@article{fdi:010012480,
  title = {{S}econdary succession in abandoned fields of dry tropical {N}orthern {C}ameroon},
  author = {{D}onfack, {P}. and {F}loret, {C}hristian and {P}ontanier, {R}oger},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study evaluates the processes of recolonization of abandoned fields by native vegetation under conditions of intensive human activity (fire, intensive grazing, firewood cutting) in a semi-arid tropical region savanna of northern {C}ameroon. {S}econdary plant succession was studied in two series of formerly cultivated fields 1-35 yr after the beginning of the fallow period. {F}loristic changes and the dynamics of woody plant populations were compared between areas with vertisols (clay texture) and sandy soils, as a function of length of fallows. {V}egetation changed continuously during the 35 years following field abandonment. {H}owever, a very abrupt break occurred between 6 and 10 yr, due to increasingly intense human pressure during this period. {U}p to that point, ecological models and mechanisms of succession presented in the literature are more or less confirmed by our results. {U}sually, secondary succession is blocked at a stage of wooded grassland as a result of human activities. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{DYNAMIQUE} {DE} {VEGETATION} ; {SAVANE} ; {RECONSTITUTION} {DE} {LA} {BIOMASSE} ; {STRATE} {LIGNEUSE} ; {FLORISTIQUE} ; {PHYTOECOLOGIE} ; {CAMEROUN} {NORD} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {V}egetation {S}cience},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {499--508},
  ISSN = {1100-9233},
  year = {1995},
  DOI = {10.2307/3236348},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010012480},
}