原著論文
ケニヤ・アラブコソコケ（キリフィ郡）およびチュル国立公園（マクエニ郡）における植生
2018 年 25 巻 1 号 p. 37-50
詳細
2018 年 25 巻 1 号 p. 37-50
Phytosociological survey was conducted to investigate coastal forest vegetation and Afromontane forests at Arabuko-Sokoke in Kilifi County and Chyulu Hills National Park in Makueni County , Kenya. Some vegetation communities and the series of succession were clarified. Hymenaea verrucosa community and Brachystegia spiciformis community occurred at less than 50 m above sea level, while Brachyleana huilensis community appeared at higher places at Arabuko-Sokoke. The Brachystegia spiciformis community was secondary forest vegetation of the Hymenaea verrucosa community, which is natural vegetation on white sandy soil, and the Brachyleana huilensis community was independent from these communities. The Hymenaea verrucosa community was thought to be a kind of potential natural vegetation in coastal areas in Eastern Africa. The Prunus africana–Ilex mitis community was found at Chyulu Hills National Park as Afromontane forest. Prunus africana and Ilex mitis occurred in canopy instead of Ocotea kenyensis, O. usambarensis, Podocarpus latifolius, and P. falcatus by geological conditions.
