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Latest fieldwork missions concerning Acacia mangium

Between April and June 2015 the most recent fieldwork studies concerning Acacia mangium took place in the four test areas along the littoral.
Verifying the species, pulling up plants or chopping them down, measuring heights and sometimes using geolocators, meant that the teams of volunteers spent several days surrounded by acacias!

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It was an opportunity of study the species speed of growth, enough to overtake and smother the manioc plants if not regularly cleared by the farmers ...

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Anna Stier
Project Leader, Life+ Cap DOM

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