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

Structure and composition of the liana assemblage of Azagny National Park in the Southern Côte d’Ivoire

Benedicte Adjoua KOFFI*
  • Benedicte Adjoua KOFFI*
  • Laboratoire de Botanique, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan-Côte d’Ivoire, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Djaha KOUAME
  • Djaha KOUAME
  • UFR Environnement, Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé, BP 150 Daloa-Côte d’Ivoire.
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Yves Constant ADOU YAO
  • Yves Constant ADOU YAO
  • Département Recherche et Développement, Centre Suisse de Recherches en Côte d’Ivoire (CSRS), 01 BP 1303 Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 27 March 2016
  •  Accepted: 14 June 2016
  •  Published: 30 September 2016

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