@article{fdi:010042753,
  title = {{M}acrotermes mounds as sites for tree regeneration in a {S}udanian woodland ({B}urkina {F}aso)},
  author = {{T}raor{\'e}, {S}aran and {T}igabu, {M}. and {O}u{\'e}draogo, {S}. {J}. and {B}oussim, {J}. {I}. and {G}uinko, {S}. and {L}epage, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he importance of mounds created by {M}acrotermes subhyalinus as safe site for tree regeneration was analysed in a savannah woodland of {B}urkina {F}aso. {P}lantlets (height < 1.5 m) were sampled and followed over an year in 72 x 4 m(2) quadrats located on {M}. subhyalinus mounds and adjacent areas. {T}he mechanisms of regeneration and plantlet mortality were also determined. {W}e identified three regeneration mechanisms: seedlings regenerated by seed (abundant on mounds), sprouts (abundant on adjacent areas) and root suckers (a rare case on both sites). {A} total of 37 species representing 17 families and 30 genera were found on all quadrats, of which 29 species were found on termite mounds and 22 species on adjacent areas. {S}pecies richness and density of plantlets at the 4 m(2) scale were higher on mounds than in the adjacent area ({P} < 0.05). {A}mong plantlet categories, seedling density was significantly different among microhabitats ({P} < 0.001) and across sampling periods ({P} < 0.01) and, the majority of plantlet individuals appeared within the 0-25 cm height class. {T}he mortality of plantlets and particularly seedling mortality differed significantly between microhabitats ({P} < 0.01) and between periods ({P} < 0.01), whereas more than half the variation in the death of {A}cacia erythrocalyx seedlings (the most abundant species) were related to the density of the live seedlings of the same species ({P} < 0.001). {T}he observed mortality rate was way below 50%; plantlet density remained higher on mound during sampling periods as compared to the adjacent area. {I}t can thus be concluded that {M}acrotermes termite mounds are favourable sites for the recruitments of woody plants in savannah woodlands.},
  keywords = {{M}icrohabitat ; {P}lantlets ; {R}egeneration ; {S}avannah ; {T}ermite-mound},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lant {E}cology},
  volume = {198},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {285--295},
  ISSN = {1385-0237},
  year = {2008},
  DOI = {10.1007/s11258-008-9404-3},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010042753},
}