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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. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/b31330cc-743c-431e-95cd-68b316efed0b
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Braun-Blanquet percentage vegetation cover and indicator species data in Ankeniheny Zahamena forest corridor, Madagascar
Data were collected as part of a project funded by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme under work package 4 P4GES project.
Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- WGS 84
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2013-06-01 to 2017-02-28
Provenance & quality
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
Related
This dataset is included in the following collections
Can Paying for Global Ecosystem Services reduce poverty? (P4GES)
Supplemental information
Correspondence/contact details
Antananarivo
MADAGASCAR
Authors
Other contacts
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- economy
environment - Keywords
- biological indicator , CAZ , corridor Ankeniheny Zahamena , ESPA P4GES , indicator species , Madagascar , vegetation
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/K010220/1
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/K010115/1
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/K008692/1 - Last updated
- 29 February 2024 16:40
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This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
CITE AS: 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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