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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Geographical patterns of woody plants' functional traits in Burkina Faso
Candollea, Volume 68, No. 2, Year 2013
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The West African vegetation zones from the Sahara desert to the Guinean rainforests are shaped by a steep latitudinal precipitation gradient. Their taxonomical and functional composition changes considerably along this gradient. Based on comprehensive distribution data from herbariun collections and relevés this paper presents modelled distributions of the 129 most frequent woody taxa of Burkina Faso with climatic, topographic and remote sensing parameters at a 1 km resolution as predictor variables. Subsequently we analysed this set of modelled distributions according to their functional composition. The resulting maps show clear geographical patterns for several key traits such as spinescence, plant size, flowering phenology and fruit type. The interactions between environmental factors and plant functional traits are discussed. ©CONSERVATOIRE ET JARDIN BOTANIQUES DE GENEVE 2013.
Authors & Co-Authors
Schmidt, Marco
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Traoré, Salifou
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Ouédraogo, Amadé N.
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Mbayngone, Elisée
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Ouédraogo, Oumarou
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Zizka, Alexander
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Kirchmair, Ivana
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Kaboré, Elice
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Tindano, Elycée
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Thiombiano, Adjima M.Emmanuel
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Hahn, Karen
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Zizka, Georg
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Goethe-universität Frankfurt am Main
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Chad
Em: University of N'djaména
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Und Naturmuseum
Statistics
Citations: 20
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.15553/c2012v682a3
ISSN:
03732967
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Burkina Faso