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Comparison of Managed and Unmanaged Tropical Forests in Costa Rica
1. Brianna Stephenson-Vallot, Victoria Woolner, Dominika Kwiatkowski, Juan Boettner, Vanessa Toro & Daniel Homeier AdriánMonge, Adjunct Professor The Center for Sustainable Development Studies, Buenos Aires de Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica The School for Field Studies Symposium April 29, 2011 Economic Valuation in Tropical Forests
3. Background: Centro Manú Area: 7 hectares Management Plan Original Basal Area: 24.83 m2per ha Reduced Basal Area by 4.3 m2 per ha or 17%
4. Background: Guácimo-Pococí Protected Zone Created in 1987 Area: 4,256 hectares Connects Braulio Carrillo National Park and Turrialba National Park No signs of logging
5. Objectives Compare the effects of forest management on carbon, biodiversity, and deadwood Estimate carbon stocks Place a value on carbon stocks
6. Methodology 6 Plots: 25 m by 25 m Recorded: Diameter at Breast Height (DBH) Location Commercial & Total Heights Species Crown Diameters Deadwood