A comparison of Guibourtia copallifera Benn. stands in South West Burkina Faso-community structure and regeneration |
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| Authors: | Assan Gnoumou Fidèle Bognounou Karen Hahn Adjima Thiombiano |
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| Institution: | Assan Gnoumou Fidèle Bognounou Karen Hahn Adjima Thiombiano Ougadougou University, Department of plant Biology and Physiology, 03 PO Box 7021 Ouagadougou 03. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Institute For Ecology, Evolution and Diversity, J. W. Goethe-University, Siesmayerstr. 70. 60323 Frankfurt/M, Allemagne |
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| Abstract: | Shifting agriculture, fire, and over exploitation of wood and copal resin are the major causes of Guibourtia copallifera Benn. vulnerability in the south-west of Burkina Faso. Conservation of endangered species requires a thorough understanding
of the dynamics of small populations. In the present study, we investigated the diversity and the dynamics of G. copallifera communities in two different types of land use history, a protected area (stated forest of Comoé-Leraba) and an unprotected
area (the woodlands of Tourni and Timba). A total of 17 rectangular plots (50 m × 20 m) were sampled in both protected and
unprotected areas. All woody species were systematically identified, measured and classified into diameter and height classes.
In the two different types of land use, the dynamics of G. copallifera’s communities were good, and the diversities were similar and low with high β diversity. |
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| Keywords: | biodiversity conservation shifting agriculture vulnerable species West Africa |
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