Project 3: Estimator of Tree Spatial Pattern in Agroforests

• Assessed the temporal changes in shade management and spatial dynamics in canopy tree structure and live tree biomass.
• Conducted field survey along an age gradient of “family farms” in cocoa agroforests created from forest (fCAFS) and savannah (sCAFS) land cover.
• Evaluated the temporal changes in farm structure, relative tree abundance, and live aboveground biomass of the major canopy (shade tree) strata.
• Used spatial point process and linear mixed effect analyses to assess contributions of associated perennial trees (AsT) on farm rejuvenation patterns.
• Provided insights into farmers’ temporal allocation of uses and prioritization of different tree species associations with age of cocoa agroforests.
• Developed recommendations for landscape-specific tree management and considerations in proposing on-farm tree conservation incentives.

• Link to GitHub Repository
• Link to Reference Scientific Publication - 2021