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Management of tropical plantation-forests and their soil litter system. Litter, biota and soil-nutrient dynamics, Chapter 15 – Accretion of carbon and nutrients in the forest floor and mineral soil of Casuarina equisetifolia plantations on the coastal sand dunes of Senegal

Summary

Chapter 15 of Management of tropical plantation-forests and their soil litter system. Litter, biota and soil-nutrient dynamics. Sciences Publisher, Inc. 2002, p. 379-393

Casuarina equisetifolia, a nitrogen-fixing tree species, is planted throughout the tropics and is considered to be an excellent source of firewood. In Senegal, it is the preferred tree species for stabilizing shifting sans dunes on the northern coast of the country. Plantations of C. equisetifolia generally have a mean annual volume increment of about 4.2 m3 ha-1 year-1 on good sites, and are capable of accumulating significant quantities of organic matter on the ground.

Sector(s): 

Forests

Categorie(s): 

Book

Theme(s): 

Forestry Research, Forests

Author(s)

MAILLY, Daniel et Hank A. MARGOLIS

Year of publication :

2002

Format :

Paper

ISBN

1-57808-176-9

Keywords :

Casuarina plantation, nutrient accretion, coastal sand dunes, nitrogen fixation, plantation management, filao

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