Open AccessBiomass Estimation of Eaglewood (<i>Aquilaria filaria</i> (Oken) Merr.) in the Karst Ecosystem of West Papua
Author(s) -
Andes Hamuraby Rozak,
Zaenal Mutaqien,
Destri Destri
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of tropical biodiversity and biotechnology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2540-9581
pISSN - 2540-9573
DOI - 10.22146/jtbb.59221
Subject(s) - karst , biomass (ecology) , ecosystem , geography , estimation , habitat , ecology , environmental science , forestry , agroforestry , biology , archaeology , economics , management
Eaglewood is Indonesia’s important trade commodity in the form of resins from several infected species of Thymelaeaceae. The basis to determine its international trade quota through CITES is derived from the estimated eaglewood-producing species grown in their habitat. This paper aims to estimate the biomass of eaglewood, Aquilaria filaria, in the karst ecosystem of West Papua. We conducted a plot-based method and calculated the biomass of A. filaria using a diameter-based allometric equation and simulated using a bootstrap procedure. The results showed that 15,500 tons of naturally infected eaglewood are estimated in the karst ecosystem of West Papua.