Atacora Chain of Mountains (ACM) is the Benin part a range mountains lying from to Ghana through Togo. It provides goods and services people dominated by rural communities with heavy reliance on natural resources. The ACM may be threatened increasing resource needs possible shift in people's livelihood priorities brought about challenges opportunities ushered modernization. This study sought understand local perception derived socio-demographic factors (age, gender, level urbanization place...

Abstract Pentadesma butter ( butyracea , sabine clusiaceae ) is an extract of the kernels tree fruits in West Africa and similar to shea butter. The study fatty acid composition, triacylglycerols, sterols tocopherols was carried out on seeds collected ten production areas Benin. results obtained show that composition acids characterized by presence stearic oleic acid, which represent nearly 96% total acids. triacylglycerols profile different butters marked overwhelming SOS SOO....

Les mares, bassins ou sites sacrés de forêtsgaleries le long des cours d'eau, encore appelés Íbú ódó en langue Tchabè, sont respectés par les communautés Tchabè fleuves Ouémé et Okpara au Centre-Bénin (Afrique l'Ouest). Le caractère sacré ces points d'eau a un impact évident sur la conservation biodiversité, à travers prohibition l'utilisation poisons pour pêche, pollution eaux, l'interdiction l'élevage, défrichements dans leur voisinage immédiat, etc. La structure diversité forêts-galeries...

Understanding how trees mediate the effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbance is fundamental to developing forest sustainable management strategies. The role that intraspecific functional diversity plays in such process poorly understood. Several tree species are repeatedly defoliated at large scale by cattle breeders Africa feed livestock. In addition, these also debarked for medicinal purposes. These human-induced disturbances lead biomass loss and subsequent decline growth. main...

Among the two most widely distributed duiker species, Philantomba monticola (Thunberg, 1789) and maxwelli (C. H. Smith, 1827), latter shows geographic variation in pelage color body size. This issue was not investigated detail so far, especially eastern region of its distribution area, notably due to lack material from Dahomey Gap. We undertook a species-level revision West Africa, including series specimens collected Togo, Benin Nigeria. Using morphological measurements (craniometry)...

Background: In rural human societies, people's knowledge of plants can vary according to some factors, including socio-demographic characteristics. This study was carried out among local communities living near forest patches the Lubero Mountain Massif in north-eastern Democratic Republic Congo (DR Congo). Its aim assess effect age, gender and formal education on level endogenous woody patches. Methods: Ethnobotanical surveys were 449 people 13 villages bordering area, using semi-structured...

Riparian ecosystems are recognized as large reservoirs of biodiversity providing important ecosystem services. However, the relationship between tree species diversity and functions underlying ecological mechanisms have less been studied in riparian corridors. This study assessed effect (taxonomic, functional, phylogenetic) on (habitat quality–HbQ aboveground carbon–AGC) across environmental gradients (distances to stream bed) conservation status. Data were collected from 96 inventory plots...

Riparian forests are often small in area, but of extreme ecological and economic value for local people. The interest riparian lies their resources: basically fertile moist soils, water, wood non-timber forest products that utilised by neighbouring populations to satisfy basic needs as source income. Their abusive overuse is widespread growing Benin. As a result rich biological resources, especially plant species, disappearing before they can be inventoried assessed. Most recent management...

<i>Pentadesma<i/> butter is still traditionally extracted starting from pretreated almonds by traditional techniques of heating. The aim this work was to study the effect post-harvest pretreatments on physicochemical characteristics, extraction yield and quality Pentadesma butter. In addition, various unit operations technology studied. According same process extraction, two butters were differing only pretreatment applied (roasting or boiling). color, aspect breaking strength different....

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are widely harvested by local people for their livelihood. Harvest often takes place in human disturbed ecosystems. However, our understanding of NTFPs harvesting impacts fragmented habitats is limited. We assessed the fruit harvest, and reduction habitat size on population structures Pentadesma butyracea Sabine (Clusiaceae) across two contrasting ecological regions (dry vs. moist) Benin. In each region, we selected three populations intensities (low,...

Understanding the role of protected areas in conserving biodiversity is a central goal conservation biology. Anthropogenic activities around and inside these and, particular, roads can alter spatiotemporal dynamics biological diversity areas. However, our understanding how presence position affect human attitude, subsequent agricultural practices limited. In this study, we tested effects proximity traditional agroforestry parklands to main used by park rangers for surveillance on abundance...

Pseudrocedrela Kotschyi est une espèce très important pour les communautés locales en raison de ses multiples utilisations, notamment alimentaires, médicinales, industrielles et technologiques. Elle fortement touchée par la dégradation son habitat aussi bien milieu naturel ainsi que dans parcs agro-forestiers. Face à cette il impérieux trouver des mécanismes durables conservation ressource. La présente étude visait évaluer paramètres diversité habitats kostchyi fonction zone climatique...

Abstract Background Several hypotheses have been used in ethnobotany to explain the plant’s selection criteria by people for their daily needs. Thus, it is important assess synergy and complementarity among them, especially, those concerning plant use value, social dynamics human traits. The study aims (i) highlight people’s socio-economic factors, ecological traits that affect use-availability dynamic (PUD); (ii) available species diversity effect on ethno-medicinal knowledge Benin. Methods...

Abstract We performed a terrestrial small mammal species inventory in the Agoua and Wari‐Maro forest reserves (Benin). Four localities were sampled, each locality, three habitats surveyed: dense forest, open or woodland savannah shrub savannah. This is first comprehensive for mammals central Benin. captured 794 representing twenty (six shrew species, fourteen rodent species). Three new that need to be described recorded. observed mixture of both true adapted wider range ranging from...

Abstract Studies on the ecological impacts of non‐timber forest products ( NTFP ) harvest reveal that plants are often more resilient to fruit and seed than bark root harvest. Several studies indicate sustainable harvesting limits can be set very high (&gt;80% intensity). For species with clonal sexual reproduction, understanding how affects reproduction shed light genetic risks sustainability We studied 18 populations a gallery tree, Pentadesma butyracea (Clusiaceae), test impact fruits...

Understanding how multiple disturbances affect species population structure is crucial for designing a better conservation strategy of threatened species. In this paper, we assessed the disturbance patterns and evaluated their effects on Afzelia africana, in two different bioclimatic zones Republic Benin. The main studied area included branch pruning debarking. Individuals medium size (20–40 cm) were mostly pruned debarked. percentages debarking similar at level across (t = −0.04, p 0.96; t...

Background: In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), Oldeania alpina (K. Schum.) Stapleton provides multiple goods and services to rural populations is keystone species mountain forest ecosystems, most which are in a very advanced state degradation. The present study was carried out Lubero cool highlands region, North-East DR Congo. It aims highlight knowledge local on uses O. as well their perceptions spatio-temporal dynamics this high-altitude bamboo species. Methods: Ethnobotanical...