Tree bark as a non-timber forest product: The effect of bark collection on population structure and dynamics of Garcinia lucida Vesque

• Published in: Forest ecology and management Vol. 240; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
• Main Authors: Guedje, Nicole Marie, Zuidema, Pieter A., During, Heinjo, Foahom, Bernard, Lejoly, Jean
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 15.03.2007; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; bark; bark extraction; bark harvesting; Biological and medical sciences; Cameroon; debarking; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Garcinia; Garcinia lucida; Impact of bark harvesting; Matrix models; Non-timber forest products; nontimber forest products; population dynamics; population structure; Resource availability; ring-barking; statistical models; sustainable forestry; sustained yield management; Synecology; Terrestrial ecosystems; trees; understory; Vitaceae; Cameroon; Africa; Resource availability; Cameroon; Non-timber forest products; Impact of bark harvesting; Matrix models; Availability; Nonwood forest product; Dynamics; Bark; Tree; Collection; Population structure

A 2-year demographic field study was carried out on the understorey tree Garcinia lucida in the humid Atlantic forests of South Cameroon. The bark and the seeds of the species are exploited for medicinal purposes and palm wine processing in West and Central Africa. The bark is often removed over alm...