January 2013
Socio-cultural factors influencing gender-based violence on agricultural livelihood activities of rural households in Ogun State, Nigeria
Relationships are socially and culturally constructed. A range of socio-cultural factors such as beliefs, norms, values, taboos, community, expectation, rules, laws and policies, economic and physical resources, technological and ethical factors influence an individual’s attitudes towards behaviour’s in and expectation about relationships. The objective of the study is to analyse socio-cultural factors...
January 2013
Social organization of Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) population in the Chambi National Park, Tunisia
The Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia), "kabsh arwi" in Arabic, is a threatened wild endemic to North Africa. It was introduced in Chambi National Park of Tunisia in 1987. The study of the organization of Barbary sheep population was investigated 23 years after this introduction. The surveys were conducted during breeding and rutting seasons. The majority of herds sighted in Chambi National Park in Tunisia both...
January 2013
Conservation status of plant species in Tehsil Takht-e-Nasrati, District Karak, Khyber Pakhtun Khawa, Pakistan
In the present study, the conservation status of 45 species belonging to 26 families of 22 trees and 23 shrubs were determined on the basis of IUCN conservation criteria in Tehsil Takht-e-Nasrati, District Karak, which was conducted in spring, summer and winter 2010 to 2011. There were 20 (44.44 %) vulnerable, 16 (35.56 %) rare, 7 (15.56 %) endangered and 2 (4.44 %) were infrequent. After two years extensive field...
January 2013
Noninvasive genetic assessment of population status of tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India
Population size estimation is a prerequisite for assessment of conservation status of a species in its natural habitat. With a global scenario of vanishing local population of tigers in many parts of its range distribution, estimation of the minimum number of individuals is vital for prioritizing conservation attention to specific areas with long term possibility of survival of the species. In the present study, DNA...
January 2013
Biodiversity of coastal Lagoon in Nallavadu village, Puducherry, India
The floristic and macro faunal diversity in Nallavadu lagoon (Puducherry, India) with an aerial length of 3.44 km was sampled monthly from June, 2009 to June, 2010. The lagoon salinity was 7.6 during post-monsoon period and 8.7 in pre-monsoon. Sequence of increased and decreased patterns in species diversity was noted during post-monsoon and pre-monsoon periods. Final results revealed, a total of 21 flora species (17...
January 2013
Biodiversity of plant species in Tehsil Takht-e-Nasrati, Pakistan
The current study illustrates the proportional description of the biodiversity of plants in Tehsil Takht-e-Nasrati, Pakistan. The highest value (3.097) of species diversity was obtained from southern area in spring, while the lowest value (1.75) was obtained from Jahangeri Banda in winter. The highest value (5.752) of species richness was obtained from Warana in winter, while the lowest value (2.08) was obtained from...
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