International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Impact of cocoa cultivation in the forest-savannah transition zone of western Côte d'Ivoire

Kadio Attey N. Koua
  • Kadio Attey N. Koua
  • Laboratory of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Tropical Ecosystems, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Kouassi B. Kpangui
  • Kouassi B. Kpangui
  • Laboratory of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Tropical Ecosystems, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire.
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Yao Sadaiou S. Barima
  • Yao Sadaiou S. Barima
  • Laboratory of Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Tropical Ecosystems, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 14 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 30 September 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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