Agricultural and Biological Sciences
3 years ago

New Study Reveals Varying Plant Diversity in Cameroon's Community Forests

SSRN Electronic Journal
Floristic Composition, Diversity and Structure of Two Proposed Community Forests in the Deng Deng National Park-Belabo Council Forest Conservation Corridor, East Region of Cameroon
Louis Nkembi, Amos Fang Zeh, Nja Beltin Tanku, Njukeng Jetro Nkengafac, Mfonkwet Njiaghait Youchahou, Roland Nchanji

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The researchers studied the plant life in two community forests in Cameroon to understand their diversity and structure. They used transects and plots to count and identify trees, finding a total of 7817 plants with a diameter of 10cm or more. One forest had 4108 trees belonging to 156 species, while the other had 3708 trees of 149 species. The most common plant families were Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Euphorbiaceae, and Rubiaceae, with species like Drypetes sp, Annonidium manii, and Funtumia africana being dominant. One forest had higher diversity (Shannon index of 3.6) compared to the other (Shannon index of 3.41).