Structure and ecology of forest plant community in Togo

Wala K., . and Batawila K., . and Zhao X. H., . and Seburanga J. L., . and Folega F., . and Akpagana K., . and Dourma M., . and Zhang C. Y., . and Woegan Y. A., . Structure and ecology of forest plant community in Togo. pp. 225-239. ISSN 0128-1283

Structure and ecology of forest plant community in Togo. Vegetation was sampled in 86 plots of riparian forest and dry forests of northern Togo. The recorded data were subjected to floristic and quantitative ecological analyses in order to describe the main woody plant communities and their size structure. The plant groupings were determined by detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and defined through the indicator value method. Alpha diversity index and tree species structure features were computed for forest woody plant groupings. Results classified four woody communities. Two of them belonged to riparian forest while the other two dry forest. A total of 77 plant species consisted of woody species. Pterocarpus santalinodes and Anogeissus leiocarpus were the most important species based on their indicator values. The diversity indices of P. santalinodes Eugenia kerstingii and A. leiocarpus and Vitellaria paradoxa plant communities were significant and indicated a wide distribution of species in the area while their structural features reflected those of forests characteristic of the Sudanian climatic zones. In general the natural regeneration rate among the plant groupings was satisfactory and quiet similar to those found in previous works in this region.

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Abstract

Structure and ecology of forest plant community in Togo. Vegetation was sampled in 86 plots of riparian forest and dry forests of northern Togo. The recorded data were subjected to floristic and quantitative ecological analyses in order to describe the main woody plant communities and their size structure. The plant groupings were determined by detrended correspondence analysis (DCA) and defined through the indicator value method. Alpha diversity index and tree species structure features were computed for forest woody plant groupings. Results classified four woody communities. Two of them belonged to riparian forest while the other two dry forest. A total of 77 plant species consisted of woody species. Pterocarpus santalinodes and Anogeissus leiocarpus were the most important species based on their indicator values. The diversity indices of P. santalinodes Eugenia kerstingii and A. leiocarpus and Vitellaria paradoxa plant communities were significant and indicated a wide distribution of species in the area while their structural features reflected those of forests characteristic of the Sudanian climatic zones. In general the natural regeneration rate among the plant groupings was satisfactory and quiet similar to those found in previous works in this region.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Riparian zones
AGROVOC Term:	Dipterocarpus
AGROVOC Term:	Anogeissus leiocarpus
AGROVOC Term:	Vitellaria paradoxa
AGROVOC Term:	Regeneration
AGROVOC Term:	Conservation (storage)
AGROVOC Term:	Ecology
AGROVOC Term:	Forest plantations
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:26
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21048

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