Abstract
The comparative study of the diametric and spatial structures of Guarea cedrata (A. Chev.) Pellegr. was carried out in the semi-caducified forests of the Tshopo forest massif in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For this study, two forest reserves were selected: the Yoko Forest Reserve and the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve, successively located in the Ubundu territory, 32 km southeast of Kisangani and in the Isangi territory, 100 km west of the same city. To conduct the present study, two devices of 200 hectares each, were installed, one in Yoko and the other in Yangambi where all the individuals of Guarea cedrata with dhp ≥ 10 cm were measured including their X, Y coordinates. A total of 177 individuals were inventoried within two reserves including 72 individuals, or 0.36 feet/ha in Yoko, and 105 individuals, or 0.525 feet/ha in Yangambi. The total basal area values are respectively 0.0695 m2/ha in Yoko and 0.1712 m2/ha in Yangambi. Both diametric structures are "stretched S" and the spatial distribution is aggregative in Yoko, while random in Yangambi. In general, perch positions and stands are independent from each other; however, there is some dependence at small scale of analysis within the two reserves
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