Successional sequence of forest types in a disturbed dry forest reserve in southern Benin, West Africa

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dc.creatorNansen, C.
dc.creatorTchabi, A.
dc.creatorMeikle, W.G.
dc.date2001-07
dc.date2018-09-13T12:01:38Z
dc.date2018-09-13T12:01:38Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:52:24Z
dc.descriptionHuman pressure on forest resources in southern Benin has led to a dramatic reduction and disturbance of natural forest patches. The largest remaining forest reserve in southern Benin is the Lama forest, which is known to be a reserve for many endangered species and situated in the boundary between dry forest and savanna. From cluster analysis and hierarchical classification of tree species composition, five forest types were identified in the Lama forest, and ordination techniques were used to determine to what extent these forest types were associated with physiognomic tree characteristics. The geographical position of vegetation plots was used to examine the spatial distribution of the identified forest types. The forest types were interpreted as levels in a successional sequence ranging from either disturbed forest or formerly cultivated farmland to dense forest. Based on the outlined succession sequence it was suggested that reforestation should focus on establishment of Anogeissus leiocarpus, Albizia zygia, Lannea nigritana, Ficus exasperata and Lonchocarpus sericeus as these tree species are associated with the initial forest types.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/97193
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/116019
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceNansen, C., Tchabi, A. & Meikle, W.G. (2001). Successional sequence of forest types in a disturbed dry forest reserve in southern Benin, West Africa. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 17(4), 525-539.
dc.subjectanalysis
dc.subjectforest types
dc.subjectforestry
dc.subjectcluster sampling
dc.titleSuccessional sequence of forest types in a disturbed dry forest reserve in southern Benin, West Africa
dc.typeJournal Article

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