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Quantitative Ethnobotany of Multiple-Use Species and Management of the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Woody species with high use value are identified, and their abundance in village forests is assessed through the forest inventory. Species with high use and socio‐cultural value are in low density in village forests around the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (YBR).
Kipute DD, Katayi AL, Luambua NK, Kahindo JM, Mampeta S, Lelo U, Joiris DV, Mate JP.   +7 more
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Walter's Duiker (Philantomba walteri Colyn, 2010): A Literature Review on a Recently Identified and Potentially Vulnerable Species. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
The Dahomey Gap, a dry corridor, divides the African tropical rainforests into distinct blocks. With an annual rainfall below 1200 mm, it hosts savannas, crops, and isolated fragments of gallery forests, swamp forests, and semi‐deciduous forests. Despite strong human influence, the discovery of Walter's duiker in 2010—a small antelope intermediate ...
Sahgui EMC, Lhoest S, Fonteyn D, Daïnou K, Michaux J, Vermeulen C.   +5 more
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National Food Consumption Patterns: Converging Trends and the Implications for Health Modes de consommation alimentaire nationaux : tendances convergentes et incidences sur la santé Nationale Muster des Lebensmittelkonsums: Konvergierende Entwicklungen und die Auswirkungen auf die Gesundheit

EuroChoices, Volume 22, Issue 1, Page 66-73, April 2023., 2023
Summary Worldwide, obesity almost tripled between 1975 and 2016 and is now prevalent in both rich and poor countries. Using annual food availability data produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) covering half a century in 118 countries, this article explores the diets that are central to the problem of obesity ...
Thai H. Le, Marta Disegna, Tim Lloyd
wiley   +1 more source

Habitat Selection and Seed Dispersal by the Great Blue Turaco (Corythaeola cristata) in the Rainforests of Southern Cameroon

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 1, January 2026.
This study is the first to use telemetry to document the movements of the great blue turaco, a bird that plays an important role in seed dispersal throughout Africa's Congo Basin. We show how 3D vegetation structure influences the movements of four turacos and the resulting spatial patterns of seed dispersal.
Antoine S. A. Tekam, Nicholas J. Russo, Bonaventure Sonké, Vincent Deblauwe, Docas L. Nshom, Nicolas Barbier, António Ferraz, Sassan Saatchi, Martin Wikelski, Elsa M. Ordway, Thomas B. Smith   +10 more
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Ultraconserved elements support a new tribal‐level classification for Australasian endemic dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)

Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.
Phylogenomic data obtained through sequencing ultraconserved elements are used to examine tribal classification in the subfamily Scarabaeinae with the aim of stabilizing classification of 32 unplaced Australasian genera. Phylogenies were generated from a 245,546 base pair alignment comprised of 1092 loci that included terminals representing 160 species
Nicole L. Gunter, Natalie A. Saxton, Fernando Lopes, Sergei Tarasov, Mario Cupello, Fernando Z. Vaz‐de‐Mello, Rachel L. Stone, Federica Losacco, Giulio Montanaro, Michele Rossini, Tom A. Weir   +10 more
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Assessment of Constraints, Opportunities and Income Impacts Associated with Small‐Scale Irrigation in Zebit, Ethiopia

Irrigation and Drainage, Volume 74, Issue 5, Page 2174-2184, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Small‐scale irrigation represents a highly effective system designed to enhance production and productivity, mitigate risks associated with rainfall variability and increase the income of rural farm households. This study was conducted to analyse small‐scale irrigation impact on household income and assess the challenges and opportunities in ...
Molla Gessesse, Guesh Zeru, Amare Bitew, Derjew Fentie   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Protected Areas in Combating Tropical Dry Forest Loss: Insights From Kirindy Mitea National Park, Madagascar

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 6, November 2025.
Tropical dry forests face severe threats from deforestation, endangering both people and wildlife. This study examines the effectiveness of Kirindy Mitea National Park (KMNP) in Madagascar in preventing forest loss from 1993 to 2023 using satellite imagery.
Domenic Romanello, Rebecca J. Lewis, Mirana J. E. Rahariniaina, Heriniaina M. Rakotohary, Anne C. Axel   +4 more
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Floral Scent Variation in Cyrtorchis letouzeyi (Orchidaceae) Between Natural Versus Cultivated Environments

Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 3, May 2025.
Shade houses serve as effective scientific tools for ex situ cultivation and orchid conservation in tropical forests. A comparison of the floral scent chemistry of Cyrtorchis letouzeyi between shade houses and natural populations in Cameroon revealed the same dominant compound, identical qualitative compositions across sites, but variations in emission
Kamga Lydie Messado, Bruno Buatois, Vincent Droissart, Bonaventure Sonké, Florent Martos   +4 more
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Irrigation water strategies to intensify vegetable production on smallholder farms in Guyana

Irrigation and Drainage, Volume 74, Issue 2, Page 738-748, April 2025.
Abstract As part of its development program, Guyana is diversifying and expanding its agricultural sector to increase the production of higher‐value vegetable crops. Apart from ensuring food security, this also reduces the country's food import bill. Abandoned sugarcane lands are targeted for the intensification and expansion of vegetable production ...
Chandra A. Madramootoo, Guia Marie M. Mortel   +1 more
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Temporal patterns of gut microbiota in lemurs (Eulemur rubriventer) living in intact and disturbed habitats in a novel sample type

American Journal of Primatology, Volume 87, Issue 1, January 2025.
Lemurs in the same social group have similar microbiomes over time. Abstract The gut microbiome is a plastic phenotype; gut microbial composition is highly variable across an individual host's lifetime and between host social groups, and this variation has consequences for host health.
Laura Grieneisen, Allison Hays, Erica Cook, Ran Blekhman, Stacey Tecot   +4 more
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