Plant biodiversity patterns along a climatic gradient and across protected areas in West Africa

• Published in: African journal of ecology Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 641 - 652
• Main Authors: Da, Sié Sylvestre, García Márquez, Jaime Ricardo, Sommer, Jan Henning, Thiombiano, Adjima, Zizka, Georg, Dressler, Stefan, Schmidt, Marco, Chatelain, Cyrille, Barthlott, Wilhelm
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nairobi Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2018
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Chutes; Ecological monitoring; Entropy; Flowers & plants; Geographical distribution; Humid areas; Land use; Land use management; Maximum entropy; Nature conservation; Plant diversity; Plant protection; Precipitation; Protected areas; Rainfall; Spatial discrimination; Spatial resolution; species distribution modelling; Species diversity; Species richness; vascular plants; West Africa; Togo; West Africa

Knowledge of spatial patterns of biological diversity is fundamental for ecological and biogeographical analyses and for priority setting in nature conservation, particularly in West Africa where the existing high biodiversity is increasingly threatened by human activities. The maximum entropy appro...