biodiversity; birds; wood plantation; fallow; South Benin
Abstract :
[en] The birds have been used as an indicator of biodiversity in old fallows (after cultivation) and wood plantations (Tectonia grandis, Cocos nucifera and Elaeis guineensis). In the Tectonia woods, 89 species were observed whereas 77 in Cocos and 66 in the palm plantations. The old fallows are richer (68 sp.) than the young ones (33 sp. In these fallows, the bird community is much more diversified in woody vegetation cover (78 sp.) than the shrubby or herbaceous fallows (23 sp.).
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Lougbegnon, Toussaint Olou
Clédjo, Placide G.A.
Codjia, Jean T.
Libois, Roland ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Zoogéographie
Language :
French
Title :
Biodiversité comparée des communautés d'oiseaux des plantations et jachères du sud du Bénin
Alternative titles :
[en] Comparison of bird communities in wood plantations and old fallow (southern Benin)
