DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2018.v06i03.003

Pages: 252-258

Post-crop fallow is a fundamental component of agrarian landscapes in Côte d'Ivoire. Post-cultivation secondary succession was studied along a chronosequence of 89 fallows included in a dense forest matrix (Reserved forest of Agbo I, Côte d'Ivoire). After analyzing the local flora, which has 686 species, divided into 428 genus and 101 families, we used the ascending hierarchical classification to identify plant groups. This study made it possible to better understand the floristic diversity, the dynamics and the structure of the forest. The distribution of tree stems according to their diameter and height has a "J-inverted pattern" structure. This predominance of small diameter trees indicates a good future for this vegetation. However, this lower quantity of trees with large diameter would be as a result of human activities in the recent past.