Super-sites map

Map of super-sites considered in OFVi

Bouamir

Mbalmayo

Loundoungou

Sebitoli

Ipassa

Lopé

Luki

Lubumbashi

La Lopé

Location : Gorilla and Chimpanzee Study Station, Lopé National Park, Gabon Surface area : 50 km² Habitat : complex mosaic of dense tropical forests and savannahs Biodiversity : high biodiversity with emblematic species (elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, etc.) Main research : animal behaviour, ecology of the relationship between man and the great apes, tree observation Recent publications : Whytock et al. 2023 ; GuibingaMickala et al. 2022

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Ipassa

Location : Ivindo National Park, Gabon Surface area : 10 000 ha Habitat : tropical rainforest Biodiversity : high biodiversity with remarkable species (elephants, chimpanzees) Main research : floristic and faunistic inventories, agroforestry Recent publications : Obame Engone et al. 2017 ; Fisher & Killman 2023

Mbalmayo

Location : Mbalmayo, Mblamayo Forest Reserve, Cameroon Surface area : 1000 ha Habitat : Mixed terra firma forests, characteristic forests of semi-flooded areas Biodiversity : small mammals, reptiles and rodents Main research : description of the structure, floristic and functional compositions, and phenology of the forests Recent publications : Liliane et al. 2022 , Mey & Gore 2021

Loundougou

Location : Loundougou-Toukoulaka, Congo Surface area : 4 plots of 9 ha Habitat : semi-deciduous forests Biodiversity : presence of emblematic species (elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, etc.) Main research : forest concession with monitoring of forest dynamics as part of the DynAfFor and P3FAC projects Recent publications : Ligot et al. 2022 , Réjou-Méchain et al. 2021

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Sebitoli

Location : North of Kibale National Park, Uganda Surface area : 25 km² Habitat : medium-altitude secondary forest surrounded by crops Biodiversity : high biodiversity with the presence of emblematic species (elephants, chimpanzees, etc.) Main research : chimpanzee monitoring, phenology Recent publications: Krief et al. 2023 ; Bonnald et al. 2022

Lubumbashi (en construction)

Location : Lubumbashi, parc de Kundelungu, République Démocratique du Congo Surface area : Habitat : Biodiversity : Main research : Recent publications :

Luki

Location : Luki Biosphere Reserve, Mayombe, Democratic Republic of Congo Surface area : 33 000 ha Habitat : representative of the Mayombe forest, corresponding to semi-deciduous forests Biodiversity : significant biodiversity with the presence of protected species (chimpanzees, pangolins, etc.) Main research : forest ecology, remote sensing, wood biology, collection management, forest dynamics, climate change Recent publications : Djiofack et al. 2024 ; Loubora et al. 2022

© Antoine Plumacker

Bouamir

Location : Bouamir, Dja Biosphere Reserve, Cameroon Surface area : 30 km² Habitat : lowland semi-deciduous forest, low marshy areas Biodiversity : high biodiversity, with the presence of emblematic endangered species (elephants, gorillas, chimpanzees, etc.) Main research : interdisciplinary approaches to changes and interactions between social and ecological systems Recent publications : Bruce et al. 2018 , Amin et al. 2022

© Peter Houlihan