Djiofack et al 2024 GCB data

To increase our understanding of carbon and diversity dynamics in this savanna ecosystem, 101 permanent plots of 50 m by 80 m each with 20 m between the plots were installed in 2010 within the contiguous 88-ha fire exclusion area in Manzonzi (Kongo Central province, RD Congo). The total monitored area in 2010 was 40.4 ha with each plot being 0.4 ha (Deklerck et al., 2019). However, between 2010 and 2022, 14 plots were transformed back to agricultural land to meet some needs of the local community. Therefore, only the 87 undisturbed plots (comprising 34.8 ha) are considered in the inventory campaign of 2022.