May 2017

Chemical soil attributes of Cerrado areas under different recovery managements or conservation levels

The aquatic macrophytes removed from hydroelectric power plants, as well as boiler ash derived from burning sugarcane bagasse can provide nutrients and recover degraded soils more quickly. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the chemical attributes of a degraded soil in recovery process with mechanical preparation, with or without addition of organic residue (aquatic macrophytes) or agroindustrial residue (ash from...

Author(s): Thaís Soto Boni, Kellian Kenji Gonzaga da SIlva Mizobata, Marcela Sant’anna Cordeiro da Silva, Laís Naiara Honorato Monteiro, Rayner Sversut Barbieri, Kátia Luciene Maltoni and Marcelo Carvalho Minhoto Teixeira Filho

May 2017

Communal knowledge and perceptions of African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) reintroduction in the western part of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

This study assessed communal knowledge and perceptions regarding the reintroduction of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus). Questionnaires were employed to acquire information from 216 randomly selected respondents within six villages. Our results indicate that gender differences exist among respondents; more males than females correctly identified wild dogs from photo cards. Males also wanted the species to be of high...

Author(s): Emmanuel Hosiana Masenga, Richard Daniel Lyamuya, Ernest Eblate Mjingo, Robert Dominikus Fyumagwa and Eivin Røskaft  

May 2017

Phenotypic characterization of indigenous Maefur goat population in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

The study was conducted in Erob district eastern Tigray, Ethiopia to phenotypic characterize Maefur goat based on physical body feature and linear body measurements. Six hundred (297 male and 303 female) goats were randomly selected and grouped into four age groups of 0, 1, 2 and ≥3 PPI. General Linear Model (GLM) procedure of SPSS version 16.0 and descriptive statistical analysis were were used to summarize the...

Author(s): Weldeyesus Gebreyowhens and Rohatash Kumar

May 2017

Uses of Haematostaphis barteri Hook.f. among the Waaba and Bètammaribè in North-Benin and impact on the species vulnerability

Haematostaphis barteri Hook.f. is an endemic plant species with a high economic potential that mostly grows on rocky soils in the Sudanian zone from Ghana to Sudan. In Bénin, the species is found only around the commune of Natitingou, but there is little knowledge on its uses by the local populations and how these uses potentially affect its conservation status. This study aimed to evaluate the vulnerability of...

Author(s): Samadori Sorotori Honoré Biaou, Jacob Koundouonon Moutouama, Baï Sèwèdo Céline Dan, Ogoudjè Isidore Amahowé, Fidèle Tchossi Moutouama and Armand Kuyéma Natta