Data for developing allometric models and evaluating carbon stocks of the Zambezi Teak Forests in Zambia
Justine Ngoma,
Eddy Moors,
Bart Kruijt,
James H. Speer,
Royd Vinya,
Emmanuel N. Chidumayo,
Rik Leemans
Affiliations
Justine Ngoma
School of Natural Resources, The Copperbelt University, P.O. Box 21692, Kitwe, Zambia; Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands; Corresponding author at: School of Natural Resources, The Copperbelt University, P.O. Box 21692, Kitwe, Zambia.
Eddy Moors
VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, PO Box 3015, 2601 DA Delft, The Netherlands
Bart Kruijt
Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
James H. Speer
Department of Earth and Environmental Systems, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA
Royd Vinya
School of Natural Resources, The Copperbelt University, P.O. Box 21692, Kitwe, Zambia
Emmanuel N. Chidumayo
Makeni Savanna Research Project, P.O Box 50323, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Zambia
Rik Leemans
Environmental Systems Analysis Group, Wageningen University and Research, P.O Box 47, 6700AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
This paper presents data on carbon stocks of tropical tree species along a rainfall gradient. The data was generated from the Sesheke, Namwala, and Kabompo sites in Zambia. Though above-ground data was generated for all these three sites, we uprooted trees to determine below-ground biomass from the Sesheke site only. The vegetation was assessed in all three sites. The data includes tree diameter at breast height (DBH), total tree height, wood density, wood dry weight and root dry weight for large (≥ 5 cm DBH) and small (< 5 cm DBH) trees. We further presented Root-to-Shoot Ratios of uprooted trees. Data on the importance-value indices of various species for large and small trees are also determined. Below and above-ground carbon stocks of the surveyed tree species are presented per site. This data were used by Ngoma et al. (2018) [1] to develop above and below-ground biomass models and the reader is referred to this study for additional information, interpretation, and reflection on applying this data.
