@article{fdi:010083311,
  title = {{L}and use has little influence on the soil seed bank in a central {A}frican moist forest},
  author = {{Z}ebaze, {D}. and {F}ayolle, {A}. and {D}ainou, {K}. and {L}ibalah, {M}. and {D}roissart, {V}incent and {S}onke, {B}. and {D}oucet, {J}. {L}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{R}egeneration of tropical forest occurs naturally and mainly through early secondary succession by soil seed banks. {H}ere, we analyzed seed bank variation in density and diversity along a degradation gradient. {W}e also explored the relationship (similarity in composition) between the seed and seedling banks and the overstory vegetation. {T}he investigated forests were located at {D}ja {F}auna {R}eserve and its surroundings, south-eastern {C}ameroon. {W}e sampled 33 one-ha forest plots scattered in a protected area, in a logging concession and in community forests. {W}ithin each plot, we inventoried the seed bank in the litter and in four successive soil layers of 5 cm depth interval, and the standing vegetation. {S}eed density significantly varied with sampling depth but not between land use types. {A} total of 181 morphospecies were identified. {T}rees species accounted for 46% of seeds with pioneer species dispersed by animals dominating the seed bank. {S}pecies diversity and composition strongly varied with the sampling depth; the litter seed bank was more similar in composition to the soil seed bank than to the seedling bank, sapling, and forest stands. {W}e highlighted the presence of a dense and diverse seed bank in each land use type. {W}e also showed the differentiation of each sampling depth in terms of species composition, thus revealing their complementarity in the dynamics of natural regeneration. {T}he dominance of pioneers in the seed bank and weak relationship with the overstory are universal for tropical forests and logically follow from forest succession after disturbance. {A}bstract in {F}rench is available with online material.},
  keywords = {biodiversity reservoirs ; land use types ; logging ; natural regeneration ; soil depth ; south-eastern {C}ameroon ; {CAMEROUN} ; {DJA} {RESERVE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}iotropica},
  volume = {54},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {100--112},
  ISSN = {0006-3606},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1111/btp.13032},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010083311},
}