Wild coffee management and plant diversity in the montane rainforest of southwestern Ethiopia.
Wild coffee management and plant diversity in the montane rainforest of southwestern Ethiopia.
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埃塞俄比亚西南部山地雨林的野生咖啡管理和植物多样性。
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2010
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Hans Juergen Boehmer
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C. Schmitt;Feyera Senbeta;M. Denich;H. Preisinger;Hans Juergen Boehmer
阿拉比卡咖啡自然生长在埃塞俄比亚的山地雨林中，但这些独特的森林中的大片地区已被转换为其他土地用途。在剩下的森林里，由于世界市场上咖啡价格的上涨，野生咖啡被管理和收获的力度越来越大。这项研究评估了咖啡管理对野生咖啡种群和森林植被的影响，作为埃塞俄比亚西南部保护规划的基础。在未管理的天然林和管理半森林咖啡系统中进行了植被调查和产量评估。分析表明，天然森林的野生咖啡密度和咖啡产量较低(最大。15公斤公顷)1年)1)。在SFC系统中，30%的树冠树和大部分林下植被被移除。这刺激了野生咖啡的生长，并极大地提高了产量(最大。1)1)，但严重干扰了森林结构。由于原始植被和次生植被种类的增加，物种丰富度增加了26%，但典型森林物种的物种丰富度和丰度有所下降。因此，保护天然林需要控制野生咖啡的管理。野咖啡认证被认为是协调保护措施和当地农民利益的一种工具。
Coffea arabica occurs naturally in the montane rainforests of Ethiopia, but large areas of these unique forests have been converted to other land-uses. In the remaining forest, wild coffee is managed and harvested with increasing intensity because of rising coffee prices in the world market. This study evaluated the impact of coffee management on wild coffee populations and the forest vegetation as a basis for conservation planning in southwestern Ethiopia. Vegetation surveys and yield assessments were carried out in unmanaged natural forest and in managed semi-forest coffee (SFC) systems. Analyses show that wild coffee density and coffee yields were low in natural forest (max. 15 kg ha )1 year )1 ). In SFC systems, 30% of the canopy trees and most undergrowth vegetation were removed. This stimulated wild coffee growth and strongly enhanced yields (max. 54 kg ha )1 year )1 ), but severely disturbed forest structure. Species richness increased by 26% because of an increase in species of ruderal and secondary vegetation; however, species richness and abundance of typical forest species declined. Conservation of the natural forest therefore requires the control of wild coffee management. Wild coffee certification is discussed as one tool to reconcile conservation measures and the interests of local farmers.