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Natural stands diversity and population structure of Lophira lanceolata Tiegh. ex Keay, a local oil tree species in Burkina Faso, West Africa

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Non Timber Forest Products play an important role as source of food and income generation in developing countries. In Burkina Faso, many wild tree species provide various useful products, among them the local oil tree, Lophira lanceolata which occurs in the western part of the country. This study aimed at assessing the habitat diversity and population structure of L. lanceolata’s natural stands according to land cover types. Two sites were considered: Banfora, where the use value of fruits is unknown and Orodara, where fruits are exploited for oil production. A stratified and oriented sampling scheme based on the occurrence of L. lanceolata and land cover was applied using rectangular plots of 50 m × 20 m. Phytosociological and quantitative inventories were carried out to assess the woody species diversity of stands and L. lanceolata population structure, respectively. Species diversity indices, structural parameters were computed and analyses of variance, Chi square test were performed to compare sites according to land cover types. The results showed high woody species diversity associated with L. lanceolata stands (H = 3.2–3.6). The densities of L. lanceolata ranged between 94 and 280 trees per hectare, with significant differences between land cover types and sites. The population pattern showed a good regeneration potential and high resource availability. L. lanceolata was fairly resilient to human pressure and tended to recolonize disturbed lands. With a high potential for sustainable management, L. lanceolata is a promising NTFP species which can contribute to improve the local and national economy.

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Acknowledgments

This work was funded by Danida (10-002AU) through the QualiTree research project, to which the authors are grateful. The authors are also grateful to Hubert Coulibaly, our field assistant and to the local population from the two study sites (Banfora and Orodara) for their great collaboration.

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  1. Laboratoire de Biologie et Ecologie Végétales, UFR Sciences de la Vie et de la Terre, Université de Ouagadougou, 03 B.P. 7021, Ouagadougou 03, Burkina Faso

    Benjamin Lankoandé, Amadé Ouédraogo & Joseph Issaka Boussim

  2. Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsovej 25, 8600, Silkeborg, Denmark

    Anne Mette Lykke

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Lankoandé, B., Ouédraogo, A., Boussim, J.I. et al. Natural stands diversity and population structure of Lophira lanceolata Tiegh. ex Keay, a local oil tree species in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Agroforest Syst 91, 85–96 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-016-9913-3

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