Description
This resource is about tree diversity in a protected forest in the Aburi Botanic Gardens in Ghana. The data were generated through enumeration of trees within 625 m^2 sampled plot demarcated along transects.
Data Records
The data in this sampling event resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 20 records.
1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Asase A (2024). Tree diversity in protected forest in Aburi Botanic Gardens, Ghana. Version 1.7. Ghana Biodiversity Information Facility (GhaBIF). Samplingevent dataset. https://ipt-ghana.gbif.fr/resource?r=aburitrees&v=1.7
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Ghana Biodiversity Information Facility (GhaBIF). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: c3407fee-87c9-4b23-8eb5-c3663c76c91f. Ghana Biodiversity Information Facility (GhaBIF) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ghana Biodiversity Information Facility.
Keywords
Samplingevent; trees; Aburi botanic Gardens; Ghana; Samplingevent
Contacts
- Point Of Contact
- Node Manager
Geographic Coverage
Aburi Botanic Gardens,Ghana
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [4.784, -3.384], North East [11.092, 0.703] |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Enhancing capacity for biodiversity data mobilization and use in support of sustainable development in West Africa |
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| Identifier | CESP2020-005 |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Principal Investigator
Sampling Methods
In order to capture the range of variation within the study area, 4 parallel transects ranging in length between 600 m and 800 m and spaced 100 m between the two closest transects were demarcated. Data collection was carried out using 25 m x 25 m (625 m^2) plots demarcated at 100 m intervals along each transect. However, along transects 1 and 2, the interval between plots varied due to the impassable nature of the terrain. In total, 20 plots were sampled. Trees with diameter at breast height (dbh)≥ 5 cm were enumerated within the 25 m x 25 m plots
| Study Extent | This study was carried out in a protected forest which forms part of the 61 hectare Aburi Botanic Garden (5°51’N and 0°10’W), located in the Akuapem North District of the Eastern Region of Ghana. The protected forest covers an area of 52.6 hectares and overlooks the Accra coastal plain from an elevation of 350 to 500 m. The climate is characterised by a bimodal rainfall distribution and the mean annual precipitation is 1400 mm. The major rainfall occurs between May and June and the minor rainfall between September and November. The mean annual temperature is 24 °C with very little annual variation. Geologically, the study area is dominated by rocks of Precambrian age; Togo and Birimian series. Soils are shallower, drier, and often stony, and are of the lithosol group. The vegetation of the area is dry semi-deciduous forest. |
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Method step description:
- The data accumulated from the field study were entered into Microsoft Excel, cleaned for internal errors and internal consistency.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | c3407fee-87c9-4b23-8eb5-c3663c76c91f |
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| https://ipt-ghana.gbif.fr/resource?r=aburitrees |