The Paracou forestry experimental site: permanent plots of forest inventories since 1984.

The Paracou Research Station encompasses 5000 ha of tropical rain forest near Sinnamary, French Guiana, and is accessible by paved road. The site includes several types of forest plots, each with unique research objectives. Logging Plots: Fifteen nine-hectare plots (numberred 1 to 15) were established in 1984 to study the impact of different logging treatments on tropical tree population structure. This zone is reserved exclusively for studies investigating the impact of the different logging treatments on forest populations. Primary Forest Plot: A 25 hectare plot (no. 16) was established in 1991 for studies of undisturbed forest. Researchers whose interests are unrelated to the effects of logging treatments are encouraged to conduct their work in this plot. Clearcut Plot: a 6.25 ha plot (no. 17) was established in 1989 at a nearby reserve along the road to St. Elie to study the effects of clearcutting on tropical forest dynamics
 
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Identifier
CEBA_Paracou
Status
Planned

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Maintenance and update frequency
As needed
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 INSPIRE themes ( Theme )
  • Environmental monitoring facilities
Geounits ( Place )
  • Americas , South America , France , French Guiana
GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 ( Theme )
  • biodiversity , primary forest , forest conservation , tropical forest , forest ecosystem , tropical forest ecosystem , forest resource assessment , inventory of forest damage , natural forest , carbon cycle , greenhouse gas , nitrogen cycle , above ground biomass , total organic carbon , organic carbon , carbon , microclimate
Keywords
  • local coverage , labex CEBA
Keywords ( Theme )
  • sampling plots , mesoscale plot network , forest structure , tropical forest types , forest composition , permanent plots , diameter measurements , forest inventory , tree community , tree flora , tree growth , primary productivity , gase exchange
Keywords ( Place )
  • Paracou
Use limitation
Please get in touch with a point of contact to have informations about use of data from Paracou experimental station
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Aggregate Datasetindentifier
57a957d8-6024-48f7-9949-5a3c6cedb1ce
Association Type
Cross reference
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Project
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Text, table
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5000
Metadata language
fre
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UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
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Supplemental Information
Bibliography : Gourlet-Fleury, S., Guehl, J.-M., Laroussinie, O. (2004): Ecology and management of a neotropical rainforest : lessons drawn from Paracou, a log-term experimental research site in French Guiana. Elsevier SAS, Paris, 311p.
Reference system identifier
EPSG / WGS 84 (EPSG:4326) / 7.9
Distribution format
  • Shapefile (10.1 )

OnLine resource
CIRAD Paracou experimental station website  
OnLine resource
ceba_paracou_plot_polys.zip  

Shapefile Paracou plot polygones

OnLine resource
ceba_paracou_plot_polys.kmz  

Google Earth Paracou plot polygones

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Other
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Under development.

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Metadata language
eng
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Date stamp
2016-05-25T11:33:53
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139
Metadata standard version
1.0

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