Objective: To carry out a physicochemical characterization of the waters of the Sô River in order to provide basic elements for future ecological modeling of the system. Methodology and Results: Data were collected monthly between June 2015 to Nove [...]
As a prelude to a large ecological quality assessment study, the Sô River, a watercourse in southern Benin, has been characterized on the hydrological and morphological levels. The study was conducted for a year from June 2015 to May 2016 with a mont [...]
Aims: The present study was conducted to determine the taxonomic composition and the diversity of phytoplankton community in Kpassa reservoir. Place and Duration of Study: The investigation occurred in Kpassa reservoir at 6 stations from August 20 [...]
BOUKARI OUSMANE TOURÉ [1], ABOU YOUSSOUF [2], BAWA MOCTAR [3], MAMA DAOUDA [4],
Background and Objective: The trophic ecology of the silver catfish, Chrysichthys nigrodigitatus (Lacepède, 1803) was examined to evaluate resource exploitation and utilization and the establishment of this highly priced species, introduced in the ma [...]
GBAGUIDI M. H. A. GILDAS [1], ADITE ALPHONSE [2], ABOU YOUSSOUF [3],
The oyster farming is widespread at the Benin (West Africa) coastal zone and provides sustainable revenues for grass-roots. This study assessed environmental conditions, farming systems, growth, yields and revenues of the cultivated shellfish, Cras [...]
ADITE ALPHONSE [1], ABOU YOUSSOUF [2], SOSSOUKPE EDMOND [3], FIOGBE EMILE DIDIER [4],
Investigations on biological capacity of water quality of macroinvertebrate community are very uncommon, and such as the amount of information available on the Nokoue Lake (the largest lake of Benin) is very limited. This information gap needs to b [...]
This work presents recent data on the physico-chemical properties and the trophic status of Kpassa reservoir at eighteen locations from August 2014 to February 2015. Seventeen physico-chemical parameters were measured and data obtained were statist [...]
BOUKARI OUSMANE TOURÉ [1], ABOU YOUSSOUF [2], BAWA MOCTAR [3],
The goal of this study was to evaluate the suitability of marine fish viscera (MFV) as an alternative protein in diet for juvenile Clarias gariepinus. Three isonitrogenous (43% crude protein) and isoenergetic (gross energy 20 kJ.kg-1) diets were fo [...]
A 42-days experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary replacement of fish meal with chicken viscera meal on growth, feed utilization and production of Clarias gariepinus. Fish (initial weight 8.0 ± 0.4g) were hand-fed twice daily to ap [...]
The Nokoue Lake is the largest lake of Benin Republic and it is also considered as one of the most productive lagoon ecosystems in West Africa. This productivity is decreasing and thus raises productivity issue for a better management and conservat [...]