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: 680

Full Length Research Paper

Habitat biophysical and spatial patterns assessment within Oti-Keran-Mandouri protected area network in Togo

Aniko Polo-Akpisso
  • Aniko Polo-Akpisso
  • West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use, Graduate Research Program on Climate Change and Biodiversity, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, P. O. Box 461, Abidjan, 22 BP 461 Abidjan 22, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Fousseni Folega
  • Fousseni Folega
  • Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Lomé, P. O. Box 1515, Lomé, Togo.
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Ouattara Soulemane
  • Ouattara Soulemane
  • Laboratory of Zoology and Animal Biology, UFR Biosciences, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, 02 BP 1170 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
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Wouyo Atakpama
  • Wouyo Atakpama
  • Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Lomé, P. O. Box 1515, Lomé, Togo.
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Mamadou Coulibaly
  • Mamadou Coulibaly
  • Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, 800 Algoma Boulevard, Oshkosh WI 54901-8642, USA.
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Kpérkouma Wala
  • Kpérkouma Wala
  • Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Lomé, P. O. Box 1515, Lomé, Togo.
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Achim Röder
  • Achim Röder
  • Department of Environmental Remote Sensing and Geinformatics, Trier University, 54286 Trier, Germany.
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Koffi Akpagana
  • Koffi Akpagana
  • Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Faculty of Science, University of Lomé, P. O. Box 1515, Lomé, Togo.
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Tano Yao
  • Tano Yao
  • Laboratory of Zoology and Animal Biology, UFR Biosciences, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, 02 BP 1170 Abidjan 02, Côte d’Ivoire.
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  •  Received: 16 August 2017
  •  Accepted: 04 October 2017
  •  Published: 31 May 2018

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