By Luc Abbadie, Jaques Gignoux, Xavier Roux, Michel Lepage
Often called "a dream position for scientists" the Lamto savannas, situated at the fringe of the Cote d'Ivoire rain forests, are a few of the merely savannas on this planet the place ongoing ecological examine has continued for over 40 years. Drawing from and synthesizing this abundance of analysis, the e-book examines the constitution, functionality, and dynamics of the Lamto humid savanna. starting with the heritage of the Lamto ecology station, continuing directly to an outline of the key enivronmental stipulations of the location, and in particular interpreting the integrative view of strength and nutrient fluxes relative to the dynamics of the region's plants, this exacting paintings is as targeted and precious as Lamto itself.
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4. From November to May, cloudiness is relatively low and the average time course of Rs is partly determined by variations of solar radiation at the top of the atmosphere. 48 at this time. 6 were reported under clear sky conditions at the beginning of the rainy season [18]. 45) atmospheric transmission recorded during the dry season despite cloudless conditions are due to high aerosol contents in the atmosphere that increase the attenuation of direct solar beams. From June to October, cloudiness, total precipitable water and solar radiation absorption by the atmosphere increase.
Bulletin de la Soci´et´e d’Ecologie, 1(2):58–65, 1970. 27. M. Lamotte. The structure and function of a tropical savannah ecosystem. In Golley, editor, Tropical ecological systems: trends in terrestrial and aquatic research, pages 179–222. Springer-Verlag, New York, 1975. 28. M. Lamotte. Premi`ere approche du bilan ´energ´etique d’un ´ecosyst`eme herbac´e tropical (Lamto, Cˆ ote d’Ivoire): production primaire et consommation animale. Comptes-rendus de l’Acad´ emie des Sciences de Paris, 284:1449–1452, 1977.
A large number of remnants of old erosion surfaces can be seen around Lamto, such as Mount Taabo (401 m above sea level), the closest to the station. Most are still covered by a bauxite and ferruginous shell, giving them a typical tabular form. These more or less disrupted hard-pans were very important sources of iron forming indurated surfaces on the slopes surrounding the residual reliefs, probably during the Pliocene period [6, 7]. The destruction of erosion surfaces in Lamto was mainly due to competition between the Bandama and N’Zi rivers and their tributaries.