Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines
Evaluating plant diversity in an agroforestry site is crucial for understanding the system, as vegetation is crucial for sustaining natural ecological processes and serves as a valuable resource for human consumption. This study aims to determine the tree species diversity of a coffee-based agrofore...
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| author | Michael O. Barrientos Aida DL. Escultor Moesa C. Dela Cruz Bonie A. Budeng Hodnemer C. Bondad |
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| description | Evaluating plant diversity in an agroforestry site is crucial for understanding the system, as vegetation is crucial for sustaining natural ecological processes and serves as a valuable resource for human consumption. This study aims to determine the tree species diversity of a coffee-based agroforestry system in a state university in La Union, Philippines. This research determined the species composition, density, frequency, dominance, importance value, and conservation status of the plant species, and also their richness, diversity, and evenness. A stratified sampling design was used in establishing quadrats. The study identified a total of 108 individuals across different vegetation layers, including 26 trees (16 species, 10 families), 38 saplings (12 species, 10 families), and 44 non-tree flora (14 species, 9 families), with Rain Tree (Samanea saman) and Coffee species (Coffea canephora and Coffea liberica) being the most dominant, highlighting a mixed native and introduced species composition within a coffee-based agroforestry system. The diversity is low (H’ = 1.79) for the saplings, while the non-tree and tree species are both categorized as moderate, with H’ of 2.15 and 2.65, respectively. However, there is a very high species evenness for tree species of (0.96) indicating extremely balanced community, while moderate evenness for saplings and non-tree species showed well-balanced community at a high evenness with a value of 0.72 and 0.83 respectively. This study offers valuable insights into the plant diversity of a managed coffee-based agroforestry system. Future studies may explore the implementation of strategies aimed at enhancing biodiversity within the coffee-based agroforestry system. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba6e65aa7f1a47b5a5ed161052aa8a9c2025-08-20T03:50:15ZengAgroforestry Society of BangladeshJournal of Agroforestry and Environment1995-69832025-07-011819210310.55706/jae1811Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines Michael O. Barrientos0Aida DL. Escultor1Moesa C. Dela Cruz2Bonie A. Budeng3Hodnemer C. Bondad4, Pampanga State Agricultural University, Philippines Philippine Coconut Authority- Mindoro Provinces, PhilippinesOccidental Mindoro State College- Murtha Campus, Philippines Community Environment and Natural Resources Office, Tagudin, Ilocos Sur, PhilippinesCollege of Agroforestry and Forestry, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, PhilippinesEvaluating plant diversity in an agroforestry site is crucial for understanding the system, as vegetation is crucial for sustaining natural ecological processes and serves as a valuable resource for human consumption. This study aims to determine the tree species diversity of a coffee-based agroforestry system in a state university in La Union, Philippines. This research determined the species composition, density, frequency, dominance, importance value, and conservation status of the plant species, and also their richness, diversity, and evenness. A stratified sampling design was used in establishing quadrats. The study identified a total of 108 individuals across different vegetation layers, including 26 trees (16 species, 10 families), 38 saplings (12 species, 10 families), and 44 non-tree flora (14 species, 9 families), with Rain Tree (Samanea saman) and Coffee species (Coffea canephora and Coffea liberica) being the most dominant, highlighting a mixed native and introduced species composition within a coffee-based agroforestry system. The diversity is low (H’ = 1.79) for the saplings, while the non-tree and tree species are both categorized as moderate, with H’ of 2.15 and 2.65, respectively. However, there is a very high species evenness for tree species of (0.96) indicating extremely balanced community, while moderate evenness for saplings and non-tree species showed well-balanced community at a high evenness with a value of 0.72 and 0.83 respectively. This study offers valuable insights into the plant diversity of a managed coffee-based agroforestry system. Future studies may explore the implementation of strategies aimed at enhancing biodiversity within the coffee-based agroforestry system.https://jagroforenviron.com/plant-diversity-of-a-coffee-based-agroforestry-system-in-la-union-philippines/agroforestry; biodiversity conservation; coffee. |
| spellingShingle | Michael O. Barrientos Aida DL. Escultor Moesa C. Dela Cruz Bonie A. Budeng Hodnemer C. Bondad Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines Journal of Agroforestry and Environment agroforestry; biodiversity conservation; coffee. |
| title | Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines |
| title_full | Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines |
| title_fullStr | Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines |
| title_short | Plant Diversity of a Coffee-Based Agroforestry System in La Union, Philippines |
| title_sort | plant diversity of a coffee based agroforestry system in la union philippines |
| topic | agroforestry; biodiversity conservation; coffee. |
| url | https://jagroforenviron.com/plant-diversity-of-a-coffee-based-agroforestry-system-in-la-union-philippines/ |
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