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Mensah S, Dimobe K, Noulèkoun F, van der Plas F, Seifert T. Phylogenetic diversity and community wide-trait means offer different insights into mechanisms regulating aboveground carbon storage. Sci Total Environ 2024; 907:167905. [PMID: 37858820 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
Abstract
Both attributes of functional traits and phylogenetic diversity influence ecosystem functions, but which of these factors is most important is still poorly understood in natural systems. Using data from West African forests and tree savannas, we analyse how (i) phylogenetic diversity complements attributes of functional traits in explaining aboveground carbon (AGC); (ii) phylogenetic diversity relates with attributes of functional traits along gradients of phylogenetic signal; and (iii) pathways between phylogenetic diversity and attributes of functional traits relate AGC to soil and climate. Phylogenetic diversity was measured as standardised effect size of Mean Pairwise Distance (sesMPD) and Mean Nearest Taxon Distance (sesMNTD). Functional dispersion (FDis) and community weighted mean (CWM) were calculated for four traits related to leaf economics spectrum and plant life-history. Functional traits-based models explained 11 % of AGC variability. With two out of the four traits being phylogenetically conserved, incorporating phylogenetic diversity in the models increased the explained variance in AGC by 15 %. The slope of phylogenetic diversity-trait relationship was more responsive to trait conservatism for FDis than CWM. AGC was positively influenced by sesMPD and CWM of plant maximum height. In turn, CWM of plant maximum height increased with higher soil nitrogen and climate moisture, whereas sesMPD was negatively related with climate moisture. Although FDis was positively associated with sesMPD, it was not as important as sesMPD and CWM of plant maximum height in influencing and relating AGC to soil nitrogen and climate moisture. Our results suggest that phylogenetic diversity is important for AGC but does not fully reflect the functional mechanisms pertaining to community-wide trait means. The study also demonstrates the role of environment in regulating AGC, which operates through differences in community fitness driven by tall plant stature, and evolutionary processes whereby closely related species are maintained in less arid environments.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sylvanus Mensah
- Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
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- Département des Eaux, Forêts et Environnement, Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement Rural, Université de Dédougou, BP 176 Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anamro, Seongbukgu, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands
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- Chair of Forest Growth and Dendroecology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany; Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, 7602 Matieland, South Africa
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Mensah S, Noulèkoun F, Dimobe K, Seifert T, Glèlè Kakaï R. Climate and soil effects on tree species diversity and aboveground carbon patterns in semi-arid tree savannas. Sci Rep 2023; 13:11509. [PMID: 37460693 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-38225-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Climatic and edaphic effects are increasingly being discussed in the context of biodiversity-ecosystem functioning. Here we use data from West African semi-arid tree savannas and contrasting climatic conditions (lower vs. higher mean annual precipitation-MAP and mean annual temperature-MAT) to (1) determine how climate modulates the effects of species richness on aboveground carbon (AGC); (2) explore how species richness and AGC relate with soil variables in these contrasting climatic conditions; and (3) assess how climate and soil influence directly, and/or indirectly AGC through species richness and stand structural attributes such as tree density and size variation. We find that greater species richness is generally associated with higher AGC, but more strongly in areas with higher MAP, which also have greater stem density. There is a climate-related influence of soils on AGC, which decreases from lower to higher MAP conditions. Variance partitioning analyses and structural equation modelling show that, across all sites, MAP, relative to soils, has smaller effect on AGC, mediated by stand structural attributes whereas soil texture and fertility explain 14% of variations in AGC and influence AGC directly and indirectly via species richness and stand structural attributes. Our results highlight coordinated effects of climate and soils on AGC, which operated primarily via the mediation role of species diversity and stand structures.
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- Sylvanus Mensah
- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin.
- Chair of Forest Growth, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anamro, Seongbukgu, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement Rural, Université de Dédougou, BP 176, Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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- Chair of Forest Growth, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Department of Forest and Wood Science, Stellenbosch University, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin
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Jucker T, Fischer FJ, Chave J, Coomes DA, Caspersen J, Ali A, Loubota Panzou GJ, Feldpausch TR, Falster D, Usoltsev VA, Adu‐Bredu S, Alves LF, Aminpour M, Angoboy IB, Anten NPR, Antin C, Askari Y, Muñoz R, Ayyappan N, Balvanera P, Banin L, Barbier N, Battles JJ, Beeckman H, Bocko YE, Bond‐Lamberty B, Bongers F, Bowers S, Brade T, van Breugel M, Chantrain A, Chaudhary R, Dai J, Dalponte M, Dimobe K, Domec J, Doucet J, Duursma RA, Enríquez M, van Ewijk KY, Farfán‐Rios W, Fayolle A, Forni E, Forrester DI, Gilani H, Godlee JL, Gourlet‐Fleury S, Haeni M, Hall JS, He J, Hemp A, Hernández‐Stefanoni JL, Higgins SI, Holdaway RJ, Hussain K, Hutley LB, Ichie T, Iida Y, Jiang H, Joshi PR, Kaboli H, Larsary MK, Kenzo T, Kloeppel BD, Kohyama T, Kunwar S, Kuyah S, Kvasnica J, Lin S, Lines ER, Liu H, Lorimer C, Loumeto J, Malhi Y, Marshall PL, Mattsson E, Matula R, Meave JA, Mensah S, Mi X, Momo S, Moncrieff GR, Mora F, Nissanka SP, O'Hara KL, Pearce S, Pelissier R, Peri PL, Ploton P, Poorter L, Pour MJ, Pourbabaei H, Dupuy‐Rada JM, Ribeiro SC, Ryan C, Sanaei A, Sanger J, Schlund M, Sellan G, Shenkin A, Sonké B, Sterck FJ, Svátek M, Takagi K, Trugman AT, Ullah F, Vadeboncoeur MA, Valipour A, Vanderwel MC, Vovides AG, Wang W, Wang L, Wirth C, Woods M, Xiang W, Ximenes FDA, Xu Y, Yamada T, Zavala MA. Tallo: A global tree allometry and crown architecture database. Glob Chang Biol 2022; 28:5254-5268. [PMID: 35703577 PMCID: PMC9542605 DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Data capturing multiple axes of tree size and shape, such as a tree's stem diameter, height and crown size, underpin a wide range of ecological research-from developing and testing theory on forest structure and dynamics, to estimating forest carbon stocks and their uncertainties, and integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes. However, these data can be surprisingly hard to come by, particularly for certain regions of the world and for specific taxonomic groups, posing a real barrier to progress in these fields. To overcome this challenge, we developed the Tallo database, a collection of 498,838 georeferenced and taxonomically standardized records of individual trees for which stem diameter, height and/or crown radius have been measured. These data were collected at 61,856 globally distributed sites, spanning all major forested and non-forested biomes. The majority of trees in the database are identified to species (88%), and collectively Tallo includes data for 5163 species distributed across 1453 genera and 187 plant families. The database is publicly archived under a CC-BY 4.0 licence and can be access from: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6637599. To demonstrate its value, here we present three case studies that highlight how the Tallo database can be used to address a range of theoretical and applied questions in ecology-from testing the predictions of metabolic scaling theory, to exploring the limits of tree allometric plasticity along environmental gradients and modelling global variation in maximum attainable tree height. In doing so, we provide a key resource for field ecologists, remote sensing researchers and the modelling community working together to better understand the role that trees play in regulating the terrestrial carbon cycle.
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- Tommaso Jucker
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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- Laboratoire Évolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB)UMR 5174 (CNRS/IRD/UPS)Toulouse Cedex 9France
- Université ToulouseToulouse Cedex 9France
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- Conservation Research InstituteUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- Institute of Forestry and ConservationUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Forest Ecology Research Group, College of Life SciencesHebei UniversityBaodingHebeiChina
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- Université de Liège, Gembloux Agro‐Bio TechGemblouxBelgium
- Laboratoire de Biodiversité, de Gestion des Ecosystèmes et de l'Environnement (LBGE), Faculté des Sciences et TechniquesUniversité Marien NgouabiBrazzavilleRepublic of Congo
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- College of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of ExeterExeterUK
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- Evolution & Ecology Research CentreUniversity of New South Wales SydneySydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of ForestryUral State Forest Engineering UniversityYekaterinburgRussia
- Department of Forest DynamicsBotanical Garden of the Ural Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesYekaterinburgRussia
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- Forestry Research Institute of Ghana, Council for Scientific and Industrial ResearchUniversityKumasiGhana
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- Center for Tropical Research, Institute of the Environment and SustainabilityUniversity of California Los AngelesLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Natural Recourses and Watershed Management Office, West Azerbaijan ProvinceUrmiaIran
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- Institut National pour l'Etude et la Recherche AgronimiquesDemocratic Republic of the Congo
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- Center for Crop Systems AnalysisWageningen UniversityWageningenThe Netherlands
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- AMAP LabMontpellier University, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAEMontpellierFrance
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- Research Division of Natural Resources, Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad Agriculture and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEOYasoujIran
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- Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CoyoacánCiudad de MéxicoMexico
- Forest Ecology and Forest Management GroupWageningen UniversityWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMoreliaMichoacánMexico
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- AMAP LabMontpellier University, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAEMontpellierFrance
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- Service of Wood BiologyRoyal Museum for Central AfricaTervurenBelgium
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- Laboratoire de Biodiversité, de Gestion des Ecosystèmes et de l'Environnement (LBGE), Faculté des Sciences et TechniquesUniversité Marien NgouabiBrazzavilleRepublic of Congo
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- Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryJoint Global Change Research InstituteCollege ParkMarylandUSA
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- Forest Ecology and Forest Management GroupWageningen UniversityWageningenThe Netherlands
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- School of GeoSciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- School of GeoSciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- Yale‐NUS CollegeSingapore
- ForestGEOSmithsonian Tropical Research InstituteApartadoPanamaRepublic of Panama
- Department of GeographyNational University of SingaporeSingapore
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- Division Forest OfficeMinistry of ForestDhangadhiSudurpashchim ProvinceNepal
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences and MOE Laboratory for Earth Surface ProcessesPeking UniversityBeijingChina
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- Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund MachSan Michele all'AdigeItaly
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- Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement Rural (ISEDR)Université de DédougouDédougouBurkina Faso
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- Bordeaux Sciences Agro‐UMR ISPA, INRAEBordeauxFrance
- Nicholas School of the EnvironmentDuke UniversityDurhamNCUSA
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- Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CoyoacánCiudad de MéxicoMexico
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- Department of Geography and Planning, Queen's UniversityKingstonOntarioCanada
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- CIRAD, UPR Forêts et SociétésMontpellierFrance
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- Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad HighwayIslamabadPakistan
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- Swiss Federal Research Institute WSLBirmensdorfSwitzerland
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- ForestGEOSmithsonian Tropical Research InstituteApartadoPanamaRepublic of Panama
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- Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Life SciencesSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of Plant SystematicsUniversity of BayreuthBayreuthGermany
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- Gilgit‐Baltistan Forest Wildlife and Environment DepartmentGilgitPakistan
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- Research Institute for the Environment & LivelihoodsCharles Darwin UniversityCasuarinaNorthern TerritoryAustralia
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- Faculty of Agriculture and Marine ScienceKochi UniversityNankokuKochiJapan
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- Forestry and Forest Products Research InstituteTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Spatial Ecology Lab, School of Life SciencesSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Faculty of Desert Studies Semnan UniversitySemnanIran
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- Japan International Research Center for Agricultural SciencesTsukubaIbarakiJapan
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- Department of Geosciences and Natural ResourcesWestern Carolina UniversityCullowheeNorth CarolinaUSA
- Graduate School and ResearchWestern Carolina UnversityCullowheeNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Faculty of Environmental Earth ScienceHokkaido UniversitySapporoJapan
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- Division Forest OfficeMinistry of ForestDhangadhiSudurpashchim ProvinceNepal
- Department of Forest Resources Management, College of ForestryNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)NairobiKenya
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- Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood TechnologyMendel University in BrnoBrnoCzech Republic
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of High Technology for Plant Protection, Plant Protection Research InstituteGuangdong Academy of Agricultural SciencesGuangzhouGuangdongChina
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- Department of GeographyUniversity of CambridgeCambridgeUK
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- College of Urban and Environmental Sciences and MOE Laboratory for Earth Surface ProcessesPeking UniversityBeijingChina
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- Department of Forest and Wildlife EcologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWisconsinUSA
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- Laboratoire de Biodiversité, de Gestion des Ecosystèmes et de l'Environnement (LBGE), Faculté des Sciences et TechniquesUniversité Marien NgouabiBrazzavilleRepublic of Congo
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the EnvironmentUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Faculty of ForestryUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBritish ColumbiaCanada
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- IVL Swedish Environmental Research InstituteGöteborgSweden
- Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre (GGBC), GothenburgSweden
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- Faculty of Forestry and Wood SciencesCzech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague 6SuchdolCzech Republic
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- Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de CienciasUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CoyoacánCiudad de MéxicoMexico
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- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Faculté des Sciences AgronomiquesUniversité d'Abomey CalaviCotonouBenin
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- AMAP LabMontpellier University, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAEMontpellierFrance
- Laboratoire de Botanique systématique et d'Ecologie, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Ecole Normale SupérieureUniversité de Yaoundé IYaoundéCameroon
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- Fynbos Node, South African Environmental Observation NetworkClaremontSouth Africa
- Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Department of Statistical SciencesUniversity of Cape TownRondeboschSouth Africa
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMoreliaMichoacánMexico
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- Department of Crop Science, Faculty of AgricultureUniversity of PeradeniyaPeradeniyaSri Lanka
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- AMAP LabMontpellier University, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAEMontpellierFrance
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- Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA) ‐ Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA) ‐ CONICETRío GallegosSanta CruzArgentina
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- AMAP LabMontpellier University, IRD, CIRAD, CNRS, INRAEMontpellierFrance
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- Forest Ecology and Forest Management GroupWageningen UniversityWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Forestry, Faculty of Natural ResourcesUniversity of GuilanSomehsaraIran
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- Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán A.C., Unidad de Recursos NaturalesMéridaYucatánMexico
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- Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da NaturezaUniversidade Federal do Acre, Campus UniversitárioRio BrancoBrazil
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- School of GeoSciencesUniversity of EdinburghEdinburghUK
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- Systematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity, Institute of BiologyLeipzig UniversityLeipzigGermany
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- Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Geo‐information Science and Earth Observation (ITC)University of TwenteEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- UMR EcoFoG, CNRSKourouFrench Guiana
- Department of Natural SciencesManchester Metropolitan UniversityManchesterUK
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- Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the EnvironmentUniversity of OxfordOxfordUK
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- Laboratoire de Botanique systématique et d'Ecologie, Département des Sciences Biologiques, Ecole Normale SupérieureUniversité de Yaoundé IYaoundéCameroon
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- Forest Ecology and Forest Management GroupWageningen UniversityWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Department of Forest Botany, Dendrology and Geobiocoenology, Faculty of Forestry and Wood TechnologyMendel University in BrnoBrnoCzech Republic
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- Field Science Center for Northern BiosphereHokkaido UniversityHoronobeJapan
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- Department of GeographyUniversity of California Santa BarbaraSanta BarbaraCaliforniaUSA
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- Forest Ecology Research Group, College of Life SciencesHebei UniversityBaodingHebeiChina
- Department of Forest Resources Management, College of ForestryNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- Department of Forestry and The Center for Research and Development of Northern Zagros ForestryUniversity of KurdistanErbilIran
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- School of Geographical and Earth SciencesUniversity of Glasgow, East QuadrangleGlasgowUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Department of Forest Resources Management, College of ForestryNanjing Forestry UniversityNanjingJiangsuChina
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- Systematic Botany and Functional Biodiversity, Institute of BiologyUniversity of LeipzigLeipzigGermany
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle‐Jena‐LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- Ontario Ministry of Natural ResourcesNorth BayOntarioCanada
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- Faculty of Life Science and TechnologyCentral South University of Forestry and TechnologyChangshaHunanChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed EcologyWuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
- Center of Conservation Biology, Core Botanical GardensChinese Academy of SciencesWuhanChina
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences of LifeHiroshima UniversityHiroshimaJapan
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- Forest Ecology and Restoration Group (FORECO), Departamento de Ciencias de la VidaUniversidad de AlcaláMadridSpain
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Boano G, Belemsobgo U, Silvano† F, Hema EM, Belemsobgo A, Dimobe K, Pavia M. An annotated checklist of the birds of Burkina Faso. ZOOSYSTEMA 2022. [DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2022v44a2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Giovanni Boano
- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Carmagnola, cascina Vigna, I-10022 Carmagnola (Italy)
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- Ministère de l'Environnement, de l'économie verte et du Changement climatique, Avenue Pr. Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Koulouba, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
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- Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Stazzano, Villa Gardella, Via Aldo Fossati, 2, I-15060 Stazzano (Italy)
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- Université de Dédougou, UFR/Sciences appliquées et Technologiques, BP 176 Dédougou (Burkina Faso) and Laboratoire de Biologie et écologie animales, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Boîte postale 7021, Ouagadougou 03 (Burkina Faso)
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- Ministère des Mines et des Carrières, avenue de l'Indépendance, Koulouba, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) Laboratoire de Géoressources et de l'Environnement, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Boîte postale 7021, Ouagadougou 03 (Burkina Faso)
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- Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement rural (ISEDR), BP 176 Dédougou (Burkina Faso) Laboratoire de Biologie et écologie végétales, Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Boîte postale 7021, Ouagadougou 03 (Burkina Faso)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Torino, Via Valperga Caluso 35, I-10125 Torino (Italy)
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Mensah S, Noulèkoun F, Dimobe K, Atanasso J, Salako VK, Assogbadjo A, Glèlè Kakaï R. Revisiting biotic and abiotic drivers of seedling establishment, natural enemies and survival in a tropical tree species in a West Africa semi-arid biosphere reserve. J Environ Manage 2020; 276:111268. [PMID: 32889500 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Biotic and abiotic drivers of seedling establishment and survival are fundamental not only for elucidating processes occurring at plant early life stages, but also for assisting species natural regeneration. Keystone, multipurpose and economically important tree species such as Afzelia africana Sm. are reportedly facing recruitment constraints, yet little is known about how abiotic and biotic factors shape the species seedling dynamics. Here, we monitored the species seedlings over one year across three seasons in West Africa savannahs to determine how conspecific and heterospecific biotic neighborhood and habitat heterogeneity correlate with initial seedling density, leaves' fungal infection and herbivory and how all these factors combined, influence the species seedling survival. Seedling densities increased with increasing conspecific adult densities, and were highest in tree savannahs and on sandy-silt soils. Leaves' fungal infection and herbivory were also positively associated with conspecific adult density, but were more abundantly observed in tree savannahs than in shrub savannahs. Seedling survival was constrained on higher slope, and negatively affected by conspecific adult density, especially in shrub savannahs. There was a strong evidence for negative density-dependence effects of conspecific adults on seedling survival, which operated through negative effects of herbivory and fungal infection. Habitat heterogeneity was also an important driver, which modulated biotic factors' effects on seedling survival: tree savannahs promote positive conspecific density-dependence of seedling fungal infection and herbivory more than shrub savannahs. Nonetheless, seedlings were more sensitive to natural enemies in shrub savannahs, suggesting increased negative conspecific density-dependence effects on seedling survival in less dense vegetation, possibly as a result of enhanced specialization of predators and pathogens on a limited set of species. The study brings important insights into the mechanisms that drive the establishment and survival of the species seedling, which should be considered in the design of management activities aiming at the conservation of this endangered species.
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- Sylvanus Mensah
- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Université d'Abomey Calavi, 04 BP 1525, Cotonou, Benin.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 145 Anamro, Seongbukgu, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 B.P. 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso; Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement Rural, Université de Dédougou, BP 176, Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Université d'Abomey Calavi, 04 BP 1525, Cotonou, Benin
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- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Université d'Abomey Calavi, 04 BP 1525, Cotonou, Benin; Evolution Biologique et Ecologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Faculté des Sciences, CP160/12, Av. F. D. Roosevelt 50, BE-1050, Brussels, Belgium
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- Laboratoire d'Ecologie Appliquée, Université d'Abomey Calavi, 03 BP 526, Cotonou, Benin
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- Laboratoire de Biomathématiques et d'Estimations Forestières, Université d'Abomey Calavi, 04 BP 1525, Cotonou, Benin
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Ouédraogo S, Ouédraogo O, Dimobe K, Thiombiano A, Boussim JI. Corrigendum to “Prediction of aboveground biomass and carbon stock of Balanites aegyptiaca, a multipurpose species in Burkina Faso” [Heliyon 6 (8) (August 2020) Article 04581]. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04899. [PMID: 32995608 PMCID: PMC7509174 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Sambo Ouédraogo
- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- Corresponding author.
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Competence Center, Avenue Muamar Khadhafi, Ouagadougou BP 9507, Burkina Faso
- Institut des Sciences de l’Environnement et du Developpement Rural, Universite de Dedougou, BP 176 Dedougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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Ouédraogo S, Ouédraogo O, Dimobe K, Thiombiano A, Boussim JI. Prediction of aboveground biomass and carbon stock of Balanites aegyptaca, a multipurpose species in Burkina Faso. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04581. [PMID: 32793827 PMCID: PMC7408327 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile is native to semi-arid regions in Africa where it is a well-known and conspicuous component of savannas. The species is highly preferred by local people because of its high socio-economic, cultural and ecological values. However, the species faces multiple environmental challenges such as desertification and human pressure. This study aimed to develop allometric models to predict aboveground biomass (AGB) of B. aegyptiaca in two climatic zones in Burkina Faso. Overall, thirty trees were sampled using destructive method in six study stands along two climatic zones. We assessed the biomass allocation to the different components of trees by computing its fraction. Furthermore, allometric models based on diameter at breast height (dbh) and basal diameter at 20 cm height (D20) were fitted separately as well as combined with crown diameter (CD) and/or tree total height (Ht). For each biomass component, non-linear allometric models were fitted. Branch biomass accounted for 64% of the AGB in the two climatic zones and increased with dbh. No significant difference in carbon content was found. However, biomass allotment (except leaves) varied across climatic zones. Although both dbh and D20 are typically used as independent variables for predicting AGB, the inclusion of the height in the equations did not significantly improve the statistical fits for B. aegyptica. However, adding CD to dbh improved significantly the equations only in the Sudano-Sahelian zone. The established allometric models can provide reliable and accurate estimation of individual tree biomass of the species in areas of similar conditions and may contribute to relevant ecological and economical biomass inventories.
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- Sambo Ouédraogo
- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Competence Center, Avenue Muamar Khadhafi, Ouagadougou BP, 9507, Burkina Faso
- Institut des Sciences de l’Environnement et du Développement Rural, Université de Dédougou, BP 176 Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph Ki-Zerbo, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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Ganamé M, Bayen P, Dimobe K, Ouédraogo I, Thiombiano A. Aboveground biomass allocation, additive biomass and carbon sequestration models for Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. in Burkina Faso. Heliyon 2020; 6:e03805. [PMID: 32368649 PMCID: PMC7184175 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Efforts to develop allometric models for accurate estimation of biomass and carbon sequestration in Sub-Saharan African savanna ecosystems remain inconclusive. Most available allometric models are not site-specific, and hence do not account for the effects of regional climate variabilities on tree growth and capacity to sequester carbon. In contrast, site-specific biomass allometric models constitute a robust tool for forest and carbon emission management in the context of the reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation program (REDD+). Although site-specific models have been developed for several tropical tree species, such models do not exist for Pterocarpus erinaceus in Burkina Faso. In this study, we investigated biomass fraction patterns and used a system of additive allometric models for predicting aboveground biomass and carbon stocks of P. erinaceus components. Thirty P. erinaceus trees were destructively sampled to estimate the biomass of their stems, branches and leaves. The biomass fraction of each component was assessed and its relationship with tree diameter at breast height (dbh) examined. The best allometric equations of the tree components, selected from three non-linear models with dbh, height (ht) and crown diameter (Cd) as predictors, were combined to develop an additive allometric model, using the Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR) method. The Ash method was then used to estimate the carbon content of the different components. Leaf and stem biomass fractions decreased when the dbh increased, whereas a reverse trend was observed for branch biomass. Dbh was the most correlated independent variable with all biomass components. AGB = e−3.46(dbh)1.62+e−2.45(dbh)2.31+e−2.68(dbh) was the most appropriate additive allometric equation for estimating the biomass of P. erinaceus trees. The carbon content of the leaves, branches and stems was 55.73%, 56.68% and 56.23%, respectively. The developed allometric equations can be used to accurately estimate the aboveground biomass of P. erinaceus in the savannas of Burkina Faso and other similar ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Moussa Ganamé
- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- Corresponding author.
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- University of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- University of Dédougou, Burkina Faso
- West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), Competence Centre, 06 BP 9507 Ouagadougou 06, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- Department of Life and Earth Sciences, Institute of Sciences (IDS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021 Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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Ouédraogo K, Dimobe K, Zerbo I, Etongo D, Zare A, Thiombiano A. Traditional knowledge and cultural importance of Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch. in Sudanian savanna of Burkina Faso. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 2019; 15:28. [PMID: 31234862 PMCID: PMC6591852 DOI: 10.1186/s13002-019-0305-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Traditional knowledge (TK) on the different uses of under-valued fruit tree species including Gardenia erubescens Stapf & Hutch.-a plant species of least concern (LC) based on International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classification yet considered threatened due to overharvesting by a National Assessment in addition to 59 other species in Burkina Faso. This study aimed to collect and synthesize information on traditional knowledge and cultural importance of G. erubescens. This information will contribute to document traditional knowledge systems that are fast eroding due to the lack of transmission of the knowledge and will also highlight G. erubescens as a priority species for conservation given that this species is widely used among householders in rural areas in Burkina Faso. METHODS This study assesses TK on the uses and cultural importance (CI) of G. erubescens, among 514 randomly selected respondents across 15 villages bordering three community forest areas located in Eastern and Centre-Western Regions of Burkina Faso through face-to-face semi-structured interviews. Additionally, the uses and CI of G. erubescens were evaluated in relation to informant's gender, ethnicity, generation, and location. Ethnobotanical indices (relative frequency of citation, relative use value, and CI) were computed using generalized linear models, Kruskal-Wallis, and Mann-Whitney tests. RESULTS Results indicated 30 specific uses of G. erubescens of which food values recorded the highest uses as reported by 58.97% respondents followed by medicine (17.22%) with a very low 0.23% for magical uses. Food and medicinal uses were the most important for women while men valued more the species for constructions, cultural, and magical uses. The fruit is the most preferred and marketable part of the plant while the leaves, fruits, roots, leafy twigs, and bark are mainly harvested for pharmacopeia and psycho-magical problems. CONCLUSIONS Traditional knowledge on the uses of G. erubescens varied significantly in relation to gender, ethnicity, generations, and case study locations. Despite the importance of G. erubescens for food and other livelihood values, this specie is of LC to the IUCN; yet, a National Assessment considers it as threatened. The multiple uses of this specie based on TK systems for uses such as food, income, medicine, etc. is an indication that G. erubescens if sustainable managed could form an important safety net especially for rural households in Burkina Faso that are highly dependent on trees and forest resources.
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- Korotimi Ouédraogo
- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UFR/SVT, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UFR/SVT, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UFR/SVT, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Environmental Science, University of Seychelles, Anse Royale, Seychelles
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UFR/SVT, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, University Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UFR/SVT, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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Dimobe K, Tondoh JE, Weber JC, Bayala J, Ouédraogo K, Greenough K. Farmers' preferred tree species and their potential carbon stocks in southern Burkina Faso: Implications for biocarbon initiatives. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199488. [PMID: 30562359 PMCID: PMC6298700 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 11/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The success of terrestrial carbon sequestration projects for rural development in sub-Saharan Africa lies in the (i) involvement of local populations in the selection of woody species, which represent the biological assets they use to meet their daily needs, and (ii) information about the potential of these species to store carbon. Although the latter is a key prerequisite, there is very little information available. To help fill this gap, the present study was undertaken in four pilot villages (Kou, Dao, Vrassan and Cassou) in Ziro Province, south-central Burkina Faso. The objective was to determine carbon storage potential for top-priority woody species preferred by local smallholders. We used (i) participatory rural appraisal consisting of group discussions and key informant interviews to identify priority species and functions, and (ii) landscape assessment of carbon stocks in the preferred woody species. Results revealed 79 priority tree and shrub species grouped into six functions, of which medicine, food and income emerge as the most important ones for the communities. For these functions, smallholders overwhelmingly listed Vitellaria paradoxa, Parkia biglobosa, Afzelia africana, Adansonia digitata, Detarium microcarpum, and Lannea microcarpa among the most important tree species. Among the preferred woody species in Cassou and Kou, the highest quantity of carbon was stored by V. paradoxa (1180 ±209 kg C ha-1 to 2089±522 kg C ha-1) and the lowest by Grewia bicolor (5±1.2 kg C ha-1). The potential carbon stored by the preferred tree communities was estimated at 587.9 Mg C ha-1 (95% CI: 456.7; 719.1 Mg C ha-1) in Kou and256.8 Mg C ha-1 (95% CI: 67.6; 324.4 Mg C ha-1) in Cassou. The study showed that the species that farmers preferred most stored more carbon than species that were less preferred.
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- Kangbéni Dimobe
- West African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) Competence Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- University Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UFR/SVT, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- West African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL) Competence Center, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- UFR des Sciences de la Nature, Université Nangui Abrogoua, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
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- World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), West and Central Africa, Sahel Node, Bamako, Mali
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- University Ouaga I Pr Joseph Ki-Zerbo, UFR/SVT, Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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Dimobe K, Goetze D, Ouédraogo A, Forkuor G, Wala K, Porembski S, Thiombiano A. Spatio-Temporal Dynamics in Land Use and Habitat Fragmentation within a Protected Area Dedicated to Tourism in a Sudanian Savanna of West Africa. Journal of Landscape Ecology 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/jlecol-2017-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Nazinga Game Ranch (NGR) is a reserve in Burkina Faso involving local communities for securing biodiversity through sustainable management. Yet, its ecosystems are threatened by increasing number of elephants and illegal human activities. Renowned as a model of wildlife participatory management, NGR has mainly been studied for its animal wildlife only. The aim of this study was to uncover ecological effects of recent land management on savanna habitats including tourism, and to conclude on more sustainable options, land use/land cover (LULC) changes and vegetation dynamics in NGR were analyzed. This was accomplished with multi-temporal change detection using Landsat images of 1984, 2002 and 2013 to map seven representative LULC classification categories, and quantitative indices of landscape metrics. The results showed that the LULC dynamics in NGR from 1984 to 2013 was mainly characterized by an expansion of gallery forest, tree savanna and agricultural area and a reduction of shrub savanna, woodland and bare soils. From 2002 to 2013, fragmentation in all land cover types increased at the landscape level, whereas at the class level, it decreased for woodland. Our findings provided evidence of habitat degradation in NGR, due to extensive agriculture, tourism and growing of elephants’ population. According to the original management goals and the purposes of the reserve, both fauna and tourism are to be maintained and sustained in a sustainable way. Adaptation of land use and targeted wildlife management are the main requirements for avoiding further degradation of vegetation and thus of the existence basis of local inhabitants, animals and tourism.
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- Kangbéni Dimobe
- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology , Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences , University of Lomé , Po. Box. 1515, Lomé , Togo
- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology , UFR-SVT , University Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo , 03 Po. Box: 7021Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Botany , University of Rostock , D-18051 Rostock , Germany
- Competency Center, West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use , Burkina Faso
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Botany , University of Rostock , D-18051 Rostock , Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology , UFR-SVT , University Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo , 03 Po. Box: 7021Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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- Competency Center, West African Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use , Burkina Faso
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology , Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences , University of Lomé , Po. Box. 1515, Lomé , Togo
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Department of Botany , University of Rostock , D-18051 Rostock , Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant Biology and Ecology , UFR-SVT , University Ouaga I Joseph Ki-Zerbo , 03 Po. Box: 7021Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso
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Dimobe K, Ouédraogo A, Soma S, Goetze D, Porembski S, Thiombiano A. Identification of driving factors of land degradation and deforestation in the Wildlife Reserve of Bontioli (Burkina Faso, West Africa). Glob Ecol Conserv 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2015.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Atakpama W, Batawila K, Dourma M, Pereki H, Wala K, Dimobe K, Akpagana K, Gbeassor M. Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Sterculia setigera Del. in the Sudanian Zone of Togo (West Africa). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.5402/2012/723157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ethnobotanical knowledge is useful in development of management and conservation of plant genetic resources. In this study, ethnobotanical investigations were conducted in Sudanian zone of Togo to identify use values knowledge of Sterculia setigera tree. Information was obtained with the aid of semistructured interviews. Three (3) ethnic groups: Bassar, Moba, and Konkomba belonging to ten (10) localities were investigated. Use knowledge of Sterculia setigera through these ethnic groups was assessed using four use indices: reported use (RU), plant part value (PPV), specific reported use (SU), and intraspecific use value (IUV). Sixty (60) informants of 43 years old were interviewed. The plant parts values and specific uses are raised more in the Moba's ethnic group. The main quoted uses are medicinal, religious, food, and cosmetic. Thus, fourteen (14) treatments of ailments are assigned to it. Considering the various uses, it is crucial to validate scientifically the therapeutic uses and safety of these plants through phytochemical screening, different biological activity tests, and toxicological studies.
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- Wouyo Atakpama
- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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- Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology/Physiology Faculty of Sciences, University of Lomé, P.O. Box 1515, Lome, Togo
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