Shade tree diversity and aboveground carbon stocks in Theobroma cacao agroforestry systems: implications for REDD+ implementation in a West African cacao landscape
Abstract Background The promotion of cacao agroforestry is one of the ways of diversifying farmer income and creating incentives through their inclusion in REDD+ interventions. We estimated the aboveground carbon stocks in cacao and shade trees, determined the floristic diversity of shade trees and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Carbon Balance and Management |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13021-016-0061-x |