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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Structural and floristic typology of the forests in the forest-savanna mosaic of the Lopé National Park, Gabon
Plant Ecology and Evolution, Volume 144, No. 3, Year 2011
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Background and aims - The Lopé National Park in Gabon, recently added to the UNESCO world heritage list, presents a mosaic of forest and savanna that dynamically changes. Conserving this landscape requires an understanding of the forest dynamics. This study aims at defining a forest typology at Lopé in relation with its dynamics. Methods - Floristic and structural characteristics for 265 tree species belonging to 55 families were measured in 258 sampling plots in the Lopé National Park. Multivariate analysis of these data was used to partition the sampling plots into groups on the basis of their floristic or structural characteristics. Key results - Five structural forest types and six floristic forest types were identified. This typology showed that the forests in the forest-savanna mosaic of Lopé organize themselves along a gradient of forest recovery, from young forests to mature forests. Typical pioneer species are associated with the youngest forest stages. The gradient on the species also corresponds to a geographical gradient on the sampling plots, associated with features like altitude, rocks, or hydrography. Conclusions - Five forest types were defined on the basis of species abundances. The snapshot of forest types characterizes a dynamic process of forest regeneration. © 2011 National Botanic Garden of Belgium and Royal Botanical Society of Belgium.
Authors & Co-Authors
Palla, Florence Jeanne Sarah
Unknown Affiliation
Picard, Nicolas
France, Paris
Cirad
Abernethy, Katharine A.
United Kingdom, Stirling
University of Stirling
Ukizintambara, Tharcisse
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Birdlife International
White, Elizabeth C.
United Kingdom, Cambridge
United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
Riéra, Bernard
France, Brunoy
Laboratoire D'ecologie Générale
Rudant, Jean Paul
France, Marne-la-vallee
Université Gustave Eiffel
White, Lee J.T.
United Kingdom, Stirling
University of Stirling
Statistics
Citations: 8
Authors: 8
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.5091/plecevo.2011.478
ISSN:
20323921
Study Locations
Gabon