| Dataset metadata |
| Description | Several soil transects studied with physical analysis of soil profiles or drillings in the evergreen gallery forest of the Comoé river, semi-deciduous island forests and savanna. Relation of the soil data to data recorded on the elevation relief and the vegetation along the transects. |
| Purpose |
Comparative study of soil properties under savanna, island forest and gallery forest in the semi-natural forest-savanna mosaic of the southern Comoé National Park to detect relationships between the vegetation pattern and soil characteristics |
| Main theme(s) |
- Desertification
- Soil
|
| Subtheme(s) |
- Forest
- Forestsavanna mosaic
- Savanna
- Relief
- Soil characteristics
|
| Biome(s) |
South Sudanian savanna woodland |
| Country(ies) |
Ivory coast |
| Administration unit(s) |
Préfecture Nassian |
| Locality(ies) |
Comoé National Park |
| BIOTA Observatory(ies) |
- Comoé 1
- Comoé 3
|
| Period(s) |
November 2001-January 2002 |
| Sampling method(s) |
- Soil-physical analysis of samples taken along transects
- elevation data recorded with Leica dGPS along transects
- personal observation of vegetation along transects
|
| Responsible person(s) |
Philippe Kersting |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA West Africa |
| Related subprojects / workpackages / topics |
WP04.5 Soil properties along forest-savanna ecotones |
| Copyright holder |
Philippe Kersting |
| Restrictions of dissemination |
(4) Data provider |
| Start time of protection |
January 2001 |
| Duration of protection |
10 years |
| Rationale / notes |
Ongoing utilization for further analyses and publications |
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Last update: 2004-12-01 Done by: Dr. Dethardt Goetze
