Appendix S1: References and details for the African tree α-diversity data set (non aggregated data). n = number of data points; full: all data points;1 ha: c. 1 ha data sets including only plots with area 1 to 1.5 ha and maximal length ≤ 500m.
Country
|
Reference investigator
|
Publication
|
n-full
|
n-1 ha
|
C. A. R.
|
Senterre, B.
|
Senterre et al. (2004)
|
18
|
|
C. A. R.
|
Sunderland, T.C.H.
|
Unpublished data
|
4
|
1
|
Cameroon
|
Chuyong, G.B.
|
Chuyong et al. 2004
|
1
|
1
|
Cameroon
|
Gentry, A.H.
|
Gentry (1988), Phillips & Miller (2002)
|
1
|
|
Cameroon
|
Gentry, A.H.
|
Gentry (1988),Phillips & Miller (2002)
|
1
|
|
Cameroon
|
Lewis S.L.
|
Unpublished data
|
3
|
3
|
Cameroon
|
Newbery, D.M.
|
Newbery & Gartlan (1996)
|
8
|
|
Cameroon
|
Parren, M.P.E.
|
Parren (2003)
|
19
|
19
|
Cameroon
|
Richards, P.W.
|
Richards (1963)
|
1
|
1
|
Cameroon
|
Senterre, B.
|
Senterre (2005)
|
12
|
|
Cameroon
|
Senterre, B.
|
Senterre et al. (2004)
|
4
|
|
Cameroon
|
Sunderland, T.C.H.
|
Sunderland et al. (2003)
|
11
|
11
|
Cameroon
|
Tchouto, M.G.P.
|
Tchouto (2004)
|
74
|
|
Cameroon
|
Tchouto, M.G.P.
|
Tchouto et al. (1999)
|
1
|
|
Cameroon
|
Van Gemerden, B.S.
|
Van Gemerden et al. (2003)
|
1
|
1
|
Congo
|
Kouka, L.A.
|
Kouka (2000, 2002, 2004)
|
7
|
|
Congo
|
Sunderland, T.C.H.
|
Sunderland & Balinga (2005)
|
4
|
2
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Adou Yao, C.Y.
|
Adou Yao et al. (2005)
|
1
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Bakayoko, A.
|
Bakayoko (1999)
|
1
|
1
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Chatelain, C.
|
Unpublished data
|
1
|
1
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Cortay, R.
|
Cortay (1996)
|
1
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Kouame, N.F.
|
Unpublished data
|
4
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
Nusbaumer, L.
|
Nusbaumer et al. (2005)
|
1
|
1
|
D. R. Congo
|
Boulbi, J-P.
|
Boulbi et al. (2004)
|
3
|
|
D. R. Congo
|
Makana, J.-R.
|
Makana et al. (2004)
|
2
|
2
|
D. R. Congo
|
Pierlot, R.
|
Pierlot (1966)
|
2
|
|
D. R. Congo
|
Wolter, F.
|
Wolter 1993
|
2
|
1
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Senterre, B.
|
Senterre (2001)
|
12
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Senterre, B.
|
Senterre (2005)
|
24
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Senterre, B.
|
Senterre et al. (2004)
|
28
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
Sunderland, T.C.H.
|
Sunderland (2005)
|
3
|
3
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
van Paassen, M.
|
van Paassen (1991)
|
34
|
|
Gabon
|
Doucet, J.-L.
|
Doucet (2003)
|
105
|
|
Gabon
|
Gentry, A.H.
|
Gentry (1988),Phillips & Miller (2002)
|
1
|
|
Gabon
|
Leal, M.E.
|
Leal (2005)
|
29
|
|
Gabon
|
Lejoly J.
|
Gesnott et al. (1996)
|
1
|
|
Gabon
|
Reitsma, J.M.
|
Reitsma (1988)
|
8
|
4
|
Gabon
|
Sosef, M.S.M.
|
Sosef et al. (2004)
|
15
|
|
Gabon
|
Sunderland, T.C.H.
|
Sunderland et al. (2004)
|
7
|
7
|
Gabon
|
van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H.
|
van Valkenburg (1998)
|
4
|
|
Gabon
|
White, L.T.
|
White (1992)
|
4
|
|
Gabon
|
White, L.T.
|
White (1994)
|
1
|
|
Ghana
|
Foggie, A.
|
Foggie (1947)
|
1
|
|
Ghana
|
Hawthorne, W.D.
|
Hawthorne& Abu-Juam (1995)
|
494
|
|
Ghana
|
Swaine, M.D.
|
Hall & Swaine (1976), Swaine (1996)
|
4
|
|
Liberia
|
Bongers, F.
|
Poker (1993), Poorter et al. (1996), Bongers et al. (1999), Poorter et al. (2003), Bongers et al. (2004), Poorter et al. (2005)
|
32
|
|
Nigeria
|
Gentry, A.H.
|
Gentry (1988),Phillips & Miller (2002)
|
1
|
|
Nigeria
|
Jones, A.P.D.
|
Jones (1948), Ola-Adams & Hall (1987)
|
1
|
|
Nigeria
|
Richards, P.W.
|
Richards (1939)
|
3
|
2
|
Nigeria
|
Sunderland, T.C.H.
|
Sunderland et al. (2003)
|
2
|
2
|
RCA
|
Gentry, A.H.
|
Gentry (1988),Phillips & Miller (2002)
|
1
|
|
Total
|
|
|
1003
|
63
|
* Publications are cited to reference the research work, but Fisher’s α values or number of trees and species were not always provided in the publication: details were sent by the authors to I. Parmentier
following request.
Adou Yao, C., Blom, E.C., Dengueadhé, K.T.S., Van Rompaey, R.S.A.R., N'Guessan, E.K., Wittebolle, G., & Bongers, F. (2005) Diversité floristique et végétation dans le parc de Taï, Côte d'Ivoire. Tropenbos International, Wageningen.
Bakayoko, A. (1999) Comparaison de la composition floristique et de la structure forestière de parcelles de la forêt classée de Bossématié, dans l’Est de la Côte-d’Ivoire. DEA thesis, Université de Cocody, Abidjan.
Bongers, F., Poorter, L., & Hawthorne, W.D. (2004) The forests of Upper Guinea: gradients in large species composition. Biodiversity of West African forest. An ecological atlas of woody plant species (eds L. Poorter, F. Bongers, N.F. Kouame & W.D. Hawthorne), pp. 41-52. CAB International, Wallingford.
Bongers, F., Poorter, L., Van Rompaey, R., & Parren, M.P.E. (1999) Distribution of twelve moist forest canopy tree species in Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire: response curves to a climatic gradient. Journal of Vegetation Science, 10, 371-382.
Chuyong, G.B., Condit, R., Kenfack, D., Losos, E.C., Moses, S.N., Songwe, N.C., & Thomas, D.W. (2004) Korup forest dynamics plot, Cameroon. Tropical Forest Diversity and Dynamism (eds E. Loso & E.G. Leigh), pp. 506-516. The University of Chicago Press, London.
Cortay, R. (1996) Analyse floristique de la forêt de Yapo (Côte d'Ivoire). Travail de diplôme, Université de Genève, Genève.
Doucet, J.-L. (2003) L'alliance délicate de la gestion forestière et de la biodiversité dans les forêts du centre du Gabon. PhD thesis, Faculté Universitaire des Sciences Agronomiques de Gembloux, Gembloux.
Foggie, A. (1947) Some ecological observations on a tropical forest type in the Gold Coast. The Journal of Ecology, 34, 88-106.
Gentry, A.H. (1988) Changes in plant community diversity and floristic composition on environmental and geographical gradients. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 75, 1-34.
Gesnot, K., Van Essche, K., & Lejoly, J. (1996) Analyse de la biodiversité végétale dans la Forêt des Abeilles, Gabon. The Biodiversity of African Plants (eds L.J.G. van der Maesens, X.M. van der Burgt & J.M. van Medenbach de Rooy), pp. 140-144. Kluwer Academic Publishers, the Netherlands.
Hall, J.B. & Swaine, M.D. (1976) Classification and ecology of closed-canopy forest in Ghana. Journal of Ecology, |
