Scientific newssheets
Congo River Basin : Geology and soil type influence drought impact
November 2001
The River Congo and its tributaries drain a catchment area of 3.The influence of disturbance on tropical rain forest biodiversity : end of a controversy in sight
November 2001
How to explain the maintenance of high tree species diversity in tropical rain forests ? A study conducted by IRD researchers in French Guiana as part of the SOFT programme (1) provides the first-ever validation, in this ecosystem, of the intermediate disturbance hypothesis.