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Sequence and microsatellite genotype data for the stonefly Arcynoptera dichro...
The data set comprises two genetic data sets (mitochondrial sequence data and nuclear microsatellite data) from range wide sampling in Europe of the stonefly Arcnyopteryx... -
Burkina Faso Vascular Plant Checklist Database (Thiombiano et al. 2012: 'Cata...
The database is a comprehensive list of Burkina Faso's 2067 vascular plant species with informations on nomenclature and systematics, ecology, plant use, specimens and... -
Soil data from bowe in W-National Park, Burkina Faso
Data on soil parameters from bowe and surrounding savanna in W National Park, Burkina Faso. Measurements for determination of cation exchange capacity, grain size and soil... -
UNDESERT List of Indicators of Desertification and Degradation
The UNDESERT List of Indicators of Desertification and Degradation provides a set of indicators to assess desertification and degradation processes. The list contains spatial... -
Maps of species richness of vascular plants and functional groups in the Sahe...
The dataset is a set of maps in ascii format, derived from stacked species distribution models of vascular plants in the Sahel of Burkina Faso, describing the number of species... -
Questionnaires on economic contribution of non-timber forest products (NTFPs)...
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) contribute significantly to local livelihoods for subsistence as well as for cash income from NTFP sales. To determine the economic... -
Plant species monitoring inventories of South-east Burkina Faso (study sites ...
The data set comprises vegetation relevé data (2012/2013) on differently degraded land use types in a savanna in and arround Fada N'Gourma and Pama in South-east Burkina Faso.... -
Plant functional traits of herbaceous and woody species of South-east Burkina...
The dataset contains data on plant functional traits of all savanna plant species (woody and herbaceous) recorded in the vegetation relevés of 2012 and 2013 in Fada NGourma and... -
Frequency, use value and change of known useful species in two villages of st...
The dataset includes data on structured interviews that have been conducted in 2012/2013 in two villages (Nagré and Kompienbiga) of South-eastern Burkina Faso. The purpose of... -
Land cover maps
Three sub-scenes of Landsat imagery for the years 1975 (Landsat Multi-Spectral Scanner), 1990 (Landsat Thematic Mapper) and 2010 (Landsat Enhance Thematic Mapper plus) were... -
Foraging preferences of hummingbirds on artificial and natural flowers; 2011-...
In plantpollinator networks, the floral morphology of food plants is an important determinant of the interaction niche of pollinators. Studies on foraging preferences of... -
Plant Pathology
The dataset tells about the evolution, spread and community changes in plant pathogens, which are a major component of ecosystems and are a potential threat to food security.... -
NTFP-substitutes of wild woody food species in two study villages (in study s...
Non-timber forest product (NTFP)-providing plant species contribute significantly to local livelihoods in West African savannas. The shortfall of NTFPs can therefore severely... -
Substitutes for three important NTFP species in Benin (Parkia biglobosa, Adan...
In this study, we identified dietary substitutes for the three socio-economically most important NTFP species in Northern Benin, Vitellaria paradoxa, Parkia biglobosa, and... -
Risk assessment of the impact of present land use and environmental factors o...
Useful woody species contribute enormously to maintain livelihoods in rural areas of West Africa and are strongly influenced by environmental conditions and human activities. In... -
Risk assessment of the impact of future land use and future climate change on...
Land use and climate changes predicted for the 21rst century pose high risks for ecosystems and the services they provide. They represent also serious hazards for plant... -
Ecological and structural characterisation of degradation states of Burkina F...
Data set consists of 72 phytosociological relevés, 377 dendrometrical relevés and 754 regeneration relevés recorded in Pama faunal reserve and its related agrosystems, following... -
Ellobioidea
Due to their age, limited ability of dispersal and soft body, gastropods represent ideal model organisms to test the influence of past climatic and/or environmental changes on... -
Climate change and model selection
The aim of the project is to get a global pattern of the influence of climate change in biological diversification. For that, phylogenetic information of taxa worldwide... -
Palaeontology of Reef Terraces
During the interglacial periods in the Pleistocene to Holocene coral reefs proliferated in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. In the interceding glacial periods however, coral reefs...
