Forest elephant crisis in the Congo Basin. by Stephen Blake, Samantha Strindberg, Patrick Boudjan, Calixte Makombo, Inogwabini Bila-Isia, Omari Ilambu, Falk Grossmann, Lambert Bene-Bene, Bruno de Semboli, Valentin Mbenzo, Dino S'hwa, Rosine Bayogo, Liz Williamson, Mike Fay, John Hart, Fiona Maisels

“…Most African savannah elephant populations are well known; however, the status of forest elephants, perhaps a distinct species, in the vast Congo Basin is unclear. We assessed population status and incidence of poaching from line-transect and reconnaissance surveys conducted on foot in sites throughout the Congo Basin. …”
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Recent rainfall conditions in the Congo Basin by Sharon E Nicholson, Douglas A Klotter, Liming Zhou, Wenjian Hua

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Economic growth and conservation effort in the Congo Basin by Novice Patrick Bakehe, Roukiya Hassan

“…This shows that the protected areas of the Congo Basin are particularly threatened in densely populated areas.…”
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Multiple Stable Dominance States in the Congo Basin Forests by John M. Katembo, Moses B. Libalah, Faustin B. Boyemba, Gilles Dauby, Nicolas Barbier

“…Understanding the dynamics of dominant tree species in tropical forests is important both for biodiversity and carbon-related issues. We focus on the Congo Basin (East of Kisangani) to investigate the respective roles of topographic/soil gradients and endogenous dynamics in shaping local variations in dominance. …”
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Inland traditional capture fisheries in the Congo Basin: Introduction by Edmond Dounias, Takanori Oishi

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Current availability and distribution of Congo Basin’s freshwater resources by Mohammad J. Tourian, Fabrice Papa, Omid Elmi, Nico Sneeuw, Benjamin Kitambo, Raphael M. Tshimanga, Adrien Paris, Stéphane Calmant

“…Abstract The Congo Basin is of global significance for biodiversity and the water and carbon cycles. …”
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Climate change in the Congo basin: evaluating coupled models by Creese, A

“…<p>The convective region of the Congo Basin is a vital component of both the tropical and global circulation, but despite its importance, the climate system is the least studied of any African region. …”

Dynamics controlling the seasonal cycle of Congo Basin evaporation by Crowhurst, D

“…<p>Evaporation is an integral component of Congo Basin climate and a crucial moisture source for basin rainfall. …”

Data-driven estimates of evapotranspiration and its controls in the Congo Basin by M. W. Burnett, G. R. Quetin, A. G. Konings

“…However, the magnitude, seasonality, and interannual variability of ET in the Congo Basin remain poorly constrained due to a scarcity of direct observations, despite the Congo being the second-largest river basin in the world and containing a vast region of tropical forest. …”
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Forest disturbance alerts for the Congo Basin using Sentinel-1 by Johannes Reiche, Adugna Mullissa, Bart Slagter, Yaqing Gou, Nandin-Erdene Tsendbazar, Christelle Odongo-Braun, Andreas Vollrath, Mikaela J Weisse, Fred Stolle, Amy Pickens, Gennadii Donchyts, Nicholas Clinton, Noel Gorelick, Martin Herold

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Forest condition in the Congo Basin for the assessment of ecosystem conservation status by Aurélie C. Shapiro, Hedley S. Grantham, Naikoa Aguilar-Amuchastegui, Nicholas J. Murray, Valery Gond, Djoan Bonfils, Olivia Rickenbach

“…We parameterize this metric based on estimated changes in above ground biomass in the context of forest fragmentation over time to estimate a continuous measure of forest degradation for Congo Basin countries. We estimate that just <70% of Congo Basin forests remain fully intact, a decrease from 78% in the year 2000. …”
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Cultural variation in the use of overimitation by the Aka and Ngandu of the Congo Basin. by Richard E W Berl, Barry S Hewlett

“…To investigate overimitation in a context of limited Western cultural influences, we conducted a study with the Aka hunter-gatherers and neighboring Ngandu horticulturalists of the Congo Basin rainforest in the southern Central African Republic. …”
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Contrasting controls on Congo Basin evaporation at the two rainfall peaks by Crowhurst, D, Dadson, S, Peng, J, Washington, R

“…Evaporation is a crucial driver of Congo Basin climate, but the dynamics controlling the seasonality of basin evaporation are not well understood. …”

Historical and future contributions of inland waters to the Congo Basin carbon balance by A. Hastie, A. Hastie, R. Lauerwald, R. Lauerwald, R. Lauerwald, P. Ciais, F. Papa, F. Papa, P. Regnier

“…<p>As the second largest area of contiguous tropical rainforest and second largest river basin in the world, the Congo Basin has a significant role to play in the global carbon (C) cycle. …”
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Differences between Pygmy and Non-Pygmy Hunting in Congo Basin Forests. by John E Fa, Jesús Olivero, Miguel Angel Farfán, Jerome Lewis, Hirokazu Yasuoka, Andrew Noss, Shiho Hattori, Masaaki Hirai, Towa O W Kamgaing, Giuseppe Carpaneto, Francesco Germi, Ana Luz Márquez, Jesús Duarte, Romain Duda, Sandrine Gallois, Michael Riddell, Robert Nasi

“…We use data on game harvest from 60 Pygmy and non-Pygmy settlements in the Congo Basin forests to examine whether hunting patterns and prey profiles differ between the two hunter groups. …”
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CongoFlux – The First Eddy Covariance Flux Tower in the Congo Basin by Thomas Sibret, Thomas Sibret, Marijn Bauters, Marijn Bauters, Emmanuel Bulonza, Emmanuel Bulonza, Lodewijk Lefevre, Lodewijk Lefevre, Lodewijk Lefevre, Paolo Omar Cerutti, Michel Lokonda, Michel Lokonda, José Mbifo, Baudouin Michel, Hans Verbeeck, Pascal Boeckx

“…The Congo basin is home to the second-largest tropical forest in the world. …”
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Comparison of lightning activity in the two most active areas of the Congo Basin by J. K. Kigotsi, J. K. Kigotsi, S. Soula, J.-F. Georgis

“…A comparison of the lightning activity in the two most active areas (Area_max for the main maximum and Area_sec for the secondary maximum) of the Congo Basin is made with data obtained by the World Wide Lightning Location Network (WWLLN) during 2012 and 2013. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of a community intervention for monkeypox prevention in the Congo basin. by Amira A Roess, Benjamin P Monroe, Eric A Kinzoni, Seamus Gallagher, Saturnin R Ibata, Nkenda Badinga, Trolienne M Molouania, Fredy S Mabola, Jean V Mombouli, Darin S Carroll, Adam MacNeil, Noelle A Benzekri, Cynthia Moses, Inger K Damon, Mary G Reynolds

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Representation of Spatial Variability of the Water Fluxes over the Congo Basin Region by Marc De Benedetti, G. W. K. Moore, Xiaoyong Xu

“…The Congo Basin, being one of the major basins in the tropics, is important to the global climate, yet its hydrology is perhaps the least understood. …”
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In the shadows of the Congo basin forest, elephants fall to the illegal ivory trade. by Liza Gross

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