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ArticleScientific data2024

40 years of forest dynamics and tree demography in an intact tropical forest at M'Baïki in central Africa.

Fabrice Bénédet, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Félix Allah-Barem, Fidèle Baya, Denis Beina, Guillaume Cornu, Luc Dimanche, Émilien Dubiez, Éric Forni, Vincent Freycon and 8 more

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

18 authors.

Fabrice BénédetForêts et Sociétés, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France. fabrice.benedet@cirad.fr.ORCID 0000-0001-9281-5677
Sylvie Gourlet-FleuryForêts et Sociétés, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
Félix Allah-BaremInstitut Centrafricain de la Recherche Agronomique, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Fidèle BayaMinistère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Denis BeinaUniversité de Bangui. Faculté des Sciences. Laboratoire de Biodiversité Végétale et Fongique, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Guillaume CornuForêts et Sociétés, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0002-7523-5176
Luc DimancheFonds de Développement Forestier, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Émilien DubiezCIRAD, Forêts et Sociétés, Montpellier, France.
Éric ForniCIRAD, Forêts et Sociétés, Montpellier, France.
Vincent FreyconForêts et Sociétés, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.
Frédéric MortierForêts et Sociétés, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5473-709X
Dakis-Yaoba OuédraogoIndependent researcher, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-2674-2259
Nicolas PicardGIP ECOFOR, Paris, France.
Vivien RossiCIRAD, Forêts et Sociétés, Montpellier, France.ORCID 0000-0001-5458-1523
Olivia SemboliUniversité de Bangui. Faculté des Sciences. Laboratoire de Biodiversité Végétale et Fongique, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Yves YalibandaMinistère des Eaux, Forêts, Chasse et Pêche, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Olga Yongo-BomboUniversité de Bangui. Faculté des Sciences. Laboratoire de Biodiversité Végétale et Fongique, Bangui, Central African Republic.
Adeline FayolleForêts et Sociétés, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Montpellier, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A vast silvicultural experiment was set up in 1982 nearby the town of M'Baïki in the Central African Republic to monitor the recovery of tropical forests after disturbance. The M'Baïki experiment consists of ten 4-ha Permanent Sample Plots (PSPs) that were assigned to three silvicultural treatments in 1986 according to a random block design. In each plot, all trees with a girth at breast height greater than 30 cm were spatially located, numbered, measured, and determined botanically. Girth, mortality and newly recruited trees, were monitored almost annually over the 1982-2022 period with inventory campaigns for 35 years. The data were earlier used to fit growth and population models, to study the species composition dynamics, and the effect of silvicultural treatments on tree diversity and aboveground biomass. Here, we present new information on the forest stand structure dynamics and tree demography. The data released from this paper cover the three control plots and constitute a major contribution for further studies about the biodiversity of intact tropical forests.

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ForestsTreesTropical ClimateAfrica, CentralBiodiversityBiomassCentral African Republic

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PMID38971846
PMCPMC11227503

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