Forest extent and deforestation in tropical Africa since 1900

JC Aleman, MA Jarzyna, AC Staver - Nature ecology & evolution, 2018 - nature.com
Accurate estimates of historical forest extent and associated deforestation rates are crucial
for quantifying tropical carbon cycles and formulating conservation policy. In Africa, data …

[HTML][HTML] Provenance of clastic sediments: A case study from Cameroon, Central Africa

VA Bela, AZE Bessa, JS Armstrong-Altrin, FA Kamani… - Solid Earth …, 2023 - Elsevier
The provenance of clastic sediments in stream beds, river terraces, rivers, swamps, lakes
and beaches from different geological settings was investigated based on their …

A focus on the last 1000 years of natural environmental changes in the tropical rainforests of West and Central Africa. Can we detect anthropogenic disturbances?

P Giresse, J Maley, A Chepstow-Lusty - Global and Planetary Change, 2023 - Elsevier
The vast tropical rainforests of West and Central Africa were impacted by marked climatic
deterioration, which mainly developed between 2500 and 2000 cal yr BP. However, the …

[SÁCH][B] Multitudes agroecológicas

OF Giraldo - 2022 - books.google.com
Multitudes agroecológicas busca nutrir la imaginación política y la creatividad sociológica a
fin de seguir pensando el difícil pero urgente proyecto de abrir las condiciones para las …

Present-day central African forest is a legacy of the 19th century human history

J Morin-Rivat, A Fayolle, C Favier, L Bremond… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
The populations of light-demanding trees that dominate the canopy of central African forests
are now aging. Here, we show that the lack of regeneration of these populations began ca …

Enrichment of Central African logged forests with high-value tree species: testing a new approach to regenerating degraded forests

JL Doucet, K Daïnou, G Ligot… - … Journal of Biodiversity …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
In natural forests of Central Africa, several studies indicate a dramatic decrease in
commercial trees, including species of concern for conservation. Enrichment planting with …

A decade of diversity and forest structure: post-logging patterns across life stages in an Afrotropical forest

MK Sullivan, PAM Biessiemou, R Niangadouma… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Tropical forests are under threat of increasing pressure from income-generating land uses.
Selective logging is a compromise that allows use of the land while leaving much of the …

High spatial resolution of late-Holocene human activities in the moist forests of central Africa using soil charcoal and charred botanical remains

J Morin-Rivat, A Biwolé, AP Gorel, J Vleminckx… - The …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Palaeoecological and archaeological studies have demonstrated that human populations
have long inhabited the moist forests of central Africa. However, spatial and temporal …

Soil charcoal to assess the impacts of past human disturbances on tropical forests

J Vleminckx, J Morin-Rivat, AB Biwolé, K Daïnou… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
The canopy of many central African forests is dominated by light-demanding tree species
that do not regenerate well under themselves. The prevalence of these species might result …