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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res…
Xiping Li, Weixian Li, Ce Gao, Luying Shao, Guoqing Chen, Shaifei Wang
Habitat is not only an important place for animals and plants to inhabit and reproduce, but also the basis of human survival and development. With the large-scale development of mineral resources, land use types have changed sharply, fragile habitats tend to…
Raquel A. M. São Miguel, Rita Anastácio, Mário J. Pereira
The rate of climate change experienced globally in recent decades may compromise sea turtles’ survival; especially temperature increase, which is particularly fast, impacts life history characteristics, such as temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), l…
Christian Jonathan Anoma Kouassi, Dilawar Khan, Lutumba Suika Achille, James Kehinde Omifolaji, 1 1, Zhang Kebin
The biodiversity-rich primary forest of Cote d’Ivoire has been substantially converted into a mosaic of secondary forests, cash and lumber plantations, food crops, and timber plantations, food crops, and wasteland. Deforestation started even before independen…
Essomba Biloa Rachel Eliane, Noah Ewoti Olive Vivien, Tuekam Kayo Raoul Polycarpe, Sob Nangou Paul Bertrand, Tchakounté Siméon, Onana Fils Mamert, Nyamsi Tchatcho Nectaire Lié, Zebaze Togouet Serge Hubert
All Cameroonian estuarine systems, like the Kienke estuarine system (urban area of the port city of Kribi), are considered, as everywhere in the world, as unstable and vulnerable coastal ecosystems insofar as they are influenced by anthropogenic activities (p…
Yuriy Kozin
Gas emissions are produced by each economic entity individually—whether they are a large industrial enterprise, a boiler-house or a household (dwelling house). At that, in addition to visible chimneys, there are a lot of hidden (unrecorded) sources of emissio…
Judith C. Koskey, Charles M. M’Erimba, George M. Ogendi
Riparian zones are valuable ecosystems. They act as the ecological engineers that improve river health by delivering a range of ecosystem functions. They play a significant role in river health and provide various ecosystem goods and services for human well-b…
Napoko Malika Kangoyé, Adama Oueda, Rimwaodo Pierre Silga, Idrissa Ouedraogo, Wendengoudi Guenda, Boureima Gustave Kabre
The spatial distribution of bats in Burkina Faso is little-known. Previous studies have only described the bat species’ richness in Burkina Faso. This study was conducted to highlight bat species’ richness distribution within Burkina Faso and environmental va…
Anthony Djaba Sackey, Patrick Ofori-Danson, Benjamin Lantei Lamptey, Richmond Kennedy Quarcoo
The Gulf of Guinea region enjoined with the unique characteristics of the Guinea surface and underwater currents driving the upwelling season, besets the ecological importance of the area amidst growing offshore development. Though several attempts are being…
Baboucar Sane, Ismaïla Coly, Aliou Badji, Tahirou Charles Diatta, Arfang Ousmane Kémo Goudiaby, Daouda Ngom
Like several Sahelian countries, Senegal is facing a strong degradation of woody and arable resources. This is due to the development of certain inappropriate agricultural practices. To mitigate this situation, the populations tend to preserve and maintain ce…
Alice Jebiwott, George Morara Ogendi, Abiodun Akintunde Alo, Ronald Kibet
The Mau Forest has in the recent past elicited serious political and environmental debates regarding its conservation status, as the forest is fast dwindling and the repercussions felt widely across the country. The forest, regarded as the largest indigenous…
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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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