TITLE:
Abundance and Diversity of Woody Undergrowth Reservoir as Indicator of Suitable Vegetation Patch for Natural Regeneration
AUTHORS:
Saran Traoré, Issiaka Keïta, Sébastien Ange Habih Nombré, Hassan Bismarck Nacro, Brice Sinsin
KEYWORDS:
Biodiversity Conservation, Burkina Faso, Regeneration, Spatial Heterogeneity, Sudanian Ecosystems
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.12 No.2,
January
30,
2022
ABSTRACT: The diversity, abundance and height structure of naturally regenerated woody species were analyzed and compared for undergrowth reservoir associated with vegetation patches as bowal, shrubland and woodland for understanding the effect of vegetation conditions on spatial distribution of woody plants in Sudanian ecosystem. All undergrowth individuals (height 2) laid out in each vegetation patch during rainy season. In total 52 undergrowth species and 2224 stems arranged in 38 genera and 21 families out of which 25, 36 and 38 species were found in bowal, shrubland and woodland respectively and 15 shared species. Combretaceae, Caesalpiniaceae and Mimosaceae families were the most abundant and species density was significantly higher (P