Geological substrates shape tree species and trait distributions in African moist forests. by Adeline Fayolle, Bettina Engelbrecht, Vincent Freycon, Frédéric Mortier, Michael Swaine, Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Jean-Louis Doucet, Nicolas Fauvet, Guillaume Cornu, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury

“…The aims of this study were to (i) assess the importance of environmental factors relative to historical factors for tree species distributions in the semi-evergreen forests of the northern Congo basin; and to (ii) identify potential mechanisms explaining distribution patterns through a trait-based approach.We analyzed the distribution patterns of 31 common tree species in an area of more than 700,000 km(2) spanning the borders of Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo using forest inventory data from 56,445 0.5-ha plots. …”
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Use of RNA and DNA to Identify Mechanisms of Bacterial Community Homogenization by Kyle M. Meyer, Ian A. B. Petersen, Elie Tobi, Lisa Korte, Brendan J. M. Bohannan

“…We asked how soil bacterial communities respond to land use change following a rapid transition from rainforest to agriculture in the Congo Basin using a chronosequence that spans from roughly 1 week following slash-and-burn to an active plantation roughly 1.5 years post-conversion. …”
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Biodiversity of the Cocoa Agroforests of the Bengamisa-Yangambi Forest Landscape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by Germain Batsi, Denis Jean Sonwa, Lisette Mangaza, Jérôme Ebuy, Jean-Marie Kahindo

“…Hence, this research proposes to determine the impact of distance from Kisangani (the unique city in the landscape) and land-use intensity on the floristic composition of cocoa agroforests in Bengamisa-Yangambi forest landscape in the Congo Basin. The results revealed that species diversity and density of plants associated with cocoa are influenced by the distance from Kisangani (the main city in the landscape and province). …”
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The Steady State Great Ape? Long Term Isotopic Records Reveal the Effects of Season, Social Rank and Reproductive Status on Bonobo Feeding Behavior. by Vicky M Oelze, Pamela Heidi Douglas, Colleen R Stephens, Martin Surbeck, Verena Behringer, Michael P Richards, Barbara Fruth, Gottfried Hohmann

“…Bonobos (Pan paniscus) live under comparatively steady ecological conditions in the evergreen rainforests of the Congo Basin. Bonobos are an ideal species for investigating influences of sociodemographic and physiological factors, such as female reproductive status, on diet. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Amidst Climate Change to Enhance Agricultural Production: A Bibliometric Analysis by Collins C. Okolie, Gideon Danso-Abbeam, Okechukwu Groupson-Paul, Abiodun A. Ogundeji

“…The most successful selected CSA approaches in Africa, such as in the Congo Basin forest, including sustainable land management practices, water-efficient maize hybrids, and others, aim to counteract climate change with signs of 200 percent output gains. …”
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On the role of aerosol radiative effect in the wet season onset timing over the Congo rainforest during boreal autumn by S. Chakraborty, J. H. Jiang, H. Su, R. Fu

“…Conversely, in low AOD years, the onset of the wet season over the Congo basin is delayed to mid-October.</p>…”
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The importance of choosing appropriate methods for assessing wild food plant knowledge and use: A case study among the Baka in Cameroon. by Sandrine Gallois, Thomas Heger, Amanda Georganna Henry, Tinde van Andel

“…In tropical rainforests, access to and availability of natural resources are vital for the dietary diversity and food security of forest-dwelling societies. In the Congo Basin, these are challenged by the increasing exploitation of forests for bushmeat, commercial hardwood, mining, and large-scale agriculture. …”
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Changes in the potential distribution of humid tropical forests on a warmer planet by Zelazowski, P, Malhi, Y, Huntingford, C, Sitch, S, Fisher, J

“…Our results confirm some risk of forest retreat, especially in eastern Amazonia, Central America and parts of Africa, but also indicate a potential for expansion in other regions, for example around the Congo Basin. The finer spatial scale enabled the depiction of potential resilient and vulnerable zones with practically useful detail. …”

Implications of global warming for African climate by James, R, Rachel James

“…Some of the variation between models can be understood as the result of untrustworthy simulations, leading to constraints on the PPEs, and casting doubt on the strong drying of west Sahel; but model evaluation is found to be limited by observations in the case of the Congo Basin. The implications of global warming are different depending on which models are consulted. …”

Representation of the Indian Ocean Walker Circulation in climate models and links to Kenyan rainfall by King, JA, Washington, R, Engelstaedter, S

“…Omega biases over the Congo Basin are linked to broader Walker circulation biases. …”

A combined use of in situ and satellite-derived observations to characterize surface hydrology and its variability in the Congo River basin by B. Kitambo, B. Kitambo, B. Kitambo, F. Papa, F. Papa, A. Paris, A. Paris, R. M. Tshimanga, S. Calmant, A. S. Fleischmann, A. S. Fleischmann, F. Frappart, F. Frappart, M. Becker, M. J. Tourian, C. Prigent, J. Andriambeloson

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Systematic Review On New Face of Monkeypox Virus by Shilpa Rana, Pooja Negi, Meena Devi, Mansi Butola, Arif Nur Muhammad Ansori, Vikash Jakhmola

“…In 2022, four MPXV cases were found in India as well. Congo Basin clade of MPXV is more infectious and attenuated than West African clade. …”
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Global patterns of current and future road infrastructure by Johan R Meijer, Mark A J Huijbregts, Kees C G J Schotten, Aafke M Schipper

“…Large increases in road length were projected for developing nations in some of the world’s last remaining wilderness areas, such as the Amazon, the Congo basin and New Guinea. This highlights the need for accurate spatial road datasets to underpin strategic spatial planning in order to reduce the impacts of roads in remaining pristine ecosystems.…”
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Pathogen-host associations and predicted range shifts of human monkeypox in response to climate change in central Africa. by Henri A Thomassen, Trevon Fuller, Salvi Asefi-Najafabady, Julia A G Shiplacoff, Prime M Mulembakani, Seth Blumberg, Sara C Johnston, Neville K Kisalu, Timothée L Kinkela, Joseph N Fair, Nathan D Wolfe, Robert L Shongo, Matthew LeBreton, Hermann Meyer, Linda L Wright, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Wolfgang Buermann, Emile Okitolonda, Lisa E Hensley, James O Lloyd-Smith, Thomas B Smith, Anne W Rimoin

“…We first created spatially explicit probability distributions of its candidate reservoir species in Africa's Congo Basin. Reservoir species distributions were subsequently used to model current and projected future distributions of human monkeypox (MPX). …”
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Laboratory Investigations of African Pouched Rats (Cricetomys gambianus) as a Potential Reservoir Host Species for Monkeypox Virus. by Christina L Hutson, Yoshinori J Nakazawa, Joshua Self, Victoria A Olson, Russell L Regnery, Zachary Braden, Sonja Weiss, Jean Malekani, Eddie Jackson, Mallory Tate, Kevin L Karem, Tonie E Rocke, Jorge E Osorio, Inger K Damon, Darin S Carroll

“…We obtained ten Gambian rats from an introduced colony in Grassy Key, Florida and infected eight of these via scarification with a challenge dose of 4X104 plaque forming units (pfu) from either of the two primary clades of MPXV: Congo Basin (C-MPXV: n = 4) or West African (W-MPXV: n = 4); an additional 2 animals served as PBS controls. …”
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Mycotoxin Contamination of Edible Non-Timber Forest Products in Cameroon by Joseph Fovo Djeugap, Sita Ghimire, Immaculate Wanjuki, Anne Muiruri, Jagger Harvey

“…This is the first report on mycotoxin contamination of ENTFP in the Congo Basin forest. The findings of this study will form a basis for educating farmers and other stakeholders of ENTFP values chain on mycotoxins and mycotoxin mitigation measures to produce safe ENTFP for local and international markets.…”
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Old Enemy with a New Face: Re-emerging Monkeypox Disease – An Update by Md. Aminul Islam, Mizbahul Karim Hemo, Hitesh Chopra, Mohammad Ruhul Amin, Prosun Bhattacharya, Kuldeep Dhama

“…The etiological agent of this disease, Monkeypox virus (MPXV), is a DNA virus classified into three genetic types (West Africa, Congo Basin clade, and one new clade-3). Atypical or unusual symptoms as well as asymptomatic infection of MPXV has also been reported. …”
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Testing White’s Floristic Impoverishment Hypothesis in the Forest-Savanna Transition Zones of Africa by Mathew Rees, John L. Godlee, David J. Harris, Casey M. Ryan, Kyle G. Dexter

“…We also show that the Congo Basin forest has low levels of phylogenetic diversity, given the number of species, and highlight south-eastern African savannas as a centre of savanna woody species richness and phylogenetic diversity. …”
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Multi-temporal forest cover change detection in the Metchie-Ngoum Protection Forest Reserve, West Region of Cameroon by Reeves Meli Fokeng, Walter Gadinga Forje, Vivien Meli Meli, Bernard Nyuyki Bodzemo

“…Globally, forest reserves are threatened by human induced deforestation and forest degradation. Within the Congo Basin, substantial deforestation has been quantified over the past years following the recent advancement in remote sensing and GIS applications in forestry research. …”
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Migration routes and strategies in a highly aerial migrant, the common swift Apus apus, revealed by light-level geolocators. by Susanne Åkesson, Raymond Klaassen, Jan Holmgren, James W Fox, Anders Hedenström

“…The autumn migration followed a similar route in all individuals, with an initial southward movement through Europe followed by a more southwest-bound course through Western Sahara to Sub-Saharan stopovers, before a south-eastward approach to the final wintering areas in the Congo basin. After approximately six months at wintering sites, which shifted in three of the individuals, spring migration commenced in late April towards a restricted stopover area in West Africa in all but one individual that migrated directly towards north from the wintering area. …”
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