Typology and structural characteristics of the woody population of oasian basins in south-eastern Niger

DOI: 10.22161/ijeab.65.19

Keyword: Oasian basins, flora, vegetation structure, eastern Niger.

Abstract: The present study aims to characterize the typology of woody stands in oasis basins in the Gouré department: the case of Balla, Kilakina and Tchago. In these oasian basins, 75 survey plots of 50x50m² were carried out in order to collect informations about le floral of the area and its dendrometric characteristics. The woody stand of the basins contains a total of 26 woody species divided into 23 genera and 16 different families. The most represented families are: Mimosaceae (7 species or 26%), Arecaceae (2 species or 7.79%), Asclepiadaceae (2 species or 7.79%), Anacardiaceae (2 species or 7.79%) and Myrtaceae (2 species or 7.79%).The characterization of the woody stand of the oasis basins of Gouré according to the importance value index showed that Hyphaene thebaica (L.) Mart has the highest contribution (852.7 points), and Adansonia digitata L., the least (59.28 points). Three plant groups were identified based on the ascending hierarchical classification from 15% similarity and the dendrometric structure of each group was established. The later defined a positive asymmetric distribution characterizing the dominance of young individuals. Based on the above results, the diversity of the oasian basins is high. Nevertheless, this biodiversity is exposed to severe climatic conditions and anthropogenic pressure, which makes its vulnerability. In this circumstance, our study remains as a tool for better management and exploitation of this woody stand.

Article Info: Received: 27 Sep 2021; Received in revised form: 17 Oct 2021; Accepted: 22 Oct 2021; Available online: 31 Oct 2021

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Douma Soumana, Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Boubacar Moussa Mamoudou, Daouda Gazali, Adamou Didier Tidjani, Ali Mahamane et al."Typology and structural characteristics of the woody population of oasian basins in south-eastern Niger". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878),vol 6, no. 5, 2021, pp.142-152 AI Publications doi:10.22161/ijeab.65.19

Douma Soumana, Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Boubacar Moussa Mamoudou, Daouda Gazali, Adamou Didier Tidjani, Ali Mahamane, P.(2021).Typology and structural characteristics of the woody population of oasian basins in south-eastern Niger. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).6(5), 142-152.10.22161/ijeab.65.19

Douma Soumana, Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Boubacar Moussa Mamoudou, Daouda Gazali, Adamou Didier Tidjani, Ali Mahamane, P.(2021).Typology and structural characteristics of the woody population of oasian basins in south-eastern Niger. International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).6(5), pp.142-152.

Douma Soumana, Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Boubacar Moussa Mamoudou, Daouda Gazali, Adamou Didier Tidjani, Ali Mahamane. 2021."Typology and structural characteristics of the woody population of oasian basins in south-eastern Niger". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology(ISSN: 2456-1878).6(5):142-152.Doi:10.22161/ijeab.65.19

Douma Soumana, Salamatou Abdourahamane Illiassou, Boubacar Moussa Mamoudou, Daouda Gazali, Adamou Didier Tidjani, Ali Mahamane."Typology and structural characteristics of the woody population of oasian basins in south-eastern Niger", International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology,vol.6,no. 5, pp.142-152,2021.

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