Mangrove forests, though essentially common and wide-spread, are highly threatened. Local societies along with their knowledge about the mangrove also are endangered, while they are still underrepresented as scientific research topics. With the present study we document local utilization patterns, and perception of ecosystem change. We illustrate how information generated by ethnobiological res...

— The ecological functioning of the Senegal River estuary and Lower Delta was negatively affected by the construction of the Diama dam in 1986. As from 1994, managed flood releases were used to rehabilitate part of the floodplain and to create an artificial estuary. By simulating the pre-dam hydrodynamics, ecosystem functions were restored. This allowed the local inhabitants to resume their tra...