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: Received: 15 February 2024 / Approved: 16 February 2024 / Online: 16 February 2024 (07:05:35 CET)
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EHLUI, K.S. Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo). Preprints2024, 2024020893. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0893.v1
EHLUI, K.S. Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo). Preprints 2024, 2024020893. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0893.v1
EHLUI, K.S. Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo). Preprints2024, 2024020893. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0893.v1
APA Style
EHLUI, K.S. (2024). Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo). Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0893.v1
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EHLUI, K.S. 2024 "Dynamic and Floristic Structure of Kouampante Community Forest (Savannahs’ Region, Togo)" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.0893.v1
Abstract
Abstract: Community forests are being promoted in Togo as an alternative to the degradation of protected areas and as a means of restoring forest landscapes. The present study is carried out within Kouampante Community Forest (KCF) in Ogaro (Togo, West Africa). It intends to contribute to the sustainable management of KCF. Specially, it aims at: (i) mapping forest ecosystems and analysing their dynamic and (ii) characterising the floristic diversity of the KCF. Forest ecosytems are mapped and their dynamic evaluated based on Google Earth images of 2010 and 2020. The floristic and silvicultural analyses are based on inventories carried out in 13 plots of 1,000 m² each. The KCF is made up mainly by tree/shrub savannahs (58.73%) and croplands/fallow (41.27%) in 2010. These two land use types have undergone changes over the period. In 2020, the KCF had two land use types: tree/shrub savannahs (84.30%) and croplands/fallows (15.70%). The flora census consisted of 59 species grouped in 6 families. The most important plant species are Detarium microcarpum and Vitellaria paradoxa. The Fabaceae were the most abundant and diversified families, followed by the Combretaceae. The demographic structure showed a high abundance of individuals with small diameter and height. This indicates the possibility of a rapid restoration of the native vegetation. Protecting the forest from anthropogenic threats could be crucial for achieving the desired objective.
Keywords
Community forest; Landscape restoration; biodiversity; Koampante; Savannah Region; Togo
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
Copyright:
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