect on forest structure. In worldwide characterization of mangrove forests, researchers use several structural parameters to inform, compare, classify, and evaluate mangrove communities for both research and management. However, the calculation of these structural parameters involves a multi-step series of protocols and formula applications that are error-prone and time consuming. Using standard mangrove structure methodologies found in the literature, the mangroveStructure package for R was developed to deliver a simple tool to quickly calculate mangrove forest structure based on either plot or plotless methods. Outputs of the package include density, diameter, basal area, height, as well as relative values of density, dominance, frequency, and importance value. Output also includes common structural indices (complexity index and mean stand diameter) and visual representations of relative values, diameter and height histograms, and canopy height distributions along the transect line. This package will be useful to scientists interested in mangrove field surveys and those seeking a better understanding of mangrove ecosystems structural variability. To familiarize users with its many features, the package includes example data sets collected in the mangroves of Darién, Panama, and south Florida, USA.

scholarly journals Forest Structure, Composition and Above Ground Biomass of Tree Community in Tropical Dry Forests of Eastern Ghats, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudam Charan SAHU ◽  
H.S. SURESH ◽  
N.H. RAVINDRANATH
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tropical Dry Forests ◽  
Above Ground Biomass ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Shorea Robusta ◽  
Ground Biomass ◽  
C Stocks

The study of biomass, structure and composition of tropical forests implies also the investigation of forest productivity, protection of biodiversity and removal of CO2 from the atmosphere via C-stocks. The hereby study aimed at understanding the forest structure, composition and above ground biomass (AGB) of tropical dry deciduous forests of Eastern Ghats, India, where as a total of 128 sample plots (20 x 20 meters) were laid. The study showed the presence of 71 tree species belonging to 57 genera and 30 families. Dominant tree species was Shorea robusta with an importance value index (IVI) of 40.72, while Combretaceae had the highest family importance value (FIV) of 39.01. Mean stand density was 479 trees ha-1 and a basal area of 15.20 m2 ha-1. Shannon’s diversity index was 2.01 ± 0.22 and Simpson’s index was 0.85 ± 0.03. About 54% individuals were in the size between 10 and 20 cm DBH, indicating growing forests. Mean above ground biomass value was 98.87 ± 68.8 Mg ha-1. Some of the dominant species that contributed to above ground biomass were Shorea robusta (17.2%), Madhuca indica (7.9%), Mangifera indica (6.9%), Terminalia alata (6.9%) and Diospyros melanoxylon (4.4%), warranting extra efforts for their conservation. The results suggested that C-stocks of tropical dry forests can be enhanced by in-situ conserving the high C-density species and also by selecting these species for afforestation and stand improvement programs. Correlations were computed to understand the relationship between above ground biomass, diversity indices, density and basal area, which may be helpful for implementation of REDD+ (reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and foster conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks) scheme.

scholarly journals Mapping the Mangrove Forest Canopy Using Spectral Unmixing of Very High Spatial Resolution Satellite Images

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florent Taureau ◽  
Marc Robin ◽  
Christophe Proisy ◽  
François Fromard ◽  
Daniel Imbert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Resolution ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Satellite Images ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Spectral Unmixing ◽  
Very High Spatial Resolution ◽  
Very High ◽  
Mangrove Structure

Despite the low tree diversity and scarcity of the understory vegetation, the high morphological plasticity of mangrove trees induces, at the stand level, a very large variability of forest structures that need to be mapped for assessing the functioning of such complex ecosystems. Fully constrained linear spectral unmixing (FCLSU) of very high spatial resolution (VHSR) multispectral images was tested to fine-scale map mangrove zonations in terms of horizontal variation of forest structure. The study was carried out on three Pleiades-1A satellite images covering French island territories located in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans, namely Guadeloupe, Mayotte, and New Caledonia archipelagos. In each image, FCLSU was trained from the delineation of areas exclusively related to four components including either pure vegetation, soil (ferns included), water, or shadows. It was then applied to the whole mangrove cover imaged for each island and yielded the respective contributions of those four components for each image pixel. On the forest stand scale, the results interestingly indicated a close correlation between FCLSU-derived vegetation fractions and canopy closure estimated from hemispherical photographs (R2 = 0.95) and a weak relation with the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (R2 = 0.29). Classification of these fractions also offered the opportunity to detect and map horizontal patterns of mangrove structure in a given site. K-means classifications of fraction indeed showed a global view of mangrove structure organization in the three sites, complementary to the outputs obtained from spectral data analysis. Our findings suggest that the pixel intensity decomposition applied to VHSR multispectral satellite images can be a simple but valuable approach for (i) mangrove canopy monitoring and (ii) mangrove forest structure analysis in the perspective of assessing mangrove dynamics and productivity. As with Lidar-based surveys, these potential new mapping capabilities deserve further physically based interpretation of sunlight scattering mechanisms within forest canopy.

scholarly journals Keragaman Kondisi Salinitas Pada Lingkungan Tempat Tumbuh Mangrove di Teluk Kupang,NTT

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 425
Author(s):  
Jeriels - Matatula
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Transect Line ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
The Government ◽  
Systematic Sampling Method ◽  
North Sumatra

Mangrove forest ecosystems are  habitat of various types of microorganisms, but now, problems of mangrove forests experience are in quality and wealth. Efforts to rehabilitate activities  mangrove forests againts had been carried out but the results shown had not been maximized, so it is need the correct strategies  to achieve the success for rehabilitation activities. The studied was conducted in Teluk Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, covered coastal areas of Kupang's mangrove forests and coastal mangrove forests in Kupang district. The method used in this studied was a systematic sampling method that was systematically distributed across all the mangrove forest areas. The method used for salinity measurement was  method of transmission and Transect Line Plots. Measurements was made in straight line and the size of the plot is 10 m x 10 m, the distanced between lines was 50 meters so that  total lane is 547 with the number of plots of observation 1641 plots. The value of  measurement results was made into the spread of salinity used the interpolation method. The condition of the crossed of  mangrove forest located on  coastal panoramas of  Kupang city shows a salinity value of 10,26 - 26.33%, while  salinity conditions was on the coast of  Kupang ten district 10-42.33 ‰. The salinity condition was formulation of the environmental conditions  mangrove forest on  coast of the island as well as attempts to support  management of mangrove forest activities. The distribution of different mangrove forest conditions along the coastal zone of North Sumatra shows an environmental condition that supports mangrove growth even though in some places the salinity values are high. Results of this study of salinity conditions is a study of the environment of mangrove growth so that it can provide an overview for the government in conducting various activities to rehabilitate mangrove forests.   

scholarly journals Vegetation and Community Structure of Mangrove in Bama Resort Baluran National Park Situbondo East Java

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-138
Author(s):  
Sucipto Hariyanto ◽  
Akhmad Kharish Fahmi ◽  
Thin Soedarti ◽  
Emy Endah Suwarni
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Outer Zone ◽  
Wiener Index ◽  
Bruguiera Gymnorrhiza ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Dominance Index ◽  
Mangrove Species ◽  
Rhizophora Stylosa

Ecotourism development program at Bama beaches area require baseline data of mangrove structure at Bama Resort and in the past two decades has been lost about 35% area of mangrove forest in Indonesia and in the worldThe aims of this study was to find structure, composition, distribution and zonation patterns of mangroves at Bama Resort Baluran Nasional Park. Ten belt-transects were laid perpendicular to the shoreline, using standard methods. Vegetation structure was determined using data collected on plant species diversity, density, basal area, and the number of each species of mangroves. Shannon Wiener index to calculated diversity, evennes and Simpson to calculated dominance index. The results show there are 2 families and 6 mangrove species occurring in the study areas that is Rhizophoraceae (Rhizophora stylosa, Rhizophora mucronata, Rhizophora apiculata, Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, and Ceriops tagal) and Araceae (Nypa fruticans). The highest importance value was R. apiculata (229.90%) for trees, R. apiculata (148.69%) for the sapling, and R. apiculata (244.83%) for the seedling. The diversity (H) and dominance index (C) values were moderate (1.79) and 0.521. The most dominant species was R. apiculata (C=0.487). The mangrove zonation pattern from coastline to the mainland was R. stylosa, R. mucronata, and R. apiculata, in the outer zone, respectively (zone directly adjacent to the sea); B. gymnorrhiza and C. tagal in the middle zone; and N. fruticans in the zone that adjacent to the mainland. The present study will aid in the conduct and preservation planning of mangrove forest especially at Bama coast and generally in the coastal areas of Indonesia.

scholarly journals Keragaman Kondisi Salinitas Pada Lingkungan Tempat Tumbuh Mangrove di Teluk Kupang,NTT

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 425
Author(s):  
Jeriels - Matatula
Keyword(s):  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Interpolation Method ◽  
Systematic Sampling ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Transect Line ◽  
Straight Line ◽  
Measurement Results ◽  
The Government ◽  
Systematic Sampling Method ◽  
North Sumatra

Mangrove forest ecosystems are  habitat of various types of microorganisms, but now, problems of mangrove forests experience are in quality and wealth. Efforts to rehabilitate activities  mangrove forests againts had been carried out but the results shown had not been maximized, so it is need the correct strategies  to achieve the success for rehabilitation activities. The studied was conducted in Teluk Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, covered coastal areas of Kupang's mangrove forests and coastal mangrove forests in Kupang district. The method used in this studied was a systematic sampling method that was systematically distributed across all the mangrove forest areas. The method used for salinity measurement was  method of transmission and Transect Line Plots. Measurements was made in straight line and the size of the plot is 10 m x 10 m, the distanced between lines was 50 meters so that  total lane is 547 with the number of plots of observation 1641 plots. The value of  measurement results was made into the spread of salinity used the interpolation method. The condition of the crossed of  mangrove forest located on  coastal panoramas of  Kupang city shows a salinity value of 10,26 - 26.33%, while  salinity conditions was on the coast of  Kupang ten district 10-42.33 ‰. The salinity condition was formulation of the environmental conditions  mangrove forest on  coast of the island as well as attempts to support  management of mangrove forest activities. The distribution of different mangrove forest conditions along the coastal zone of North Sumatra shows an environmental condition that supports mangrove growth even though in some places the salinity values are high. Results of this study of salinity conditions is a study of the environment of mangrove growth so that it can provide an overview for the government in conducting various activities to rehabilitate mangrove forests.   

Seed predation in a tropical mangrove forest: a test of the dominance-predation model in northern Australia

1997 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. McGuinness
Keyword(s):  
Forest Structure ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Inverse Relationship ◽  
Avicennia Marina ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Rhizophora Stylosa ◽  
Ceriops Tagal ◽  
Preferred Species ◽  
Made In

ABSTRACTStudies of predation on propagules of the mangroves Avicennia marina, Bruguiera exaristata, Ceriops tagal and Rhizophora stylosa were made in a forest in northern Australia to test the generality of the dominance-predation model. This model states that an inverse relationship exists between the dominance of a species in the canopy of mangrove forests and the rate of predation on the propagules of that species. Significant differences in predation were found among the four species, and among patches of forest dominated by the different species. Predators attacked more than 50% of the propagules of all species except R. stylosa, so are likely to significantly affect forest structure. The intensity of predation did not, however, vary as the dominance-predation model predicted. Instead, predation on the propagules of a species appeared to depend on the availability of propagules of other, more highly preferred, species.

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATIC CONDITION AND MANGROVE FOREST STRUCTURE ON NORTHERN COAST OF VIETNAM

2016 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Pham Hong Tinh ◽  
Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh ◽  
Mai Sy Tuan
Keyword(s):  
Linear Relationship ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Mangrove Forest ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
National Park ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Northern Coast ◽  
Average Temperature ◽  
Coast Of Vietnam ◽  
Study Sites

The differences in mangrove forest structure, climate, and the linear relationship between climate and mangrove forest structure on the northern coast of Vietnam were analyzed using mangrove forest data measured in 28 sample plots (Dong Rui-8, Xuan Thuy National Park-12 and Lach Sung-8) and climate data collected at the meteorological stations near the study sites (Dong Rui-Tien Yen station, Xuan Thuy National Park-Van Ly station and Lach Sung-Thanh Hoa station) in the period of 1994 - 2012. Results showed that the differences in mangrove forest structure (stem diameter, biomass and basal area) and climate (temperature and rainfall) among study sites were significant (p < 0.05). Stem diameter, tree height, basal area and biomass had positive linear relationship with annual average temperature and January average temperature, and negative linear relationship with annual rainfall. A consistently low regression coefficient of less than 0.66 was found among the variables. However, all the regression models were statistically significant (p < 0.05). The results could be used to develop multiple linear regression models to predict the change of mangrove ecosystems.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Liana Species Richness and Structure following Anthropogenic Disturbance in a Tropical Forest, Ghana

ISRN Forestry ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Addo-Fordjour ◽  
Philip El Duah ◽  
David Kafui Kudjo Agbesi
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Forest Structure ◽  
Forest Type ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Forest Tree ◽  
Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽  
Importance Value Index ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Soil Variables ◽  
Species Richness And Abundance

The study was conducted to determine the factors that influenced liana species richness and structure in forests of different disturbance intensities (high, moderate, and low disturbance forests) in the Southern Scarp Forest Reserve, Ghana. Within each forest, lianas (dbh  cm) were enumerated in six  m2 plots located along transects. Soil physicochemical properties and forest structure were determined within the plots. Liana species richness and abundance were significantly lower in the high disturbance forest () whereas basal area was significantly higher in the low disturbance forest (). Tree abundance and dbh significantly predicted liana species richness and structure in the study (). On the basis of the importance value index, three main liana communities, each corresponding with a forest type, were identified. Stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that exchangeable magnesium and calcium, and total exchangeable bases were the main soil variables that affected liana species richness. Liana structure was influenced by the above-mentioned soil variables as well as exchangeable potassium and sodium, and pH. The present study has demonstrated that changes in liana species richness and structure following human disturbance may be due to variations in soil properties and forest structure.

Species Composition of Mangrove Forests in Olingan Creek- A Reference for Integrated Coastal Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 125
Author(s):  
Ma. Dulce C. Guillena ◽  
Ma.Rio Naguit ◽  
Jane T. Aquino
Keyword(s):  
Diversity Index ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Mangrove Species ◽  
Rhizophora Stylosa ◽  
Transect Line ◽  
Rhizophora Apiculata ◽  
The Status ◽  
Shannon’S Diversity Index

Mangroves shares specialized attributes for growing with excess saltwater, and for promoting sustainability and dispersal. These attributes enabled mangroves to occupy tidal areas around the world and kept from extinction. This study aimed to conduct an identification of mangrove species in Olingan creek and determine the status of the mangroves in terms of their relative abundance. Data collection was done through actual determination of mangrove community structure by using the transect line plot technique.  The diversity index was sought using the Shannon’s Diversity Index.  The results showed that there are 14 mangrove species in 9 families found to grow in the area.Nypa fruticans , Rhizophora stylosa and Rhizophora apiculata species were the most dense and most frequent mangrove species in Olingan creek. Terminalia catappa turned out to be the species having the lowest density.Avicennia(officinalis) lanata ranks first in dominancy and importance value followed by Rhizophora stylosa then Calophylluminophyllum. Moreover, Bruguiera sexangula had the lowest dominancy while Sonneratia ovata had the lowest importance value of all the mangrove species. Major problems observed include conversion of mangrove areas into residential and beach development. The mangrove composition in the area is relatively high and therefore needs proper protection, conservation and management.

scholarly journals FLORISTIC DIVERSITY AND STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MANGROVE FOREST OF RAJA AMPAT, WEST PAPUA, INDONESIA

REINWARDTIA ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Suhardjono Prawiroatmodjo ◽  
Kuswata Kartawinata
Keyword(s):  
Diversity Index ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Mangrove Forests ◽  
Bruguiera Gymnorrhiza ◽  
Importance Value ◽  
Mangrove Species ◽  
Rhizophora Apiculata ◽  
West Papua

We studied  the floristic compostion and structure of mangrove forests and mangrove species distribution at the Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua  We sampled the forests using (10x10 m) quadrats to record trees and saplings  laid out contiguously along 9 transects of 60 – 450 m long,  stretching perpendicularly from the coastlines or riverbanks to the landward borders. Seedlings were sampled using a 1x1 m subplot nested in each quadrat.  The transects were established on the islands of  Batanta (6), Salawati  (2). and Waigeo (1).  Within quadrats and transects we recorded 17 mangrove species of trees with density of 768 stems/ha and basal area of  37.82 m2/ha and tree height of  10 – 30 m.   Two species possessed  the highest importance value  (IV) , frequency, density and basal area  i.e. Rhizophora apiculata (IV=168.06 %) and  Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (IV=67.18).  They also showed the highest similarity in their distribution,  indicating highest degree of association.  The mangrove at Raja Ampat may, therefore,  be designated as the Rhizophora apiculata-Bruguiera gymnorrhiza Association. Other species with highest degree of distributional similarities but with low densities, basal areas and importance values were Barringtonia racemosa, Excoecaria agallocha, Hibiscus tiliaceus, Inocarpus fagifera,  Lumnitzera littorea and Sterculia shillinglawii,  of which four of them are not  true mangrove species, usually growing on less saline and more solid soils. The floristic composition of the transects in the three islands showed relatively high similarities of about 70 % and at higher similarities the transects in Batanta Island formed four groups, Salawati Island two groups and Waigeo Island one group.The Bray-Curtis polar ordination  resulted in four groups  of transects, which were related to the habitat  conditions and the length of the transects. Species diversity in the islands was very low, where the  Shannon diversity index  ranged  from  0.19 to 0.64 giving  the average  of 0.42. Rhizophora apiculata and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza  were gregenerating well and in the future they will remain dominant.  The mangrove forests of the Raja Ampat Islands by any means should be maintained as green belts and  protected from all kinds of destruction and should be made into conservation areas in order to sustain its ability to provide ecological services  and non-destructive economic benefits.

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