Yamontche C,
Houetchegnon T,
Gouwakinnou G,
Ouinsavi C,
(2024)
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
Kigelia africana is a forest species threatened by anthropogenic and climatic actions. Conservation possibilities of Kigelia africana were investigated using MaxEnt and ENMTools algorithms, R software and GIS in two modeling approaches considering the whole population and population subgroups. This …
Keywords :Benin,
Climate change,
Kigelia africana,
SDM,
West Africa,
Sambou M,
Koné B,
Sane S,
Vodounnon M,
Diatta A,
Diatta L,
Sambou B,
Diop F,
Sambou S,
Diatta M,
Sambou H,
Goudiaby A,
Mbow C,
(2024)
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
The survival of agroforestry species in Senegal is threatened by climate change. Hence, it has become important to identify the most endangered species for prioritising conservation efforts. This study aimed to assess the impact of climate change on the distribution of three key agroforestry species…
Keywords :Balanites aegyptiaca,
Climate change,
Cordyla pinnata,
Faidherbia albida,
Species distribution modelling,
Tietiambou S,
Idohou R,
Agounde G,
Lankoande B,
Avocevou C,
Ouédraogo A,
Glele Kakai R,
(2024)
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
Carapa procera plays an important socio-cultural and economic role for local people. The species is threatened by several factors including climate changes. This study explored the current and future distribution of the species in Benin and Burkina Faso. The maximum entropy (Maxent) software was use…
Keywords :Carapa procera,
Ecological niche models,
Species distribution models,
West Africa,
Olou B,
Hègbè A,
Piepenbring M,
Yorou N,
(2023)
Scientific Reports
Earliella scabrosa is a pantropical species of Polyporales (Basidiomycota) and well-studied concerning its morphology and taxonomy. However, its pantropical intraspecific genetic diversity and population differentiation is unknown. We initiated this study to better understand the genetic variation w…
Todo E,
Aikpon R,
Koura K,
Lokossou A,
Aoudji A,
Ganglo J,
(2023)
Journal of Communicable Diseases
Introduction: Schistosomiasis is an infection caused by a parasite that remains silent for a long period of time and induces severe complications. Schistosoma haematobium and Schistosoma mansoni are the incriminating agents with freshwater gastropod molluscs as the disease vectors. However, it is us…
Keywords :Benin,
Modelling,
Mollusc Vectors,
Schistosomiasis,
Spatial Distribution,
Alier G,
Idohou R,
Hounsou-Dindin G,
Glèlè Kakaï R,
(2023)
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
Kobus megaceros is a wetland antelope listed as endangered by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in its natural habitat in South Sudan. The population of the species in South Sudan’s wetlands remains unknown. Climate change is expected to have a significant imp…
Keywords :BME,
Climate change,
Geostatistics,
Habitat suitability,
Kobus megaceros,
SDM,
Zanga J,
Metelo E,
Mvuama N,
Nsabatien V,
Mvudi V,
Banzulu D,
Mansiangi O,
Bamba M,
Basosila N,
Agossa F,
Wumba R,
(2023)
bioRxiv
Understanding the distribution of Anopheles species in a region is an important task in the planning and implementation of malaria control programmes. This study was proposed to evaluate the composition and distribution of cryptic species of the main malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae complex, circul…
Kinge T,
Jefwa J,
Houdanon R,
Kamalebo H,
Abdel-Azeem A,
Gryzenhout M,
Triebel D,
Weibulat T,
Rambold G,
(2023)
The Lichenologist
Africa is an important global reservoir for biological, cultural and traditional knowledge about fungi and lichens, which are used as food, medicine and in mythology, among other things. African human populations are undergoing highly significant changes and adaptation processes, which are accompani…
Keywords :Diversity Workbench,
ethnolichenology,
ethnomycology,
traditional knowledge,
Hounsou-Dindin G,
Idohou R,
Agre P,
Hounkpèvi A,
Adomou A,
Assogbadjo A,
Glèlè Kakaï R,
(2023)
Heliyon
Ricinodendron heudelotii (Baill.) Heckel is an important nutraceutical reservoir. Its Sustainable exploitation requires information on its potential distribution in the current context of rapid population growth and climate change threats. This study aimed to map the suitable areas for its domestica…
Keywords :Climate change,
Habitat suitability modelling,
Spatial distribution,
Wild oil species,
biomod2,
Kakpo A,
Vodounnon M,
Agbangba E,
Hounsou-Dindin G,
Dagbénonbakin D,
Amadji G,
Buri M,
Kakaï R,
(2023)
Modeling Earth Systems and Environment
Climate change is a major threat to biodiversity, with global greenhouse gas emissions exceeding the Paris Agreement, which has a significant impact on the distribution of species at risk of facing extinction. Thus, predicting climate change's influence on species distribution is crucial. In Sub-Sah…
Keywords :Algorithms,
Climate change,
Ecological niche,
IPCC,
Random Forest,
Soil fertility,