@article{fdi:010046225,
  title = {"{O}rdinary biodiversity" in western {B}urkina {F}aso ({W}est {A}frica) : what vegetation do the state forests conserve ?},
  author = {{D}evineau, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {F}ournier, {A}nne and {N}ignan, {S}aibou},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he role of state forests in the conservation of the savannah environment of western {B}urkina {F}aso ({W}est {A}frica) was assessed by considering the customary and fundamental biological components of plant diversity. {T}he focus is on the "ordinary biodiversity" which constitutes the current environment of human populations and which generates their resources. {O}verall floristic composition, alpha, beta, gamma diversities and species accumulation curves of landscape units were compared inside and outside protected areas. {C}ommon species were identified according to their frequencies in landscape units and their local abundance. {T}he occurrences of functional (life form, dispersion, etc.) and human-valued (current uses, potential threats, etc.) traits were compared. {C}urrent land uses outside protected areas have an unequal effect on the various components of plant diversity. {S}pecies richnesses and specific structures were all the more altered for woody species as agricultural pressure is high; conversely, they were maintained for herbaceous communities for which the proportion of wide-ranging species increased. {T}he preservation of useful plant species on cultivated lands was obvious for woody species with edible fruits but less tangible for timber and service wood. {I}t was deficient for species that furnish other non-wood products (e.g. leaves used as food or fodder), the conservation of which may be jeopardized where anthropic pressure is high. {G}iven current land uses and dynamics, maintaining conservation areas in land use planning is crucial in order to preserve ordinary biodiversity.},
  keywords = {{S}udanian savannah ; {S}pecies diversity ; {S}pecies accumulation curves ; {P}rotected areas ; {W}ild resources ; {F}unctional groups},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iodiversity and {C}onservation},
  volume = {18},
  numero = {8},
  pages = {2075--2099},
  ISSN = {0960-3115},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10531-008-9574-2},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010046225},
}