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Razakamanarivo, H.; Razafimbelo, T.; Andriamananjara, A.; Rianahary, A.; Razafindrakoto, M.; Harinirina, A.

Braun-Blanquet percentage vegetation cover and indicator species data in Ankeniheny Zahamena forest corridor, Madagascar

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Data comprise records of percent vegetation cover using a category known as the Braun-Blanquet scale from a survey of indicator vegetation species carried out in the Ankeniheny Zahamena forest corridor in Madagascar. In addition, scientific name, local name, family name and life form (fern, shrub, herb, grass, vine or tree) of vegetation was recorded.

Data were collected as part of a project funded by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme under work package 4 P4GES project.

Publication date: 2017-03-03

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Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area

Spatial representation type

Tabular (text)

Spatial reference system

WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent

2013-06-01 to 2017-02-28

Provenance & quality

Full materials and methods available from Supporting Information (Manual_ 1_Classical_Survey)
The estimation of percent cover has been used in the land use determination process. It consists of the evaluation of relative surface coverage of one species in a determined surface.
The percent (%) cover is estimated for the indicator species within a circle of 5m radius (area 78.54 m2) in which the inventory of trees with diameter at breast height (1.3 metres) of 5 to 10cm has been conducted. For each site, % cover was determined with a local botanist. The team uses a visual guide to estimate the % cover. It is recorded by using an 8 category scale known as the Braun-Blanquet scale.
Scale Cover
0 Not present
T Trace amount< 1%
1 1-5% cover
2 5-25% cover
3 25-50% cover
4 50-75% cover
5 75-95% cover
6 >95% cover

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This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

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Razakamanarivo, H.; Razafimbelo, T.; Andriamananjara, A.; Rianahary, A.; Razafindrakoto, M.; Harinirina, A. (2017). Braun-Blanquet percentage vegetation cover and indicator species data in Ankeniheny Zahamena forest corridor, Madagascar. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b31330cc-743c-431e-95cd-68b316efed0b

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Acknowledgement of the Laboratoire des Radio Isotopes, Université d'Antananarivo is required for products derived from these data

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Can Paying for Global Ecosystem Services reduce poverty? (P4GES)

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Ecosystem services for poverty alleviation (ESPA) Website

Project website pf P4GES: Can Paying for Global Ecosystem Services reduce poverty?

Laboratory of Radioisotopes, University of Antananarivo

Braun-Blanquet, J. 1964. Plant associations: Principles of vegetation. (Pflanzensociologie: Grundzuge der Vegetationskunde) Springer-Verlag. 865 pp.

http://www.springer.com/de/book/9783709181119