November 2010
Resuspension of sediment as a method for managing shallow eutrophic lagoons
The article sets out to demonstrate that resuspension of sediment could be used to counteract the consequences of eutrophication and to manage degraded coastal lagoons subject to frequent periodic dystrophic processes. This is done by a general review of the literature on resuspension of sediment, focusing on its effects in shallow eutrophic lagoons and the results of specific research recently conducted by the...
November 2010
Impact of wood cuts on the structure and floristic diversity of vegetation in the peri-urban zone of Ngaoundere, Cameroon
The main objective of this paper was to study the impact of various wood cuts on the structure and the floristic diversity of the savannas, and to seek for durable solutions against deforestation during a four year investigation. An inventory of the woody layer on 120 sites areas of 50 × 50 m showed that savannas have structures in "L". This structure translate the state of the degradation of...
November 2010
Adaptive success index: A criterion for identifying most important species
This article introduces the Adaptive Success Index (ASI) as a criterion for deciding which species are actually important in a given list of species either based on the Importance Value Index (IVI) or on the Cover Value Index (CVI). Key words: Adaptive Success Index (ASI), Importance Value Index (IVI), Cover Value Index (CVI).