September 2016

Conserving the caterpillar fungus [Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung et al.]: A case study of habitat ecology and sustainability in district Pithoragarh, Western Himalaya, India

The caterpillar fungus, Yartsa Gunbu (Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.) G.H. Sung et al.), offers one prime example of the phenomenon, where a resource of immense economic value runs the risk of being over-exploited, more so when its exploitation remains a ‘common property resource’. The ever-increasing demand of the commodity in the international markets and concomitantly its ever-increasing price, hovering...

Author(s): Chandra S. Negi, Mukesh Pant, Paras Joshi and Sachin Bohra

September 2016

Structure and composition of the liana assemblage of Azagny National Park in the Southern Côte d’Ivoire

The Azagny National Park represents one of the most important blocks of forest in Côte d’Ivoire, but its liana assemblage has never been characterized. Liana floristics, diversity, species composition and structure were evaluated. Fourteen plots of 1 ha (20 × 25 m) were established in different biotopes of the forest. All individual lianas of dbh ≥ 1 cm were identified, measured and marked. For each...

Author(s): Bénédicte Adjoua KOFFI, Djaha KOUAMÉ and Yves Constant ADOU YAO,

September 2016

Species composition, relative abundance and habitat association of rodents in Yekoche Forest, East Gojjam, Ethiopia

A study on species composition, relative abundance and habitat association of rodents in Yekoche Forest was carried out from September, 2014 to April, 2015 during both wet and dry seasons. Data were collected using live trap and snap trap. A total of 841 individual of rodents were trapped using both live trap and snap trap. Rodent species such as yellow spotted brush-furred rate (Lophuromys flavopunctatus) (24.5%),...

Author(s): Adugnaw Admas and Mesele Yihune