@article{fdi:010075573,
  title = {{M}ine versus {W}ild : a plant conservation checklist of the rich {I}ron-{O}re {N}govayang {M}assif {A}rea ({S}outh {C}ameroon)},
  author = {{D}roissart, {V}incent and {L}achenaud, {O}. and {D}auby, {G}. and {D}essein, {S}. and {K}amdem, {G}. and {N}guembou, {K}. {C}. and {S}imo-{D}roissart, {M}. and {S}tevart, {T}. and {T}aedoumg, {H}. and {S}onke, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground and aims - {T}he rapid expansion of human activities in {S}outh {C}ameroon, particularly mining in mountainous areas, threatens this region's exceptional biodiversity. {T}o comprehend the effects of land-use change on plant diversity and identify conservation priorities, we aim at providing a first comprehensive plant checklist of the {N}govayang {M}assif, focusing on the two richest plant families, {O}rchidaceae and {R}ubiaceae. {L}ocation - {T}he {N}govayang {M}assif {A}rea ({NMA}) is located in the {S}outh {R}egion of {C}ameroon. {I}t is covered by lowland and submontane rainforest (100 to 1110 m elevation). {M}ethods - {W}e compiled a dataset of 6116 georeferenced herbarium specimens, of which 2787 belong to {R}ubiaceae and {O}rchidaceae. {W}e used rarefaction methods to explore sampling and diversity patterns, and investigated the altitudinal distribution of rare and/or threatened taxa. {K}ey results - {T}he {NMA}, which houses about 1500 vascular plant taxa, is the richest documented area for {R}ubiaceae in {A}tlantic {C}entral {A}frica ({ACA}) and the fifth for {O}rchidaceae, with respectively 281 and 111 taxa. {A}mong these taxa, 178 (45%) are endemic to {ACA} and 67 (17%) are considered globally threatened according to {IUCN} categories and criteria. {W}e show that higher elevation areas (> 750 m), which are also the main areas targeted for mining, are the richest in endangered and/or rare species. {T}hree new records for {C}ameroon are reported here. {C}onclusion - {T}he {NMA} represents an {I}mportant {P}lant {A}rea of {C}ameroon as confirmed by its exceptional plant diversity (> 20% of the total {F}lora of {C}ameroon), by the concentration of many threatened and/or restricted range species (10 taxa are strict endemics of the massif) as well as by the threat on rare habitats (i.e. the submontane vegetation above similar to 750 m elevation). {A} management plan involving in situ and ex situ conservation actions is urgently needed to reduce the potential threats of future mining activities.},
  keywords = {{B}iodiversity ; endangered species ; {I}mportant {P}lant {A}rea ; iron and gold exploitation ; new records ; orchids ; {R}ubiaceae ; submontane forest ; {CAMEROUN} ; {NGOVAYANG}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lant {E}cology and {E}volution},
  volume = {152},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {8--29},
  ISSN = {2032-3913},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.5091/plecevo.2019.1547},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075573},
}