The forest ecosystems observatory in Guadeloupe (FWI)

Y. Gall; A. Rousteau; G. Van Laere

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The forest ecosystems observatory in Guadeloupe (FWI)

Formally Refereed

Authors:

Y. Gall, A. Rousteau, G. Van Laere

Year:

2016

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

Caribbean Naturalist Special issue no.1

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Abstract

Between 2010 and 2012, Parc National de la Guadeloupe, Office National des Forêts, and Université des Antilles et de la Guyane established 9 permanent 1-ha plots in tropical rain forest of Basse-Terre Island (Guadeloupe). These plots comprise the Guadeloupian Forest Observatory, and are specifically designed for long-term tree growth measurements and forest-dynamics surveys. We marked more than 8000 trees with a diameter at breast height >10 cm and equipped them with tape dendrometers for measurement at 5-y intervals. We describe our field protocols for plot establishment and tree-growth data collection, and present preliminary results from analyses of the first data recorded in these plots.

Keywords

permanent plots, Guadeloupe, forest dynamics, protocols

Citation

Van Laere, G.; Gall, Y.; Rousteau, A. 2016. The forest ecosystems observatory in Guadeloupe (FWI). Caribbean Naturalist Special issue no.1:108-115.