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Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2010.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/23324 Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa Van Rooyen, M.W. (Margaretha W.), 1950- hennie@greencarbon.co.za Stoffberg, Gerrit Hennie Urban ecology Tree dimensions Street trees Stem diameter Growth rate Carbon sequestration Allometry Urban forestry UCTD Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2010. This study focuses on certain urban forestry aspects of the City of Tshwane (previously Pretoria) and in particular that of growth rate and carbon sequestration estimates of street trees with the aim of quantification of the value of these trees. The relationships between tree height and crown dimensions to stem diameter and tree age, as well as the relationship between stem diameter to tree age enable the development of growth rate equations that predict tree dimensions and carbon storage. This permits the calculation of monetary values of urban trees and thus the modelling of costs and benefits of urban forests. The main objectives were (1) to develop tree height, crown diameter, crown height, and crown base height to stem diameter relationships for the indigenous street tree species Combretum erythrophyllum, Rhus lancea andRhus pendulina, (2) to develop tree height, crown diameter, crown height, crown base height and stem diameter to tree age relationships for the above street tree species, (3) to determine the 30 year carbon sequestration estimate and monetary value of 115 000 street trees to be planted mainly in poorer previously disadvantaged communities during the period 2002 to 2008 and (4) to determine the monetary value of the 33 630 Jacaranda mimosifolia street trees in the City based on the quantity of carbon stored in the trees. Combretum erythrophyllum had the most rapid growth rate in many instances, thereafter came Rhus pendulina and then Rhus lancea, which consistently had the slowest growth rate for the investigated parameters. It is estimated that the 115 000 street trees to be planted will sequestrate more than 200 000 tonne CO2 equivalent and have an estimated monetary value of more than US$2 million if a market related CO2 price of US$10.00 per tonne is assumed. The Jacaranda street trees have an estimated carbon stock of 41 978 tonne CO2 equivalent and this would value the Jacaranda urban forest at US$419 786. Copyright Plant Science unrestricted 2013-09-06T15:01:06Z 2010-03-29 2013-09-06T15:01:06Z 2006-09-07 2010-03-29 2010-03-19 Thesis Stoffberg, GH 2006, Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa, PhD thesis, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23324 > D227/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23324 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03192010-193526/ © 2006, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Urban ecology Tree dimensions Street trees Stem diameter Growth rate Carbon sequestration Allometry Urban forestry UCTD Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa |
| title | Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa |
| title_full | Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa |
| title_short | Growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the City of Tshwane, South Africa |
| title_sort | growth and carbon sequestration by street trees in the city of tshwane south africa |
| topic | Urban ecology Tree dimensions Street trees Stem diameter Growth rate Carbon sequestration Allometry Urban forestry UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/23324 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03192010-193526/ |