The objective of the study was to compare the performance of exotic (Eucalyptus grandis and Acacia saligna) and indigenous (Acacia polyacantha and Bauhinia thonningii) tree species in rehabilitating active gold mine tailings dump. The seedlings were produced in a nursery and transplanted onto the tailings dumps during the rainy season in the years 2000, 2001 and 2002. The saplings were monitore...

Madagascar is known for its high diversity and endemism of fauna flora. Fungi, however, have been largely overlooked in evolution studies on the island, whether fungi exhibit same patterns as animals plants has yet to be further examined. We collected fungal sporocarps ectomycorrhizal (EcM) roots during three opportunistic surveys five forests generated a dataset Internal Transcribed Spacer (IT...

We assessed numbers and biomass of species hunted sold for wild meat in 12 park-adjacent settlements the Fazao Malfakassa National Park (FMNP), Togo. From hunter interviews market carcass counts, 33 species, 28 from 26 surveys were taken, respectively. A total 2605 animals recorded study, 18 during wet season (740 animals) dry (1865 animals). In markets, 754 carcasses 19 traded season, 1896 24 ...

Opuntia ficus-indica, commonly known as prickly pear, is a widely distributed plant originating in central America. Its wide distribution and popularity cultivated are due to the sweetness of its fruits. Here, role O. ficus-indica livelihoods people Limpopo Province, South Africa, was investigated. Roadside traders pear were surveyed 2019–2020 using paper-based questionnaires convenience sampli...

Diameter increment of trees typical miombo and acacia woodland was studied during a period 20 years in Kondoa district, Tanzania. The study performed permanent plots severely degraded area subjected to considerable restoration efforts. A total 15 species were selected from database collected within project for monitoring the landscape recovery. Growth performance African searched literature com...