This is an analysis of the composition and structure of tree community of Bukit Badindiang sacred forest in Nagari Simpang, Pasaman, West Sumatera Province, Indonesia. The study aimed to: 1. to obtain a representativeaccount of the structure and composition of tree community of the sacred forest; 2. to estimate theAboveground Carbon Stock (c-Stock) accumulated on the tree community. A one-hectare plot was divided into25 subplots of 20 x 20 m each for tree and debris data collection. In each subplots, there were a 5 x 5 m saplingsubplots. Planting of 1 x 1 m seedling, understorey plant and litter subplots were nested inside. A total of 446trees were recorded, representing 139 species from 49 families with a total basal area of 38.59 m2. The mostdominant tree species was Campnospemza anriculata pmportance Value (IV) of 19.1 91. The other prevalent specieswere Ficus benjamina (IV =16.50a)n d Mallotzls caudatus (IV =14.78)A. total of 62 species (44.6O/o) was consideredlocally rare with density of 1 tree/ha. Mallotzls candatus had the highest density (37 trees/ha) and Ficus benjaminahad the highest Basal Area PA) (5.61 m2 = 14.51% of the total). Euphorbiaceae (IV= 37.40) was the dominantfamily. The richest families were Euphorbiaceae (10) and Lauraceae (10). The total estimated AbovegroundC-Stock was 190.62 MgC/ha, with the highest C was contributed by trees (178.85 MgC/ha or 93.8% of total).Trees with diameter class of 10 - 69.99 cm stored 62% of total tree carbon. The species richness, tree density andC-Stock of Bakit Badindiang sacred forest were relatively higher than those in several disturbed lowland forests inSumatera
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Santhyami, Basukriadi, A., Patria, M. P., & Abdulhadi, R. (2021). TREE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND ABOVEGROUND CARBON STOCK OF SACRED FOREST IN PASAMAN, WEST SUMATERA. Biotropia, 28(3), 253–262. https://doi.org/10.11598/BTB.2021.28.3.1416
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