TY - JOUR AU - S. M. S. Maliondo, PY - 2022/08/03 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - TREE SPECIES COMPOSITION AND POTENTIAL TIMBER PRODUCTION OF A COMMUNAL MIOMBO WOODLAND IN HANDENI DISTRICT, TANZANIA JF - Journal of Tropical Forest Science (JTFS) JA - JTFS VL - 17 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://jtfs.frim.gov.my/jtfs/article/view/1147 SP - 104-120 AB - <p>Three sites were selected near Madebe, one of the villages in Handeni district  managing a miombo woodland in Tanzania. Ten square blocks of 4 ha each were  established, each block subdivided into 16 square plots for 2.5 ha each. In each  block all trees with dbh &gt; 30 cm were identifiecl and measured  for dbh. All trees ≥ 10 and  ≤ 30 cm dbh were recorded in six randomly selected plots per block. Stem density increased linearly (r<sup>2</sup>—0.58) from 142 trees ha<sup>-1</sup> at site A to 223 trees ha<sup>-1</sup> at site C, with most of the stems (77%) falling within the ≤ 30<em> </em>cm dbh class. Stand basal area averaged 11.0 m<sup>2</sup> ha<sup>-1</sup>, with 8.52 m<sup>2</sup> ha<sup>-1</sup> in commercial species. Site A had a stand volume of .57.1 m<sup>3</sup> ha<sup>-1</sup> compared with 50.9 m<sup>3</sup> ha<sup>-1</sup> at the other sites.  Commercial  trees species  ≥ 50 cm dbh accounted for 4% of the total stocking, 23% of the basal area and 25% of volume. Sixteen families containing 48 tree species were identified on the 40-ha area studied, with 34% and 25% of the stems in Caesalpiniaceae and Papilionace ae families respectively. <em>Brachystegia boehmii </em>and <em>Julbernardia globiflora </em>were the dominant species, possibly reflecting low harvesting pressure on these species and their relatively high fire resistance. <em>Combretum amiculatum , Diplorhynchus condylocarpon, Brachyslegia, microphylla and Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia </em>were also abundant.</p> ER -