Biodiversity assessment in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve

Sampling event
Version 1.4 published by Belgian Biodiversity Platform on Mar 30, 2018 Belgian Biodiversity Platform
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Description

This dataset aggregates the biodiversity observations related to trees, slime moulds, fungi, bark lichens, leaf lichens, flies, ants, birds, rodents and shrews : An assessment of the relation between carbon storage and biodiversity in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (D.R. Congo). See research article: Reconciling biodiversity and carbon stock conservation in an Afrotropical forest landscape. Van de Perre et al., Sci. Adv. 2018;4:eaar6603, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aar6603

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Van de Perre F, Würsten B, de Haan M, De Kesel A, Van den Broeck D, Grootaert P, Leponce M, Cooleman S (2018): Biodiversity assessment in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve. v1.4. Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Dataset/Samplingevent. http://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=ybr_cobimfo&v=1.4

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Keywords

Samplingevent; Congo basin; Carbon; biodiversity; REDD+; lowland rainforest

Contacts

Frederik Van de Perre
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
Biologist
University Antwerpen
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-2060
Bart Würsten
  • Originator
Botanic Garden Meise
BE
Myriam de Haan
  • Originator
Botanic garden Meise
BE
André De Kesel
  • Originator
Botanic garden Meise
BE
Dries Van den Broeck
  • Originator
Botanic Garden Meise
BE
Patrick Grootaert
  • Originator
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
BE
Maurice Leponce
  • Originator
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
BE
Stijn Cooleman
  • Originator
Royal Museum for Central Africa
BE
André Heughebaert
  • Distributor
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7839-5300

Geographic Coverage

The Yangambi Biosphere Reserve is situated within the Congo River Basin west of the City Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Bounding Coordinates South West [0.584, 24.424], North East [1.072, 24.979]

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2012-09-01 / 2016-08-01

Project Data

Objectives The general objective is to get baseline reference data on the C balance and biodiversity in pristine and intervened dense tropical forests of the Congo Basin and to increase our understanding in the relationship between both variables as a function of forest management and degradation. Methodology We will measure aboveground and belowground soil carbon stocks and biodiversity indices along a forest productivity gradient (ca. 15 sites) in the Yangambi Man and Biosphere reserve (Y-MaB) and investigate direct effect relationships between forest carbon stocks and biodiversity along this productivity gradient (PG-CB). The different sites, located along a forest productivity gradient, will be tentatively selected using remote sensing techniques and validated on the ground. Carbon stocks will be investigated in the forest core and edges zones. We will bring forward a set of biodiversity indices related to lichens, fungi, higher vascular plants, ants and termites, spiders, flies, bees, arthropods and rodents. The work will be brought into practice using a set of six complementary work packages (study site selection, baseline carbon inventory, biodiversity monitoring, integration of carbon and biodiversity monitoring, and conclusions and suggestions for sustainable policies).

Title COBIMFO CONGO BASIN INTEGRATED MONITORING FOR FOREST CARBON MITIGATION AND BIODIVERSITY
Identifier SD/AR/01A
Funding COBIMFO project was funded by BELSPO under the SCIENCE FOR A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (SSD) program
Study Area Description We will measure aboveground and belowground soil carbon stocks and biodiversity indices along a forest productivity gradient (21 sites) in the Yangambi Man and Biosphere reserve (Y-MaB) and investigate direct effect relationships between forest carbon stocks and biodiversity along this productivity gradient (PG-CB). The different sites located along a forest productivity gradient were selected using remote sensing techniques and validated on the ground.

The personnel involved in the project:

Frederik Van de Perre
  • Content Provider
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0692-2060
Pascal Boeckx
  • Principal Investigator

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers e624aa28-cbec-4c92-b303-9ed0791f4b8b
http://ipt.biodiversity.be/resource?r=ybr_cobimfo