We present the results of the first comprehensive survey of the amphibian fauna of a savannah region in Benin, West Africa. We herein add 17 species to the countries’ amphibian list: Bufo pentoni, Hildebrandtia ornata, Pyxicephalus cf. edulis, Ptycha [...]
NAGO S. GILLES A. [1], GRELL OLAF [2], SINSIN BRICE [3], RÖDEL MARK-OLIVIER [4],
The present study is a component of a baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) domestication research program being undertaken in Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Senegal. Surveys conducted on a total of 129 women and 281 men of different ages included question [...]
ASSOGBADJO ACHILLE EPHREM [1], GLELE KAKAI ROMIN LUCAS [2], CHADARE FLORA JOSIANE [3], THOMSON L. [4], KYNDT TINA [5], SINSIN BRICE [6], VAN DAMME PATRICK [6],
This study investigated composition and selectivity in diet for waterbuck in the Pendjari National Park in northwestern Benin, through the use of micrographic analysis of faecal samples. Three plant species (Panicum anabaptistum, Echinochloa stagnin [...]
KASSA DAHOGA BARTHÉLÉMY [1], LIBOIS ROLAND [2], SINSIN BRICE [3],
Des études sur les phénomènes d’érosion et d’effondrement naturel des sols (dongas) et leur impact sur la productivité des pâturages ont été menées dans la zone nord-soudanienne du Bénin. Dans cette zone, les dongas sont de vastes dépressions dominée [...]
This paper assesses the effects of the marketing of seven commonly-used medicinal plants on their sustainable use. Data were collected from a sample of 100 marketing agents by direct interviews and ANOVA (analysis of variance) was used to test profit [...]
VODOUHE GBÈLIDJI FIFANOU [1], COULIBALY OUSMANE [2], ASSOGBADJO ACHILLE EPHREM [3], SINSIN BRICE [4],
The conservation of biodiversity and sustainable management strategies must be based on an understanding of the structural and functional ecological traits of utilized species. Such basic data are still lacking for even the most endangered species in [...]
AKPONA HUGUES ADELOUI [1], DJAGOUN CHABI ADÉYÈMI SYLVESTRE [2], SINSIN BRICE [3],
La République du Bénin appartient au Sillon dahoméen et abrite des espèces de primate. Face à la dégradation rapide du couvert végétal avec son cortège de flore et de faune, il urge de mieux apprécier la situation afin d’une meilleure conservation du [...]
Le plateau Adja est l’une des principales zones de production agricole du sud du Bénin avec plus de 90% de sa population dans l’agriculture. Malheureusement, cette zone de très forte pression foncière souffre, contrairement à la théorie de Boserup (3 [...]
HOUNGBO NOUNAGNON EMILE [1], SINSIN BRICE [2], FLOQUET B. ANNE [3],
Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) is one of the predominant tree species in West African agroforestry systems. A local morphological classification system is used by farmers, identifying trees with desired or undesired combinations of traits. This study [...]
ASSOGBADJO ACHILLE EPHREM [1], KYNDT TINA [2], CHADARE FLORA JOSIANE [3], SINSIN BRICE [4], GHEYSEN GODELIEVE [5], EYOG-MATIG OSCAR [6], VAN DAMME PATRICK [6],
This study evaluates the spatial genetic structure of baobab ( Adansonia digitata ) populations from West African agroforestry systems at different geographical scales using AFLP fi ngerprints. Eleven populations from four countries (Benin, Ghana, B [...]
ASSOGBADJO ACHILLE EPHREM [2], KYNDT TINA [1], HARDY OLIVIER J. [3], GLELE KAKAÏ A. ROMAIN LUCAS [4], SINSIN BRICE [5], VAN DAMME PATRICK [6], GHEYSEN GODELIEVE [6],