2017
DOI: 10.4314/mcd.v12i1.1
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Effets de la production de charbon de bois sur les fourrés xérophiles, cas du plateau de Belomotse, Madagascar

Abstract: Woody charcoal production is the main cause of dry forest degradation in the southwestern Madagascar. This paper analyses the effects of this practice on the diversity, represented by species richness, structure, species composition and regeneration of the xerophytic thickets on the Belomotse Plateau, Toliara II District. Eleven 400 m 2 plots were randomly sampled in woody charcoal production sites and 10 in control sites. Woody charcoal production has reduced xerophytic thickets mean height, density and mean … Show more

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“…All of the WC supplying the town of Toliara, the main city in southwestern Madagascar, comes from the XTs and the dense dry forests of southwestern Madagascar [11,14,53]. Approximately 43,000 t of WC are consumed annually by the town of Toliara [54], which is equivalent to an annual wood loss of over 340,000 t based on a carbonization yield of 0.125 [55].…”
Section: Wood Charcoal Production a Major Source Of Xt Degradationmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…All of the WC supplying the town of Toliara, the main city in southwestern Madagascar, comes from the XTs and the dense dry forests of southwestern Madagascar [11,14,53]. Approximately 43,000 t of WC are consumed annually by the town of Toliara [54], which is equivalent to an annual wood loss of over 340,000 t based on a carbonization yield of 0.125 [55].…”
Section: Wood Charcoal Production a Major Source Of Xt Degradationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar to dry forests, XTs are currently undergoing significant deforestation (annual forest loss > 1%; [3,4]). Slash-andburn agriculture (SBA) is the main cause of this deforestation [3,12], while wood charcoal (WC) production and to a lesser extent goat browsing are the main causes of XT degradation [11,13,14]. A search for sustainable alternatives to these unsustainable practices is necessary to stem this XT degradation/deforestation.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%