Understanding the distribution patterns of plant species and the underlying factors is crucial to the conservation and management of plant communities plant communities Subject Category: Miscellaneous see more details in savannah-woodland ecosystems. This article describes the species composition, structure and diversity of woody species at four sites along a latitudinal gradient in the North Sahelian, South Sahelian, North Sudanian and South Sudanian sectors in western Burkina Faso burkina faso Subject Category: Geographic Entities