@article{PAR00003125, title = {{D}iversit{\'e} floristique du faci{\`e}s forestier {\`a} {A}ucoumea klaineana (okoum{\'e}) du littoral congolais = {F}loristic diversity of the {A}ucoumea klaineana (okoume) forest of the coastal {C}ongo}, author = {{K}impouni, {P}. {V}. and {L}oumeto, {J}ean-{J}o{\¨e}l and {M}izingou, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{FRE}}, abstract = {{T}he forest facies with {A}ucoumea klaineana of the {C}ongolese littoral has a very heterogeneous floristic diversity in its specific composition, space and life period. {T}hough {A}. klaineana is the characteristic element and dominating of this facies, its dynamics knows a regressive evolution in correlated to the development stage. {T}o the present stage of his dynamics, one passes gradually from an almost monospecific facies with {A}. klaineana to a facies with variable heterogeneous complexity. {A}. klaineana is the dominant species with 46.4% of stand, followed by {T}richilia heudelotii, {C}arapa procera and {S}acoglottis gabonensis (22% of 1,186 individus having d.b.h. >= 10 cm in the experimental plot). {L}ike the local forests, the studied facies highlights {F}abaceae with an index of relative diversity of 18.31%. {L}astly, a concomitant analysis of the calculated ecological indices and forest dynamics observed underlie that the facies monospecific is only one short transitional stage. {T}his stage is recognized as being the first step of the installation of the typical ombrophilous forest of the {C}ongolese littoral.}, keywords = {{C}oastal forest ; {A}ucoumea klaineana ; {E}cological indices ; {F}loristical dynamics ; {C}ongo}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}cta {B}otanica {G}allica}, volume = {155}, numero = {3}, pages = {323--334}, ISSN = {1253-8078}, year = {2008}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00003125}, }