Vulnerability of African Rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus, Fabaceae) natural stands to climate change and implications for silviculture in West Africa

Vulnerability of African Rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus, Fabaceae) natural stands to climate change and implications for silviculture in West Africa

Pterocarpus erinaceus is a native tree species of the Guineo-Sudanian and Sudano-Sahelian zones where natural stands are under constant pressure and heavily exploited for timber, animal feeding and others uses. A part from the overexploitation, climate change could also become a serious threat to th...

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Main Authors: Kossi Adjonou, Komla Elikplim Abotsi, Kossi Novinyo Segla, Habou Rabiou, Towanou Houetchegnon, K.N. Bienvenue Sourou, Benziwa Nathalie Johnson, Christine A.I. Nougbodé Ouinsavi, Adzo Dzifa Kokutse, Ali Mahamane, Kouami Kokou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Heliyon
Subjects:
Pterocarpus erinaceus
Vulnerability
Species distribution modeling
Quality wood supply
Forest restoration
West Africa
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844020308756

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