Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Aquatic macro invertebrate contribution in leaf litter breakdown in tropical mining area streams (Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa)

Séniva Ouattara Dongui
  • Séniva Ouattara Dongui
  • Laboratoire d’Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique (LEBA), UFR-Sciences et Gestion de l’Environnement (SGE), UNIVERSITE NANGUI ABROGOUA (UNA), 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
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David Tapé Logboh
  • David Tapé Logboh
  • Laboratoire d’Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique (LEBA), UFR-Sciences et Gestion de l’Environnement (SGE), UNIVERSITE NANGUI ABROGOUA (UNA), 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Edia Edia Oi
  • Edia Edia Oi
  • Laboratoire d’Environnement et de Biologie Aquatique (LEBA), UFR-Sciences et Gestion de l’Environnement (SGE), UNIVERSITE NANGUI ABROGOUA (UNA), 02 BP 801, Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 08 May 2022
  •  Accepted: 24 October 2022
  •  Published: 31 October 2022

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