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Kupeantha yabassi (Coffeeae-Rubiaceae), a new Critically Endangered shrub species of the Ebo Forest area, Littoral Region, Cameroon by Alvarez-Aguirre, Maria G., Cheek, Martin, Sonké, Bonaventure

“…Summary A new species to science of evergreen forest shrub, Kupeantha yabassi M.G.Alvarez & Cheek (Coffeeae - Rubiaceae), is described, illustrated and…”
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Allometric equations for integrating remote sensing imagery into forest monitoring programmes by Jucker, Tommaso, Caspersen, John, Chave, Jérôme, Antin, Cécile, Barbier, Nicolas, Bongers, Frans, Dalponte, Michele, Ewijk, Karin Y., Forrester, David I., Haeni, Matthias, Higgins, Steven I., Holdaway, Robert J., Iida, Yoshiko, Lorimer, Craig, Marshall, Peter L., Momo, Stéphane, Moncrieff, Glenn R., Ploton, Pierre, Poorter, Lourens, Rahman, Kassim Abd, Schlund, Michael, Sonké, Bonaventure, Sterck, Frank J., Trugman, Anna T., Usoltsev, Vladimir A., Vanderwel, Mark C., Waldner, Peter, Wedeux, Beatrice M. M., Wirth, Christian, Wöll, Hannsjörg, Woods, Murray, Xiang, Wenhua, Zimmermann, Niklaus E., Coomes, David A.

“…Remote sensing is revolutionizing the way we study forests, and recent technological advances mean we are now able – for the first time – to identify and…”
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Terrestrial laser scanning reveals convergence of tree architecture with increasingly dominant crown canopy position by Martin‐Ducup, Olivier, Ploton, Pierre, Barbier, Nicolas, Momo Takoudjou, Stéphane, Mofack, Gislain, Kamdem, Narcisse Guy, Fourcaud, Thierry, Sonké, Bonaventure, Couteron, Pierre, Pélissier, Raphaël, Tjoelker, Mark

“…To fulfil their growth and reproductive functions, trees develop a three‐dimensional structure that is subject to both internal and external constraints. This…”
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Kupeantha (Coffeeae, Rubiaceae), a new genus from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea by Cheek, Martin, Alvarez-Aguirre, Maria G, Grall, Aurélie, Sonké, Bonaventure, Howes, Melanie-Jayne R, Larridon, Isabel

“…Two new coffee relatives (tribe Coffeeae, Rubiaceae), discovered during botanical expeditions to Cameroon, are examined for generic placement, and the…”
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Individualistic evolutionary responses of Central African rain forest plants to Pleistocene climatic fluctuations by Helmstetter, Andrew J., Béthune, Kevin, Kamdem, Narcisse G., Sonké, Bonaventure, Couvreur, Thomas L. P.

“…Understanding the evolutionary dynamics of genetic diversity is fundamental for species conservation in the face of climate change, particularly in…”
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Development and characterization of nuclear microsatellite markers for the African walnut Coula edulis Baill (Coulaceae) by Kamdem, Narcisse Guy, Sergeant, Saskia, Vercruysse, Camille, Deblauwe, Vincent, Sonké, Bonaventure, Hardy, Olivier J.

“…Premise of the study Coula edulis Baill (Coulaceae) is a common tree species in the Guineo-Congolian forests producing an edible fruit known as African walnut,…”
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Evaluation of automated pipelines for tree and plot metric estimation from TLS data in tropical forest areas by Martin-Ducup, Olivier, Mofack, Gislain, Wang, Di, Raumonen, Pasi, Ploton, Pierre, Sonké, Bonaventure, Barbier, Nicolas, Couteron, Pierre, Pélissier, Raphaël

“…Terrestrial LiDAR scanning (TLS) data are of great interest in forest ecology and management because they provide detailed 3-D information on tree structure…”
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Phylogenomic approaches reveal how climate shapes patterns of genetic diversity in an African rain forest tree species by Helmstetter, Andrew J., Amoussou, Biowa E. N., Bethune, Kevin, Kamdem, Narcisse G., Glèlè Kakaï, Romain, Sonké, Bonaventure, Couvreur, Thomas L. P.

“…The world's second largest expanse of tropical rainforest is in Central Africa, and it harbours enormous species diversity. Population genetic studies have…”
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Contrasted spatial, demographic and genetic structures of a light-demanding African timber species, Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms – Implications for a sustainable management of its populations by Bhasin, Oriana, Doucet, Jean-Louis, Ndonda Makemba, Romaric, Gillet, Jean-François, Deblauwe, Vincent, Sonké, Bonaventure, Hardy, Olivier J.

“…•The timber species Cylicodiscus gabunensis experiences local regeneration deficits.•Comparison of spatial, demographic, and genetic structures in different…”
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Monitoring vegetation dynamics with open earth observation tools: the case of fire-modulated savanna to forest transitions in Central Africa by Sagang, Le Bienfaiteur Takougoum, Ploton, Pierre, Viennois, Gaëlle, Féret, Jean-Baptiste, Sonké, Bonaventure, Couteron, Pierre, Barbier, Nicolas

“…Woody encroachment and forest progression are widespread in forest-savanna transitional areas in Central Africa. Quantifying these dynamics and understanding…”
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Interactions between soil and other environmental variables modulate forest expansion and ecotone dynamics in humid savannas of Central Africa by Sagang, Le Bienfaiteur Takougoum, Tcheferi, Imma, Ploton, Pierre, Libalah, Moses, Simo-Droissart, Murielle, Sirri, Nelly, Dauby, Gilles, Ngansop, Eric, Bissek, Jean Pierre, Kamdem, Narcisse, Mofack, Gislain I I, Zebaze, Donatien, Leblanc, Hugo, Djonko, Fabrice, Sonké, Bonaventure, Barbier, Nicolas, Couteron, Pierre

“…Forest expansion into savanna is a pervasive phenomenon in West and Central Africa, warranting comparative studies under diverse environmental conditions. We…”
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A single origin of leaflessness in Afro‐Malagasy angraecoids (Orchidaceae, Angraecinae) by Farminhão, João, Biteau, Jean Philippe, Yakhouba, Diallo, Savignac, Marie, Simo‐Droissart, Murielle, Droissart, Vincent, Sonké, Bonaventure, Stévart, Tariq

“…Microcoelia and the monospecific Taeniorrhiza and Chauliodon are notable among Afrotropical angraecoid orchids for being leafless. However, the affinity among…”
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Land use has little influence on the soil seed bank in a central African moist forest by Zebaze, Donatien, Fayolle, Adeline, Daïnou, Kasso, Libalah, Moses, Droissart, Vincent, Sonké, Bonaventure, Doucet, Jean‐Louis

“…Regeneration of tropical forest occurs naturally and mainly through early secondary succession by soil seed banks. Here, we analyzed seed bank variation in…”
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Three new species of Tricalysia (Rubiaceae) from Atlantic Central Africa by Lachenaud, Olivier, Stévart, Tariq

“…Background and aims - The genus Tricalysia A. Rich. (Rubiaceae), regarded here in the strict sense (i.e., excluding Empogona Hook. f.), includes 77 species in…”
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Congo Basin rainforest — invest US$150 million in science by White, Lee J. T., Masudi, Eve Bazaiba, Ndongo, Jules Doret, Matondo, Rosalie, Soudan-Nonault, Arlette, Ngomanda, Alfred, Averti, Ifo Suspense, Ewango, Corneille E. N., Sonké, Bonaventure, Lewis, Simon L.

“…The world’s second-largest rainforest is key to limiting climate change — it needs urgent study and protection. The world’s second-largest rainforest is key to…”
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The importance of livelihood strategy and ethnicity in forest ecosystem services’ perceptions by local communities in north-western Cameroon by Cuni-Sanchez, Aida, Ngute, Alain Senghor K., Sonké, Bonaventure, Sainge, Moses Nsanyi, Burgess, Neil D., Klein, Julia A., Marchant, Rob

“…•Pastoralists identified fewer forest ES.•Pastoralists also identified fewer useful species.•Trade-offs exist in important provisioning ES between…”
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Natural regeneration in tropical forests along a disturbance gradient in South-East Cameroon by Zébazé, Donatien, Gorel, Anaïs, Gillet, Jean-François, Houngbégnon, Fructueux, Barbier, Nicolas, Ligot, Gauthier, Lhoest, Simon, Kamdem, Gyslene, Libalah, Moses, Droissart, Vincent, Sonké, Bonaventure, Doucet, Jean-Louis

“…•Land use type influences canopy openness but not the disturbance gradient.•Land use type little impacts species composition.•Species densities and frequencies…”
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Airborne Lidar Sampling Pivotal for Accurate Regional AGB Predictions from Multispectral Images in Forest-Savanna Landscapes by Sagang, Le Bienfaiteur T., Ploton, Pierre, Sonké, Bonaventure, Poilvé, Hervé, Couteron, Pierre, Barbier, Nicolas

“…Precise accounting of carbon stocks and fluxes in tropical vegetation using remote sensing approaches remains a challenging exercise, as both signal saturation…”
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Low extinction risk for an important plant resource: Conservation assessments of continental African palms (Arecaceae/Palmae) by Cosiaux, Ariane, Gardiner, Lauren M., Stauffer, Fred W., Bachman, Steven P., Sonké, Bonaventure, Baker, William J., Couvreur, Thomas L.P.

“…Although the palm flora of continental Africa totals just 66 species, they are amongst the most useful plants across the continent, providing many important…”
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Exploring the floristic diversity of tropical Africa by Sosef, Marc S M, Dauby, Gilles, Blach-Overgaard, Anne, van der Burgt, Xander, Catarino, Luís, Damen, Theo, Deblauwe, Vincent, Dessein, Steven, Dransfield, John, Droissart, Vincent, Duarte, Maria Cristina, Engledow, Henry, Fadeur, Geoffrey, Figueira, Rui, Gereau, Roy E, Hardy, Olivier J, Harris, David J, de Heij, Janneke, Janssens, Steven, Klomberg, Yannick, Ley, Alexandra C, Mackinder, Barbara A, Meerts, Pierre, van de Poel, Jeike L, Sonké, Bonaventure, Stévart, Tariq, Stoffelen, Piet, Svenning, Jens-Christian, Sepulchre, Pierre, Zaiss, Rainer, Wieringa, Jan J, Couvreur, Thomas L P

“…Understanding the patterns of biodiversity distribution and what influences them is a fundamental pre-requisite for effective conservation and sustainable…”
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