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A biodiversity analysis of the vegetation in the Forêt des Abeilles (Gabon) has been undertaken using the transects method. An area of 30.5 ha was studied for the trees with a dbh > 70 cm and 1 ha for dbh > 10 cm. A main characteristic of this tropical rain forest is its high diversity in Caesalpinioideae. A total of 27 species were identified for this subfamily, 20 of which being trees with a dbh > 70 cm and 18 with a dbh > 10 cm. The emergent strate is ruled by the two species: Paraberlinia bifoliolata (Caesalpinioideae) and Aucoumea klaineana (Burseraceae). Mean species number of trees with dbh > 10 cm is 84 species per 0.5 ha and 125 species per ha.
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Gesnot, K., Van Essche, K., Lejoly, J. (1996). Analyse de la biodiversité végétale dans la Forêt des Abeilles, Gabon. In: van der Maesen, L.J.G., van der Burgt, X.M., van Medenbach de Rooy, J.M. (eds) The Biodiversity of African Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0285-5_19
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