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

Typology of cocoa-based agroforestry systems of the semi-deciduous forest zone in Togo (West Africa)

Oyetounde DJIWA
  • Oyetounde DJIWA
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 01 BP. 4388, Lomé, Togo.
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Hodabalo PEREKI
  • Hodabalo PEREKI
  • Department of Botany, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, University of Lomé, 01 BP 1515, Lomé, Togo.
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Kudzo Atsu GUELLY
  • Kudzo Atsu GUELLY
  • Department of Botany, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, University of Lomé, 01 BP 1515, Lomé, Togo.
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  •  Received: 19 June 2020
  •  Accepted: 06 August 2020
  •  Published: 31 October 2020

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