Guyafor network, permanent forest plots for long-term monitoring of French Guiana's forest ecosystems

Guyafor is a network of permanent forestry plots installed in French Guiana, dedicated to the long-term study of forest dynamics and biodiversity. The main objectivs of this network, co-managed by research organizations (CIRAD and CNRS) and by the manager of French Guiana’s forests (ONF), are :The structural and floristic organization along environmental gradientsThe long-term forest dynamics of natural and exploited forests by focusing on the roles of demographic processes (regeneration, growth and mortality), the carbon cycle of the living above-ground biomass and the effects of climate change.