Disturbance and climate affect species richness and aboveground biomass relationship in a forest-savanna transition ecosystem

Nyako, Melanie; Libalah, Moses; Kabelong, Louis-Paul-Roger; Momo Takoudjou, Stéphane; Babonguen, Marius; Djouking, Cyntia; Ekué, Marius; Fabo, Laure; Fomekong, Alex; Guedje, Nicole; Madountsap, Tagnang; Medou, Adrian; Momo, Marie; Nguemo, Géraldine; Njila, Narcisse; Bienfaiteur, Le; Sagang, T; Zemagho, Lise; Sonké, Bonaventure; Zapfack, Louis

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Disturbance and climate affect species richness and aboveground biomass relationship in a forest-savanna transition ecosystem

Nyako, Melanie; Libalah, Moses; Kabelong, Louis-Paul-Roger et al.

2024 • In Forest Ecology and Management, 569, p. 122196

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[en] The relationship between species richness and aboveground biomass (richness-biomass relationship) is a major facet of ecosystem functions and has stimulated debates over the past decades. However, we still lack basic knowledge on whether this relationship has consistent patterns across natural and human-impacted vegetation cover types. More importantly, the effects of disturbance and climatic conditions on species richness and aboveground biomass remain controversial. Using data from 197 0.5-ha plots established within a forest-savanna transition ecosystem, we determined three ecological vegetation covers via non-metric multidimensional scaling, obtained gridded climate data and calculated disturbance index from species succession guilds. We examined the

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Nyako, Melanie; Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; https://orcid

Libalah, Moses; Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory (LaBosystE), Higher Teacher's Training College, Yaoundé ; University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; https://orcid

Kabelong, Louis-Paul-Roger; Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; https://orcid

Momo Takoudjou, Stéphane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion des ressources forestières

Babonguen, Marius; Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts Letters and Social Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; https://orcid

Djouking, Cyntia; Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; https://orcid

Ekué, Marius; Bioversity International, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; https://orcid

Fabo, Laure; Plant Systematics and Ecology Laboratory (LaBosystE), Higher Teacher's Training College, Yaoundé ; University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; Bioversity International, Yaoundé, Cameroon ; https://orcid

Fomekong, Alex; Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon ; https://orcid, https://orcid, https://orcid, https://orcid, https://orcid, https://orcid, https://orcid

Guedje, Nicole; Department of Pharmacy and African Pharmacotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon

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Disturbance and climate affect species richness and aboveground biomass relationship in a forest-savanna transition ecosystem

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Forest Ecology and Management

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