Timber Merchantable Residue Quantities and Harvesting Efficiency in Tropical Forests of Ghana; Drivers of Wood Residue Utilization for Forest Conservation
deforestation in ghana, efficient wood utilization, forest conservation, harvesting efficiency, merchantable residues
Abstract
The practice of continuous extraction of only the main boles from felled trees to meet high demand for timber is one major cause of deforestation in Ghana, but merchantable residues (branchwood and stem off-cuts) left un-extracted can be utilized to increase efficient wood utilization to conserve the forests and the entire ecological system. This study assessed harvesting efficiency, and quantified residues left in the forests after harvesting, to ascertain the extent to which residues utilization can affect forest preservation. Volumes of timber sections of 154 trees from 3 forest ecological sites were quantified using Smalian's equation, after which harvesting efficiencies were determined. Results indicated merchantable residue quantity of 742.57m 3 (24.69%) ranging from 16.34% for C. pentandra to (40.45%) for Khaya ivorensis and overall harvesting efficiency of 75.31% (ranging from 59.54%-Khaya ivorensis to 83.66% -Ceiba pentandra).
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