International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Spatial distribution, ecological niche model of pignut and control eradication strategies in the context of climate and global change for Benin, West Africa

AÏKPON Gorgias
  • AÏKPON Gorgias
  • Laboratory of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 1493 Calavi, Benin.
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KOURA Kourouma
  • KOURA Kourouma
  • Laboratory of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 1493 Calavi, Benin.
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GANGLO C. Jean
  • GANGLO C. Jean
  • Laboratory of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, BP: 1493 Calavi, Benin.
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  •  Received: 02 January 2021
  •  Accepted: 05 May 2021
  •  Published: 31 July 2021

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