Tropical monodominant forest resilience to climate change in Central Africa A Gilbertiodendron dewevrei forest pollen record over the past 2,700 years

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 575 - 586
• Main Authors: Tovar, Carolina, Harris, David J., Breman, Elinor, Brncic, Terry, Willis, Kathy J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley 01.05.2019; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Burning; Central African rainforest; Charcoal; climate; Climate change; Climate variability; Cores; Ecological effects; Ecological monitoring; forest stands; Forests; Fossil pollen; fossils; Gilbertiodendron; Gilbertiodendron monodominant forest; Hypotheses; late Holocene; Niches; palaeofires; paleoecology; past climate change; Pollen; Rainforests; Republic of the Congo; RESEARCH ARTICLE; Resilience; sediments; soil; Soil surfaces; Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; swamps; Tolerances; tropical rain forests; Variation; Vegetation changes; vegetation history; water requirement; Water requirements; Central Africa; Republic of the Congo

Question The existence of monodominant forest in highly diverse tropical rainforest has been the subject of much debate. One hypothesis suggests that the combination of advantageous traits and long periods of low disturbance is key for this forest's persistence. Here we ask whether there is evi...