Tree Diversity and Carbon Stocks in Seasonally Flooded and Terra Firme Forests in the Inner Congo Basin

Forest plots are a benchmark tool to quantify aboveground carbon (AGC) stocks and biodiversity in tropical forests. However, atypical edaphic forest types such as seasonally flooded forests or forests on sandy soil are scarce in the plot networks, despite their widespread occurrence. This study assessed how edaphic conditions shape tropical forests, in terms of forest structure, tree diversity and composition.

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  2025

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  Diversity and Distributions: A journal of biological invasions and biodiversity

• Publication date

  2025-11-01

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  DOI 10.1111/ddi.70118
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