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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…
Liming Liu, Fenghui Guo, Maierhaba Aimudula, Qiang Li, Wukelai Duosimubayi, Ainiwaer Tumier
Based on field surveys across 15 sampling sites spanning five elevational belts in the Serekitaxi area of Taxkorgan Nature Reserve (eastern Pamir Plateau), we constructed a species-site coverage matrix to systematically explore the diversity and elevational p…
John Paluku Walaka, Denis Mvo Chuo, Prosper Kambale Kambere, Eloge Kambale Muhesi, Prince Kiswele Kaleme, Richard Akwanjoh Seino, 1 1, 1 1
Murid dynamics serve as a sensitive indicator of the conservation status of tropical ecosystems subjected to intense anthropogenic pressures. This study, conducted in the northern sector of Virunga National Park (DRC), assessed the relative abundance, diversi…
Irène Blondelle Kenfack, Simon Awafor Tamungang, Mvo Denis Chuo, Taku Awa II, Jean Pascal Koh-Dimbot, Standly Nkemnyi Nkengbeza
Despite providing essential ecosystem services, African vulture populations are declining rapidly. To address the severe data deficit in Cameroon, this study assessed vulture richness, abundance, distribution, and habitat conditions in the North region. We co…
Benjamin Chow Battersby, Emmanuel Masenga, Raymond Okick, Edward Kohi, Eblate Ernest Mjingo
The wildebeest migration plays a crucial role in shaping the Serengeti Ecosystem, influencing the composition, diversity, and abundance of plant species that support the population. This study examines the impact of wildebeest grazing during three distinct pe…
Alkaly Badji, Ndèye Rokhaya Aw, Mouhamadou Makhtar Fall, Amadou Makhtar Mbengue
In Senegal, within the context of safeguarding threatened wildlife species, the Special Wildlife Reserve of Gueumbeul was chosen to host the first populations of Gazella dorcas and Oryx dammah in the 1980s and 1990s. However, their survival depends on close m…
Kayla Anatone, Laura Bither, Nola Neri, Sage Loomis, Fatima Ejaz, Michelle L. Kraczkowski, Timothy S. Earley, Barry Chernoff, 1 1, 1 1, 1 1
Waterfalls and drainage divides have been found to act as barriers to gene flow in riverine communities, affecting migration and genetic diversity of fish populations. We studied populations of Rhinichthys atratulus , the Eastern Blacknose Dace, in two tribut…
Charly Idriss Talla Ngangni, Hénock Yves Nsangou Moundignigni, Carole Ameli Kenne, Pierre François Djocgoué, Serge Hubert Zébazé Togouet
Landfill leachates represent a major threat to freshwater ecosystems, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated the effects of leachates from the Banefo landfill (HYSACAM) on the physicochemical characteristics…
Sive Tokozwayo, Siza Mthi, Lwando Royimani, Lwando Mbambalala, Monde Rapiya, 1 1
Shrub encroachment continued to alter grasslands into savanna ecosystem, diminishing grazing capacity, and weakening the resilience rural farming systems. Expansion of indigenous shrubs is associated anthropogenic activities such as unprescribed burning and o…
Yosef Steinberger, May Levi, Adrian Unc, Tirza Doniger
Areas designated for cultivating wheat [ Triticum aestivum ] are the most extensive of all terrestrial crops. Due to its importance T. aestivum , has been the subject of numerous studies. In the present study, we investigated the effects of phenological stage…
Swalehe Habibu Swalehe, Wilson Ancelm Mugasha, Bernardol John Manyanda
Miombo woodlands provide essential ecological services and livelihoods in southern Africa but are increasingly threatened by charcoal production. This study assessed early recovery of dry Miombo woodlands following selective charcoal harvesting in three distr…
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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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