Tree diversity in protected forest in Aburi Botanic Gardens, Ghana

Alex Asase1, Alex Asase2

1 Ghana Biodiversity Information Facility, , Ghana; 2 Ghana Biodiversity Information Facility, 

Corresponding author(s): Alex Asase, Alex Asase (alexasase@gmail.com)

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Resource Citation

Asase A (2023): Tree diversity in protected forest in Aburi Botanic Gardens, Ghana. v1.6. Ghana Biodiversity Information Facility (GhaBIF). Dataset/Samplingevent. https://ipt-ghana.gbif.fr/resource?r=aburitrees&v=1.6

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Samplingevent, trees, Aburi botanic Gardens, Ghana, Samplingevent

Project details

Project title: Enhancing capacity for biodiversity data mobilization and use in support of sustainable development in West Africa
Personnel: Wison Asamoah

Data published through GBIF: https://ipt-ghana.gbif.fr/resource?r=aburitrees

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Aburi Botanic Gardens,Ghana
Coordinates: 4°47'2.4''N and 11°5'31.2''N Latitude; 3°23'2.4''W and 0°42'10.8''E Longitude 

Methods

Method step description: The data accumulated from the field study were entered into Microsoft Excel, cleaned for internal errors and internal consistency.
Study extent description: 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.
Sampling description: 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

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Tree diversity in protected forest in Aburi Botanic Gardens, Ghana
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: https://ipt-ghana.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=aburitrees
Publication date of data: 2023-03-30
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2021-03-08
Hierarchy level: Dataset