Biodiversity description of the Crystal Mountains National Park buffer zone

Study Extent

Sampling

Quality Control

Method steps

1. The inventory was made in grids delimiting the contiguous plots of 2500 m2 (50 m x 50 m) characterized by an identifier which consists of a letter to indicate the position of the west-east line and a number which indicates the number of the south-north line. The geographical coordinates of all corners of the plots were recorded using GPS receiver. To characterize the floristic diversity of the study area, all trees with a diameter greater than or equal to 10 cm were recorded in each plot. These trees were then identified at the specific level. In case where identification of the tree could not be completed in the field, an herbarium samples were taken in order to confirm their determination at the National Herbarium of Gabon.

1. Achariaceae, Anacardiaceae, Anisophylleaceae, Annonaceae, Apocynaceae, Aptandraceae, Bignoniaceae, Burseraceae, Capparaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Clusiaceae, Combretaceae, Cordiaceae, Coulaceae, Dichapetalaceae, Ebenaceae, Erythropalaceae, Erythroxylaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Gentianaceae, Huaceae, Hypericaceae, Irvingiaceae, Ixonanthaceae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Lecythidaceae, Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, Meliaceae, Moraceae, Myristicaceae, Myrtaceae, Ochnaceae, Octoknemaceae, Pandaceae, Passifloraceae, Peraceae, Phyllanthaceae, Putranjivaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rhizophoraceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Sapindaceae, Sapotaceae, Simaroubaceae, Stemonuraceae, Strombosiaceae, Urticaceae, Violaceae, Vochysiaceae.
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