Vegetation ecology of a woodland-savanna mosaic in central Benin (West Africa) [Elektronische Ressource] : ecosystem analysis with focus on the impact of selective logging / vorgelegt von Bettina Orthmann

Vegetation ecology of a woodland-savanna mosaic in central Benin (West Africa): Ecosystem analysis with a focus on the impact of selective logging Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.) der Mathematischen-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Universität Rostock vorgelegt von Bettina Orthmann, geb. am 13.07.1972 in Paderborn aus Rostock Rostock, 01.04.2005 Gutachter: Prof. Dr. Stefan Porembski Prof. Dr. Martin Diekmann Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wittig Tag der Verteidigung: 11.07.2005 Contents Contents Contents .......................................................................................................................................i List of Figures............................................................................................................................iv List of Tables .............................................................................................................................vi 1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................1 1.1 Ecosystem analysis.....................................................................................................3 1.1.1 Vegetation composition and classification .........................................................3 1.1.2 Vegetation structure........................