Is there possible that the Tea Gardens proves to be an alternative habitat to forest dwelling organisms? If yes, what pressure do they face in relation to anthropogenic pressure?
En.....
interesting question.
In China, there is a traditional "tea garden", which is composed of tea trees and other fruit trees, such as loquat and waxberry trees.
IF the diversity of trees could be built, can we prove to your question.
Dear colleague,
please, type: "tea garden" image
Does it look like a forest ?
A forest is much more than a collection of trees, from mycrorhizal fungi and soil mites to canopy birds and epiphytic lichens.
All the best seasonnal greetings
marc
En.....
interesting question.
In China, there is a traditional "tea garden", which is composed of tea trees and other fruit trees, such as loquat and waxberry trees.
IF the diversity of trees could be built, can we prove to your question.
If we increase the shade tree then Tea Gardens will be the alternative habitat to forest dwelling organisms. All the best.
Tea gardens really cannot be the alternative habitat of forest organisms, in my opinion.
To some extent yes, especially reptiles, amphibians and burrowing animals. But, tea management activities such as land clearing, tilling, planting, weed control and pest control may lead to displacement, migration and even death.
Edwin Juma , the fact that tea garden management is still needed, thus, tea garden or tea forest is not natural forest, but could it provide the function of natural forest? How about the plant/animal diversity?
A tea garden cannot provide the ecosystem services as the forest do, everything such as food availability, microclimate, habitat differs.
If the tea trees are left unattended to for a long time and grow tall they may form a habitat for a wide range of wild plants and animals moreso the sections bordering natural forests or wetlands.
We do not have data on this. If there is an opportunity, please send pictures. This is all interesting information.
The tea garden in the intensive management, could only just provide part of ecosystem services, for farmers generally use pesticide and anti-bird net to protect their object products, and so on. Hence, how about the ecosystem function underground? i.e., is the soil microbial diversity and function in the mixed tea garden (with tea and other fruit trees) same as natural forest.
Here is the traditional Chinese "tea garden", which is mixed with other fruit trees
Generally, it is not because the tea tree grows evenly, does not create the attraction of the landscape like the forest. However, if it is an old tea tree forest, it can be considered as a forest landscape. In Vietnam, there are 1,000-year-old tea tree forests, so the landscape is very beautiful
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