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Diversity and mosaic structure of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community in traditional cocoa agroforestry systems in southern Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In cocoa agrosforestry systems, ants are the major arthropod component of the canopy. Since dominant ant species are usually active predators of insects. Ant community may contribute to protect cocoa against insect pests, and especially from cocoa mirids.
Babin, Régis   +5 more
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How social norms are integrated in natural resource co‐management

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Social norms are increasingly recognized as central elements in fostering cooperation and compliance in natural resource co‐management, especially where communities and governments share authority. Yet, their conceptualization and application across disciplines remain fragmented.
Caetano L. B. Franco   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Proposal to encode modern Bamum in the BMP of the UCS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This is a proposal to encode the modern Bamum script in the international character encoding standard Unicode. The script was published in Unicode Standard version 5.2 in October 2009.
Everson, Michael   +2 more
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Agroforestry and enhanced rock weathering: A dual strategy for sustainable cacao

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Cacao production is both economically vital and environmentally intensive, presenting a major sustainability challenge as a crop largely cultivated by smallholder farmers in climate‐vulnerable regions. This review synthesises evidence that integrating agroforestry with enhanced rock weathering (EW) may significantly reduce emissions from cacao ...
Isabella L. Steeley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The past history and present trends in the fisheries of Lake Chad [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
Lake Chad is a very large, shallow eutrophic lake shared by Chad, Nigeria, Niger and Cameroun. It supplies approximately 13% of Nigeria's inland fish. It however lies in an unstable ecological environment characterised by intermittent period of rainfall ...
Raji, A.
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Digitisation of herbarium specimens to the benefit of research: An African perspective focusing on South Africa and Western Indian Ocean Island states

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Botanical exploration, discovery and conservation rely heavily on access to herbarium collections. Recently, digital access to label information, including georeferenced locality data, and images of herbarium specimens available online have greatly increased usage of herbarium specimen data.
Ronell R. Klopper   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Variations in soil fertility under cotton crops in the Bénoué cotton-growing area in Northern Cameroon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The status of soils under cotton crops must be compared before and after a sufficiently long cropping period in order to detect variations that have occurred.
Fesneau, Corinne   +2 more
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Controlling banana bunchy top disease in Benin: Crop protection strategies with socio‐economic perspectives

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Banana and plantain are vital for food security and income in West Africa, yet banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) threatens production. This study combined remote sensing, field surveys, modelling and socio‐economic analysis to assess BBTV spread and control strategies in Benin.
Renata Retkute   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Climate requirements for cultivated Liberica coffee (Coffea liberica) and consequences for its use and development as a crop species

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
The global coffee industry, supporting 25 million smallholder farmers, is vulnerable to climate change. Diversifying the coffee species portfolio beyond Arabica and robusta is a promising intervention. Liberica coffee could provide adaptive capacity, although its climate parameters for cultivation are poorly known.
Isobel M. J. Wild   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Les Tumeurs Phyllodes du Sein à Douala : Variantes Cliniques et Histologiques

open access: yesHealth Research in Africa
RÉSUMÉ Les tumeurs phyllodes du sein sont des pathologies rares, représentant 0,3-1% des tumeurs du sein. Nous rapportons quatre cas sur 217 tumeurs du sein analysées histologiquement entre 2020 et 2023 à l’hôpital gynéco obstétrique et pédiatrique de ...
Kamdem Modjo Diane Estelle   +13 more
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