July 2015

A preliminary study on fish fauna of the Passur River in Bangladesh

The ichthyofauna, their occurrence and conservation status in the Passur River of Khulna district have been studied for a period, from November 2011 to April 2012. A total of 95 finfish species contributing to 14 orders, 45 families and 77 genera were identified. The most dominant fish order was Perciformes with 38 species in 35 genera. Maximum number of species were recorded under the family Gobiidae (14 species)...

Author(s): Dhiman Gain, Md. Sarower-E- Mahfuj, Shamima Sultana and Nur Alam Mistri

July 2015

Threat of agricultural production on woody plant diversity in Tankwidi riparian buffer in the Sudanian Savanna of Ghana

Riparian forest buffers (RF) are integrative part of the savanna agricultural landscape. However, they are under threat of deforestation from agricultural intensification. To ascertain the impact of the deforestation, this study used remote sensing techniques and field inventorying to assess riparian woody plant diversity on farmland (FA) and forest reserve (FR) along Tankwidi rivercourse in the Sudanian savanna of...

Author(s): Emmanuel Amoah Boakye, Dibi N’da Hyppolite, Victor Rex Barnes, Stefan Porembski, Michael Thiel , François N. Kouamé and Daouda Kone