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4.7 Conclusion

The high rainfall occurring in Lamto savannas directly reduces the role of water as a limiting factor. It also promotes fire as the key driving factor, especially for tree dynamics. As a result of both of these factors, nutrient losses are potentially high and thus the apparent soil nutrient poverty is reinforced. It is therefore not surprising that nutrients become a major limiting factor, both for grass production and for herbivore diversity. Lamto savannas could thus be qualified as oligotrophic savannas.

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Abbadie, L., Gignoux, J., Lepage, M., Le Roux, X. (2006). Environmental Constraints on Living Organisms. In: Abbadie, L., Gignoux, J., Le Roux, X., Lepage, M. (eds) Lamto. Ecological Studies, vol 179. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-33857-8_4

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