Research Article
Effects of Climate and Land Use on Herbaceous Species Richness and Vegetation Composition in West African Savanna Ecosystems
Table 5
Herbaceous species with an importance value ≥ 5 according to climate and land use conditions.
| | Climatic zone | Sahel | North Sudanian | South Sudanian | | Land use | Communal area | Protected area | Communal area | Protected area | Communal area | Protected area |
| | Alysicarpus ovalifolius | 6.24 | 9.70 | 4.64 | 2.82 | 6.16 | 2.99 | | Andropogon gayanus | 3.72 | — | — | 7.54 | 3.37 | 11.64 | | Andropogon pseudapricus | — | — | — | 8.37 | 9.91 | 10.09 | | Aristida adscensionis | 5.44 | — | — | — | — | — | | Cassia obtusifolia | 7.76 | 4.38 | — | — | 3.24 | — | | Cenchrus biflorus | 3.19 | 9.79 | — | — | — | — | | Cenchrus prieurii | — | 7.22 | — | — | — | — | | Ceratotheca sesamoides | — | 5.87 | — | — | — | — | | Chamaecrista pratensis | 2.79 | 6.51 | 3.28 | 2.86 | 4.55 | 6.26 | | Corchorus tridens | 4.03 | 6.87 | 3.55 | — | — | — | | Digitaria gayana | — | 5.18 | — | — | — | — | | Digitaria horizontalis | — | 33.61 | — | — | — | — | | Eragrostis tremula | 5.41 | 9.87 | — | — | — | — | | Hyparrhenia involucrata | — | — | — | 9.03 | — | 7.83 | | Indigofera bracteolata | — | — | — | — | 3.77 | 5.38 | | Indigofera pilosa | — | 7.37 | — | — | — | — | | Loudetia togoensis | — | — | 9.19 | 12.72 | — | 3.11 | | Microchloa indica | — | — | 9.51 | 8.05 | 7.33 | — | | Mitracarpus hirtus | — | — | 5.08 | — | — | — | | Panicum laetum | 8.49 | — | — | — | — | — | | Pennisetum pedicellatum | — | — | 9.09 | 5.17 | 8.16 | 4.42 | | Schoenefeldia gracilis | 17.68 | — | — | — | — | — | | Setaria pumila | — | — | 5.93 | — | — | — | | Sorghastrum bipennatum | — | — | — | — | 3.40 | 5.43 | | Spermacoce radiata | 5.32 | 7.03 | 3.70 | — | 4.12 | — | | Spermacoce stachydea | — | — | 3.90 | 3.03 | 6.71 | 5.40 | | Sporobolus pyramidalis | — | — | 5.44 | — | 3.29 | — | | Stylosanthes erecta | — | 6.82 | — | — | — | — | | Tephrosia bracteolata | — | — | — | 2.63 | — | 5.11 | | Tephrosia pedicellata | — | 4.79 | 5.78 | 3.06 | 7.25 | — | | Tripogon minimus | — | — | 8.35 | 5.00 | 4.10 | — | | Zornia glochidiata | 15.63 | 24.82 | 6.65 | — | — | — |
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