African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0786
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 1126

Full Length Research Paper

Mining the past for a better future of African waters: Historical changes in the fish and fishery of Lake Bam (Burkina Faso) before rehabilitation

Raymond OUEDRAOGO
  • Raymond OUEDRAOGO
  • Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Komandan MANO
  • Komandan MANO
  • Laboratoire de Biologie et Ecologie Animales (LBEA), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Adama OUEDA
  • Adama OUEDA
  • Laboratoire de Biologie et Ecologie Animales (LBEA), Université Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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  •  Received: 22 July 2020
  •  Accepted: 07 December 2020
  •  Published: 31 December 2020

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