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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2024

Interactions between soil and other environmental variables modulate forest expansion and ecotone dynamics in humid savannas of Central Africa.

Le Bienfaiteur Takougoum Sagang, Imma Tcheferi, Pierre Ploton, Moses Libalah, Murielle Simo-Droissart, Nelly Sirri, Gilles Dauby, Eric Ngansop, Jean Pierre Bissek, Narcisse Kamdem and 7 more

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Le Bienfaiteur Takougoum SagangInstitute of the Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8778-3121
Imma TcheferiDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Pierre PlotonDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Moses LibalahDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Murielle Simo-DroissartDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Nelly SirriDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Gilles DaubyDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Eric NgansopIRAD-Njombé Research Station, P.O. Box 13, Njombé, Cameroon.
Jean Pierre BissekMinistry of Forestry and Wildlife, Mpem & Djim National Parc, P.O. Box 05, Ntui, Cameroon.
Narcisse KamdemDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Gislain I I MofackDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Donatien ZebazeDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Hugo LeblancDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Fabrice DjonkoDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Bonaventure SonkéDepartment of Biology, Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory, Higher Teachers' Training College, University of Yaoundé I, P.O. Box 047, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Nicolas BarbierAMAP, Univ Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, INRAE, CIRAD, Montpellier 34394, France.
Pierre CouteronAMAP, Univ Montpellier, IRD, CNRS, INRAE, CIRAD, Montpellier 34394, France.

Funding

Agence Nationale de la RechercheAllocations de recherche pour une thèse au Sud (ARTS)Nachtigal Hydropower Company
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Forest expansion into savanna is a pervasive phenomenon in West and Central Africa, warranting comparative studies under diverse environmental conditions. We collected vegetation data from the woody and grassy components within 73 plots of 0.16 ha distributed along a successional gradient from humid savanna to forest in Central Africa. We associated spatially collocated edaphic parameters and fire frequency derived from remote sensing to investigate their combined influence on the vegetation. Soil texture was more influential in shaping savanna structure and species distribution than soil fertility, with clay-rich soils promoting higher grass productivity and fire frequency. Savanna featuring woody aboveground biomass surpassing 40 Mg ha

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ForestsGrasslandSoilAfrica, CentralBiomassEcosystemFiresPoaceaeTreesSoilalternative ecosystem statesCentral Africaforest expansiongrass–fire feedbacksavanna communitysoil

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PMID39471853
PMCPMC11521620

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