Phytoecological Study of Uma Forest (Kisangani City, Democratic Republic Of The Congo)

Research Article

Phytoecological Study of Uma Forest (Kisangani City, Democratic Republic Of The Congo)

Justin A. Asimonyio, Kambale K, Shutsha E, Gédéon N. Bongo, Damien S.T. Tshibangu, Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Pius T. Mpiana

Corresponding Author : Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Email ID : jpngbolua@unikin.ac.cd

Received : 2015-05-03 Accepted : 2015-06-24 Published : 2015-06-24

Abstract : UMA forest is among the few forests in the surroundings of Kisangani city, and still reserved as well presenting ecological interests that deserve to be studied and valued. The geostrategic position of the UMA forest (in the Northwest of Maiko Park) made it a priority area and of much attention for the ecological and scientific interests. A study on the floristic diversity of this region (PK 97), specifically on the hill of Babolongo is presented in the present work especially the quantitative analysis concerned the abundance of species and families of the base to the top of the mountain. A total of 1335 plants were identified in three plots, distributed in 160 species belonging to 32 families with a basal area of 83.61 m²/ha. The plot at the foot of the mountain was stood out (or marked down), with 520 against 446 plants in the median and 369 at the top; then 103 species at the foot against 98 species at the top and 94 species in the median. Out of 32 families identified, 31 families were present in the foot and the top, 27 families in the median. The basal area were 35.08 m²/ha, 26.16 m²/ha and 22, 36 m²/ha for respectively the base of the mountain, the median and the top. The plot installed at the foot of the mountain is more abundant and diverse. As the transient part (boundary between the field and the primary forest), the present study confirm the hypothesis of intermediate disturbance predicted by Grime stating that the highest specific species diversity is achieved beneath the disturbance regimes of medium intensity and/or frequency.

Keywords : Floristic composition, Priority area, Community Forest, UMA Forest, Kisangani city

Citation : Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua et al.. (2015). Phytoecological Study of Uma Forest (Kisangani City, Democratic Republic Of The Congo). J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology, V3I202. DOI : 10.5281/zenodo.897976

Copyright : © 2015 Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

ScienceQ Publishing Group

Download Article

Reviewer Comments : Reviewers comments section of this article will get update shortly.