Hepner, Samuel MarkusSamuel MarkusHepner0009-0006-6606-1617Agonvonon, Georges AlexGeorges AlexAgonvonon0000-0002-0199-9691Iheaturu, Chima JudeChima JudeIheaturu0000-0003-0472-9715Ifejika Speranza, ChinweChinweIfejika Speranza0000-0003-1927-7635Ehbrecht, MartinMartinEhbrechtAzihou, AkomianAkomianAzihou2025-02-172025-02-17https://boris-portal.unibe.ch/handle/20.500.12422/204410Data contains ecological data from 2022 and 2023 in seven forest patches in West Africa (Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and Cameroon). Spatial data per forest: Area, perimeter, fragmentation index, connectivity. Spatial data per plot: Longitude/Latitude, distance of plot to forest edge. Ecological data per plot: stand structural complexity index, canopy openness, tree height, mean tree diameter, mean basal area, number of trees, tree species richness, corrected tree species richness (rarefaction), standard deviation of corrected tree species richness.enBasal areaDegradationEdge effectSacred groveStand structural complexity indexTerrestrial laser scannerTree species richnessTropics500 - Science::550 - Earth sciences & geology500 - Science::580 - Plants (Botany)900 - History::910 - Geography & travelDataset10.48620/85213