Impact des feux de brousse sur la dynamique des communautés végétales dans la forêt de Bassila (Bénin)

Abstract

The impact of bush fire on the dynamic of vegetation in Bassila forest was studied. The results show reforestation in the plot protected from bush fire and decrease of forest species in the plot affected by late fire. In the plot affected by early fire, most species present at the beginning of the study had a normal development. Late fire allowed apparition of new species of therophyte (36%) and decrease of phanerophyte species. Phanerophytes have the same values (45%) in the plots protected from bush fire and those affected by early fire. © 2001, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.