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Height-diameter allometry and above ground biomass in tropical montane forests: Insights from the Albertine Rift in Africa by Imani, Gérard, Boyemba, Faustin, Lewis, Simon, Nabahungu, Nsharwasi Léon, Calders, Kim, Zapfack, Louis, Riera, Bernard, Balegamire, Clarisse, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida

“…Tropical montane forests provide an important natural laboratory to test ecological theory. While it is well-known that some aspects of forest structure change…”
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Comparative Study of Climate Change Adaptation Practices in Conflict-Affected Mountain Areas of Africa by R. Baderha, Ghislain Kabumba, Kamta Tchoffo, Romeo Omer, K. Ngute, Alain Senghor, Imani, Gérard, Batumike, Rodrigue, Zafra-Calvo, Noelia, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida

“…People living in conflict-affected areas are particularly vulnerable to climate-related impacts. However, few comparative studies have examined differences in…”
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Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data by Crezee, Bart, Dargie, Greta C., Ewango, Corneille E. N., Mitchard, Edward T. A., Emba B., Ovide, Kanyama T., Joseph, Bola, Pierre, Ndjango, Jean-Bosco N., Girkin, Nicholas T., Bocko, Yannick E., Ifo, Suspense A., Hubau, Wannes, Seidensticker, Dirk, Batumike, Rodrigue, Imani, Gérard, Cuní-Sanchez, Aida, Kiahtipes, Christopher A., Lebamba, Judicaël, Wotzka, Hans-Peter, Bean, Hollie, Baker, Timothy R., Baird, Andy J., Boom, Arnoud, Morris, Paul J., Page, Susan E., Lawson, Ian T., Lewis, Simon L.

“…The world’s largest tropical peatland complex is found in the central Congo Basin. However, there is a lack of in situ measurements to understand the…”
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Lomami Buffer Zone (DRC): Forest composition, structure, and the sustainability of its use by local communities by Batumike, Rodrigue, Imani, Gérard, Bisimwa, Benjamin, Mambo, Hwaba, Kalume, John, Kavuba, Fidele, Cuni‐Sanchez, Aida

“…The recently created Lomami National Park has an extensive Buffer Zone where local communities are allowed to use forest products sustainably. However, the…”
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Tree diversity and carbon stocks in the Itombwe Mountains of eastern DR Congo by Imani, Gérard, Kalume, John, Marchant, Rob, Calders, Kim, Batumike, Rodrigue, Bulonvu, Franklin, Cuni‐Sanchez, Aida

“…Our ecological understanding of tropical montane forests in Africa is still limited, particularly in the Albertine Rift. Because of a greater role of…”
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Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptations among Smallholder Farmers in the Mountains of Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo by Amani, Rodriguez Kakule, Riera, Bernard, Imani, Gerard, Batumike, Rodrigue, Zafra-Calvo, Noelia, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida

“…The warming rates in many mountain areas are higher than the global average, negatively impacting crop systems. Little is known about the climatic changes…”
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Bushmeat hunting around Lomami National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Batumike, Rodrigue, Imani, Gerard, Urom, Christian, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida

“…For most of the Democratic Republic of the Congo quantitative data on bushmeat exploitation are scarce. We conducted focus group discussions on preferred…”
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Social Perceptions of Forest Ecosystem Services in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Cuni-Sanchez, Aida, Imani, Gerard, Bulonvu, Franklin, Batumike, Rodrigue, Baruka, Grace, Burgess, Neil D., Klein, Julia A., Marchant, Rob

“…The forests of the Albertine Rift are known for their high biodiversity and the important ecosystem services they provide to millions of inhabitants. However,…”
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Ecosystem services from mountain forests: Local communities’ views in Kibira National Park, Burundi by Ndayizeye, Gaëlle, Imani, Gerard, Nkengurutse, Jacques, Irampagarikiye, Rosette, Ndihokubwayo, Noël, Niyongabo, Ferdinand, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida

“…•Twa use the forest for income, and rank wild vegetables as important.•Farmers rank microclimate regulation as most important.•Twa showed greater place…”
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From Tree Species to Forest Services: Ethnic Differences in Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Batumike, Rodrigue, Imani, Gerard, Bisimwa, Benjamin, Urom, Christian, Mambo, Hwaba, Kalume, John, Kavuba, Fidele, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida

“…From tree species to forest services: ethnic differences in Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo . Ethnicity is well–known to affect plant species’…”
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Making forest data fair and open by de Lima, Renato A. F., Phillips, Oliver L., Duque, Alvaro, Tello, J. Sebastian, Davies, Stuart J., de Oliveira, Alexandre Adalardo, Muller, Sandra, Honorio Coronado, Euridice N., Vilanova, Emilio, Cuni-Sanchez, Aida, Baker, Timothy R., Ryan, Casey M., Malizia, Agustina, Lewis, Simon L., ter Steege, Hans, Ferreira, Joice, Marimon, Beatriz Schwantes, Luu, Hong Truong, Imani, Gerard, Arroyo, Luzmila, Blundo, Cecilia, Kenfack, David, Sainge, Moses N., Sonké, Bonaventure, Vásquez, Rodolfo

“…Data on tropical forests are in high demand. But ground forest measurements are hard to sustain and the people who make them are extremely disadvantaged…”
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High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests by Cuni-Sanchez, Aida, Sullivan, Martin J. P., Platts, Philip J., Lewis, Simon L., Marchant, Rob, Imani, Gérard, Hubau, Wannes, Abiem, Iveren, Adhikari, Hari, Albrecht, Tomas, Altman, Jan, Amani, Christian, Aneseyee, Abreham B., Avitabile, Valerio, Banin, Lindsay, Batumike, Rodrigue, Bauters, Marijn, Beeckman, Hans, Begne, Serge K., Bennett, Amy C., Bitariho, Robert, Boeckx, Pascal, Bogaert, Jan, Bräuning, Achim, Bulonvu, Franklin, Burgess, Neil D., Calders, Kim, Chapman, Colin, Chapman, Hazel, Comiskey, James, de Haulleville, Thales, Decuyper, Mathieu, DeVries, Ben, Dolezal, Jiri, Droissart, Vincent, Ewango, Corneille, Feyera, Senbeta, Gebrekirstos, Aster, Gereau, Roy, Gilpin, Martin, Hakizimana, Dismas, Hall, Jefferson, Hamilton, Alan, Hardy, Olivier, Hart, Terese, Heiskanen, Janne, Hemp, Andreas, Herold, Martin, Hiltner, Ulrike, Horak, David, Kamdem, Marie-Noel, Kayijamahe, Charles, Kenfack, David, Kinyanjui, Mwangi J., Klein, Julia, Lisingo, Janvier, Lovett, Jon, Lung, Mark, Makana, Jean-Remy, Malhi, Yadvinder, Marshall, Andrew, Martin, Emanuel H., Mitchard, Edward T. A., Morel, Alexandra, Mukendi, John T., Muller, Tom, Nchu, Felix, Nyirambangutse, Brigitte, Okello, Joseph, Peh, Kelvin S.-H., Pellikka, Petri, Phillips, Oliver L., Plumptre, Andrew, Qie, Lan, Rovero, Francesco, Sainge, Moses N., Schmitt, Christine B., Sedlacek, Ondrej, Ngute, Alain S. K., Sheil, Douglas, Sheleme, Demisse, Simegn, Tibebu Y., Simo-Droissart, Murielle, Sonké, Bonaventure, Soromessa, Teshome, Sunderland, Terry, Taedoumg, Hermann, Taplin, James, Taylor, David, Thomas, Sean C., Tuagben, Darlington, Umunay, Peter, Uzabaho, Eustrate, Verbeeck, Hans, Vleminckx, Jason, Wallin, Göran, Wheeler, Charlotte, Willcock, Simon, Woods, John T., Zibera, Etienne

“…Tropical forests store 40–50 per cent of terrestrial vegetation carbon 1 . However, spatial variations in aboveground live tree biomass carbon (AGC) stocks…”
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Author Correction: Mapping peat thickness and carbon stocks of the central Congo Basin using field data by Crezee, Bart, Dargie, Greta C., Ewango, Corneille E. N., Mitchard, Edward T. A., Emba B., Ovide, Kanyama T., Joseph, Bola, Pierre, Ndjango, Jean-Bosco N., Girkin, Nicholas T., Bocko, Yannick E., Ifo, Suspense A., Hubau, Wannes, Seidensticker, Dirk, Batumike, Rodrigue, Imani, Gérard, Cuní-Sanchez, Aida, Kiahtipes, Christopher A., Lebamba, Judicaël, Wotzka, Hans-Peter, Bean, Hollie, Baker, Timothy R., Baird, Andy J., Boom, Arnoud, Morris, Paul J., Page, Susan E., Lawson, Ian T., Lewis, Simon L.

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Étude préliminaire de la flore et de la biomasse ligneuse des clairières en haute altitude du Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega, République démocratique du Congo by Gérard Imani, Louis Zapfack, Prince Baraka, Isaac Ahana Mungu

“…Based on information from conservation services, we analyzed structural and dynamic features of clearings in Kahuzi-Biega National Park (between 2000 and 2300…”
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Étude préliminaire de la flore et de la biomasse ligneuse des clairières en haute altitude du Parc National de Kahuzi-Biega, République démocratique du Congo by Imani, Gérard, Zapfack, Louis, Baraka, Prince, Mungu, Isaac Ahana

“…Les caractéristiques dynamiques et structurelles des clairières de la partie haute altitude (2000 à 2300 m) du Parc National de Kahuzi Biega (PNKB) ont été…”
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