An explicit stem profile model for forked and un-forked teak (Tectona grandis) trees in West Africa

Adu-Bredu Stephen, Foua Tape Bi Alphonse, Bouillet Jean-Pierre, Kouamé Mé Martial, Yamoah Kyei Samuel, Saint André Laurent. 2008. An explicit stem profile model for forked and un-forked teak (Tectona grandis) trees in West Africa. Forest Ecology and Management, 255 (7) : 2189-2203.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2007.12.052

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Résumé : Studies on stem profile of teak (Tectona grandis) hardly exist. This can be possibly attributed to the occurrence of forks that is prevalent on teak trees. Stem profile model was therefore developed for teak in West Africa, which took into account the occurrence of forks. Trees were destructively sampled from Moist Evergreen Forest (MEF), Moist Semi-deciduous Forest (MSDF), Dry Semi-deciduous Forest (DSDF) and Savannah ecological zones in both Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire for the study. A single set of parameters could be used explicitly to predict stem profile of any teak tree, irrespective of country, eco-climatic zone, edaphic variables, site index, tree age, stand density and tree competition. The model efficiency and root mean square error (in relative diameter) were calculated to be 0.97 and 0.053, respectively. The relative position of the forks along the stem bole, with respect to total tree height, was highly variable and did not follow any particular trend, except higher value for the first fork in the Moist Evergreen Forest zone. However, average tree height to the first fork decreased along the ecological gradient from MEF, MSDF and DSDF to Savannah. The extent of diameter reduction due to the forks could be predicted. Relative tree form for zero-forked, one-forked and two-forked trees was calculated to be 0.39, 0.36 and 0.33, respectively. Relative loss of stem volume due to one fork and two forks was estimated to be 6.5 and 13.9%, respectively. The measured stem volume when related to the corresponding predicted value yielded coefficient and intercept not significantly different from unity and zero, respectively, with an r2 value of 0.97. (Résuùé d'auteur)

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Tectona grandis, port de la plante, ramification, modèle de simulation, facteur du milieu, environnement

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique occidentale, Côte d'Ivoire

Classification Agris : F62 - Physiologie végétale - Croissance et développement
U10 - Informatique, mathématiques et statistiques
K10 - Production forestière

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2005-2013) - Intensification écologique

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