APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Some details on growth performances
of the species
|
Species
|
Nr of
tree
|
Diameter
(1)
|
Diameter
(2)
|
Height
(m)
|
Nr of
rings
(1)
|
Nr of rings (2)
|
MRI #177; s.d
|
|
A. leiocarpa (UAC)
Combretaceae
|
1
|
42.2
|
|
1.8
|
5
|
|
4.03 #177; 2.04
|
|
2
|
43
|
|
1.8
|
7
|
|
3.66 #177; 1.69
|
|
3
|
47.05
|
|
1.8
|
6
|
|
3.63 #177; 1.79
|
|
4
|
41.2
|
|
1.8
|
7
|
|
2.82 #177; 0.99
|
|
5
|
45
|
|
1.8
|
6
|
|
3.40 #177; 2.77
|
|
6
|
43.11
|
|
1.8
|
7
|
|
2.70 #177; 1.24
|
|
A. leiocarpa (CNP)
Combretaceae
|
1
|
75
|
50
|
6.5
|
19
|
14
|
1.05 #177; 0.57
|
|
2
|
65
|
50
|
6
|
16
|
13
|
2.04 #177; 1.13
|
|
3
|
76
|
52
|
6.3
|
16
|
10
|
3.22 #177; 1.92
|
|
4
|
72
|
52
|
7
|
19
|
16
|
1.70 #177; 0.67
|
|
5
|
76
|
55
|
7
|
16
|
13
|
1.86 #177; 0.87
|
|
6
|
77
|
51
|
6.5
|
16
|
12
|
2.00 #177; 1.29
|
|
7
|
70
|
53
|
7,1
|
18
|
15
|
1.69 #177; 0.67
|
|
8
|
70
|
54
|
5.6
|
16
|
14
|
1.65 #177; 0.67
|
|
D. microcarpum
(Caesalpiniaceae)
|
1
|
89
|
53
|
3.5
|
12
|
9
|
1.67 #177; 0.85
|
|
2
|
90
|
54
|
3.8
|
13
|
9
|
2.60 #177; 1.34
|
|
3
|
69
|
51
|
3.5
|
12
|
10
|
2.12 #177; 1.18
|
|
4
|
73
|
50
|
3.2
|
11
|
8
|
1.85 #177; 1.79
|
|
5
|
81
|
51
|
4.1
|
16
|
12
|
1.93 #177; 1.77
|
|
6
|
62
|
51
|
3.3
|
13
|
11
|
1.67 #177; 0.90
|
|
7
|
92
|
53
|
3
|
17
|
9
|
2.28 #177; 1.09
|
|
8
|
80
|
53
|
3.2
|
12
|
9
|
2.33 #177; 1.49
|
|
9
|
73
|
52
|
3.6
|
12
|
9
|
1.85 #177; 1.19
|
|
10
|
86
|
53
|
3.5
|
16
|
8
|
1.89 #177; 0.83
|
|
D. abyssinica
(Ebenaceae)
|
1
|
65
|
53
|
8
|
27
|
24
|
1.01 #177; 0.40
|
|
2
|
74
|
55
|
7.5
|
33
|
26
|
1.13 #177; 0.51
|
|
3
|
75
|
52
|
8.3
|
31
|
28
|
1.47 #177; 0.95
|
|
4
|
104
|
56
|
6.4
|
31
|
25
|
1.24 #177; 0.57
|
|
5
|
67
|
50
|
6.3
|
33
|
18
|
1.18 #177; 0.65
|
|
6
|
76
|
50
|
7
|
27
|
21
|
0.82 #177; 0.24
|
|
7
|
83
|
53
|
7.2
|
32
|
25
|
1.15 #177; 0.86
|
|
8
|
69
|
53
|
4.5
|
28
|
19
|
1.49 #177; 0.66
|
|
I. doka
(Caesalpinaceae)
|
1
|
48.2
|
|
2.5
|
6
|
|
3.00 #177; 1.04
|
|
2
|
47.3
|
|
2.8
|
5
|
|
3.55 #177; 0.70
|
|
3
|
53
|
|
2
|
8
|
|
2.87 #177; 1.75
|
|
4
|
57
|
40.74
|
3.6
|
8
|
5
|
2.37 #177; 0.51
|
|
5
|
57
|
40.11
|
2.6
|
8
|
5
|
2.97 #177; 0.99
|
|
6
|
69
|
46.47
|
3.1
|
12
|
7
|
2.23 #177; 0.71
|
|
P.erinaceus
(Fabaceae)
|
1
|
43.97
|
|
2.2
|
8
|
|
2.72 #177; 0.82
|
|
2
|
45.03
|
|
2
|
10
|
|
1.95 #177; 0.74
|
|
3
|
39.05
|
|
2
|
7
|
|
2.41 #177; 0.45
|
|
4
|
40.65
|
|
2
|
8
|
|
2.39 #177; 0.94
|
|
5
|
45.97
|
|
2.5
|
8
|
|
2.14 #177; 0.90
|
Appendix 2: The output of ANOVA test about the
chapter of growth performance
The SAS System 17:20 Friday, November
282008 2
The GLM Procedure
Dependent Variable: Age
Sum of
Source DF Squares Mean Square F Value Pr > F
Model 5 12.24798948 2.44959790 99.57 <.0001
Error 37 0.91028303 0.02460224
Corrected Total 42 13.15827251
R-Square Coeff var Root MSE Age Mean
0.930820 6.166173 0.156851 2.543734
The SAS System 10:23 Thursday, November 27, 2008 99
The GLM Procedure
Dependent Variable: MRI
Sum of
Source DF Squares Mean Square F Value Pr > F
Model 5 19.97423601 3.99484720 22.23 <.0001
Error 37 6.64786167 0.17967194
Corrected Total 42 26.62209767
R-Square Coeff Var Root MSE MRI Mean
0.750288 19.44599 0.423877 2.179767
Appendix 3: The output of Student-Newman-Keuls
test
Means with the same letter are not significantly different. Mean
= ln(Age)
SNK Grouping Mean N Sp
A 3.40633 8 4
B 2.83027 8 2
C 2.58458 10 3
D 2.09736 5 6
D
D 2.02074 6 5
E 1.83845 6 1
Means with the same letter are not significantly different. Mean
= ln(MRI)
|
SNK Grouping
|
Mean
|
N
|
Sp
|
|
A
|
3.3733
|
6
|
1
|
|
B
|
2.8317
|
6
|
5
|
|
C
|
2.3220
|
5
|
6
|
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
C
|
2.0190
|
10
|
3
|
|
C
|
|
|
|
|
C
|
1.9013
|
8
|
2
|
|
D
|
1.1863
|
8
|
4
|
Appendix 4: Fires dating from samples collected
in Comoé National Park
|
Trees
|
Level
|
76
|
79
|
80
|
81
|
83
|
85
|
87
|
88
|
89
|
90
|
91
|
92
|
93
|
95
|
96
|
97
|
98
|
99
|
2001
|
Tot
|
|
CNP
|
DE-101
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
*
|
|
|
2
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
DE-102
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
*
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
DE-103
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
*
|
2
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
DE-104
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
DE-105
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
*
|
3
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
DE-106
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
DE-107
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
DE-108
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
DE-109
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
DE-110
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
D1-101
|
0,1m
|
|
|
*
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
D1-102
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
D1-103
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
CNP
|
D1-104
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
*
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
D1-105
|
0,1m
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
D1-106
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
D1-107
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
D1-108
|
0,1m
|
*
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
AN-101
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
AN-102
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
AN-103
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
*
|
3
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
AN-104
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
4
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
AN-105
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
2
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
AN-106
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
AN-107
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
*
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
AN-108
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
CNP
|
|
1,3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
Total of scarred trees
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
2
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
|
|
+
|
+
|
++
|
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
+
|
++
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++
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+
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++
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++
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+
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+
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+
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Appendix 5: Fire dating from samples collected
from Upper Aguima Catchment
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Trees
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Height of cutting
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1995
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1998
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1999
|
2001
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Total
|
|
A1
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
A2
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
A3
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
A4
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
A5
|
0,1m
|
|
*
|
|
|
1
|
|
A6
|
0,7m
|
*
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
A7
|
0,7m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
K1
|
0,1m
|
|
|
*
|
|
1
|
|
K2
|
0,1m
|
|
*
|
|
|
1
|
|
K3
|
0,1m
|
|
|
*
|
|
1
|
|
K4
|
0,1m
|
|
|
*
|
|
1
|
|
K5
|
0,1m
|
|
*
|
|
|
1
|
|
K6
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
P1
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
P2
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
P3
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
P7-P8
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
P9-P10
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
|
0
|
|
P11-P12
|
0,1m
|
|
|
|
*
|
1
|
|
Total of scarred trees
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
8
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CURRICULUM VITAE
SINSIN Cocou A. Franck
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Beninese, born on September 07, 1983 in
QUALIFICA Comè (Benin).
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Full address
Phone: (+229) 95 54 14 94
E-mail: sfacsin@yahoo.fr
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QUALIFICATION
Engineer Agronome, speciality Forestry
PLACEMENT
Postgraduate Student in Lab of Applied Ecology,
FSA-UAC, Benin Researcher in BIOTA-West Africa Programme
KNOWLEDGE
Wood anatomy, Wood physiology, Tree dating methods with special
emphasis on dendrochronology approach, Tropical Ecosystems (Forest and Savanna)
analyses, Tropical ecology, Biodiversity conservation, Tropical silviculture,
Dynamic of Forest, Forest Management, Monitoring approach, Cartography and
SIG
LEARNING AND TRAINING
2008 : Postgraduate student
in Natural Resource management (FSA-UAC, Benin)
2006-2007 : Graduate student
in Natural Resource management (FSA-UAC, Benin)
2002-2006 : Graduate student in
Agronomy (FSA-UAC)
1999-2002 : Second degree of
college, Biology speciality, Benin
1995-1999 : First round of
College, Benin
1989-1995 : Primary
school, Porto-Novo, Benin
DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES
+ 2009
: Master of Science (DEA) in Natural
Resource Management
+ 2008 : Certificate of Deutsch learning
with very good distinction (Göttingen, Germany) +
2007 : Engineer Agronome Degree in
Natural Resource Management (FSA / UAC)
+ 2006 : Degree of General Agronomy
(Faculty of Agricultural Sciences / University of Abomey - Calavi,
Benin)
+ 2002 : A-Levels, option biology
with good distinction (Benin) + 1999 : Brevet of studies
of first college round (Benin)
+ 1995 : Certificate of Primary Education
(Benin)
EXPERIENCES AND PRATICES
+ 1st september to 31 October :
Intern student into Dendrochronology Laboratory
of
Institute of Agronomy in the Tropics (Göttingen, Germany).
Application on Using Tree rings
analysis to study the growth performance
from sapling to wood of five savanna species (Topic of M -Sc
Thesis)
+ 3rd to 31 August 2008 :
Initiation to Deutsch speaking in International Summer
Course (University of Göttingen, Germany)
· :. July to December 2007 : Research in
Lama Forest Reserve on silvicultural and morphological performances of
two sources of Teak ( Tectona grandis L.f). Topic of
Engineer
Agronome Thesis
· . May-June 2006 :
Internship in National wood office of Benin.
· :. March-April 2005 : Monograph
of Rural Area. Identification of constraints for socio
economic development. Applied to village of Assanlin (Zou,
Benin)
+ March 2004 : Methods of Animation and
Intervention in Rural Area (Village of Zoungbomey, Department of
Ouémé): Study the structure and functioning of local
organizations
+ March 2003 : Discovery of Rural Area
(Domanouhoué Village, Town of Aplahoué,
Department of Couffo, Benin): Identification of rural activities
and logic analysis peasant
+ November 2002 : Discovery of
Rural Area. Immersion phase (Village of Dossou somè, Department of
Atlantic, Benin): Making contact with the rural environment
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES
+ English: Scientific tongue, Good master in
speaking, in writing and in reading
+ French: Mother tongue
+ Deutsch: Learnt in Germany (International
Summer Course)
INFORMATIC TOOLS
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· Leica and TSAP-win
for Dendrochronology and Wood anatomical
+ Excel, X-act, SAS, Minitab for Data treatment
and Statistical Analysis
·
· ArcView for
Cartography and SIG
+ Microsoft Word, Power Point for
Presentation
REFEREES
+ Prof. Dr. Ir Brice A. SINSIN : Head of
Laboratory of Applied Ecology and Vice deputy of research in UAC
+ Dr Bettina ORTHMANN : Specialist in wood
Biology, University of Rostock, Germany
SINSIN C. A. Franck
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