23 scientific papers for the first semester of 2018 (27.78% of progress)

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We are happy to share with you the publications of LABEF for the first semester of 2018. Congratulations to all the authors.

1. Lazaro, M., 1;2, Gbeha, M. and Romain Glèlè  Kakaï (2018). Influence of Missing Value Imputations on the Performance of Canonical Correspondence Analysis: Ecological Applications. African Journal of Applied Statistics Vol. 5 (1), 2018, pages 323–337.
2. Dayou, E. D., Zokpodo, K. L. B., & Glèlè  Kakaï, L. G. (2018). Assessment of the physical and mechanical properties of the soils in the different agroecological zones of Benin. Agro-Science, 16(3), 37-45.
3. Salako, V. K., Vihotogbé, R., Houéhanou, T., Sodé, I. A., & Glèlè Kakaï, R. G. (2018). Predicting the potential impact of climate change on the declining agroforestry species Borassus aethiopum Mart. in Benin: a mixture of geostatistical and SDM approach. Agroforestry Systems, 1-18.
4. Moussa, A. A., Salako, V. K., Gbemavo, D. C., Zaman-Allah, M., Glèlè  Kakaï, R., & Bakasso, Y. (2018). Performances agro-morphologiques des varietes locales et ameliorees de maïs au sud-ouest du Niger. African Crop Science Journal, 26(2), 157-173.
5. Salako, K. V., Moreira, F., Gbedomon, R. C., Tovissodé, F., Assogbadjo, A. E., & Glèlè Kakaï, R. L. (2018). Traditional knowledge and cultural importance of Borassus aethiopum Mart. in Benin: interacting effects of socio-demographic attributes and multi-scale abundance. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 14(1), 36.
6. Hounkpevi, A., Kouassi, E. K., & Glèlè Kakai, R. (2018). Effects of climatic variability and local environment patterns on the ecology and population structure of the multipurpose plant species, Vitex doniana Sweet (Lamiaceae) in Benin. Tropical Ecology, 59(1), 129-143.
7. Dimobe, K., Mensah, S., Goetze, D., Ouédraogo, A., Kuyah, S., Porembski, S., & Thiombiano, A. (2018). Aboveground biomass partitioning and additive models for Combretum glutinosum and Terminalia laxiflora in West Africa. Biomass and Bioenergy, 115, 151-159.
8. Mensah, S., du Toit, B., & Seifert, T. (2018). Diversity–biomass relationship across forest layers: implications for niche complementarity and selection effects. Oecologia, 1-13.
9. Lokonon, B. E., Mangamana, E. T., Gnonlonfoun, I., Akpona, T. J. D., Assogbadjo, A. E., Glèlè Kakaï, R., & Sinsin, B. (2018). Knowledge, valuation and prioritization of 46 woody species for conservation in agroforestry systems along Ouémé catchment in Benin (West Africa). Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-23.
10. Salako, V. K., Kénou, C., Dainou, K., Assogbadjo, A. E., & Glèlè Kakaï, R. (2018). Impacts of land use types on spatial patterns and neighbourhood distance of the agroforestry palm Borassus aethiopum Mart. in two climatic regions in Benin, West Africa. Agroforestry Systems, 1-15.
11. Mensah, S., Pienaar, O. L., Kunneke, A., du Toit, B., Seydack, A., Uhl, E., … & Seifert, T. (2018). Height–Diameter allometry in South Africa’s indigenous high forests: Assessing generic models performance and function forms. Forest Ecology and Management, 410, 1-11.
12. Vihotogbé, R., Idohou, R., Gebauer, J., Sinsin, B., & Peterson, A. T. (2018). Estimation of cultivable areas for Irvingia gabonensis and I. wombolu (Irvingiaceae) in Dahomey-Gap (West Africa). Agroforestry Systems, 1-10.
13. Gbaguidi, A. A., Dansi, A., Dossou-Aminon, I., Gbemavo, D. S. J. C., Orobiyi, A., Sanoussi, F., & Yedomonhan, H. (2018). Agromorphological diversity of local Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) collected in Benin. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 1-13.
14. Savi, M. K., R. Noumonvi, F. J. Chadaré, K. Daïnou, V. K. Salako, R. Idohou, A. E. Assogbadjo, and R. Glèlè Kakaï  (2018). Synergy between traditional knowledge of use and tree population structure for sustainability of Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott. & Endl in Benin (West Africa). Environment, Development and Sustainability:1-12.
15. Atidegla, H.S.C & Hounmenou, C. (2018). Adaptation des producteurs à la variabilité climatique au Sud bénin : cas de la plaine inondable de Gbessou. Annales des sciences agronomiques 22 (1) : 93-113, 2018 ISSN 1659 – 5009
16. Sèwadé, C., Lokonon, B.E., Azihou, A.F., Akouèhou, G.S., Mensah, G.A., Glèlè Kakaï, R., & Houinato, M.R.B. (2018). Use diversity and farmer’s preference of 48 local multipurpose fodder trees: a comparative analysis of three sociolinguistic groups of Benin; Annales des sciences agronomiques 22(1) : 33-52, 2018 ISSN 1659 – 5009
17. Dimobe, K., Goetze, D., Ouédraogo, A., Mensah, S., Akpagana, K., Porembski, S., & Thiombiano, A. (2018). Aboveground biomass allometric equations and carbon content of the shea butter tree (Vitellaria paradoxa CF Gaertn., Sapotaceae) components in Sudanian savannas (West Africa). Agroforestry Systems, 1-14.
18. Rashid, N., Gbedomon, R. C., Ahmad, M., Salako, V. K., Zafar, M., & Malik, K. (2018). Traditional knowledge on herbal drinks among indigenous communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 14(1), 16.
19. Gandji, K., Chadare, F. J., Idohou, R., Salako, V. K., Assogbadjo, A. E., & Glèlè Kakaï, R. (2018). Status and utilisation of Moringa oleifera Lam: A review. African Crop Science Journal, 26(1), 137-156.
20. Mensah, S., Salako, V. K., Assogbadjo, A. E., & Glèlè Kakaï, R. (2018). Differential Responses of Taxonomic, Structural, and Functional Diversity to Local-Scale Environmental Variation in Afromontane Forests in South Africa. Tropical Conservation Science, 11, 1940082918762372.
21. Houdanon, R. D., Mensah, S., Gnanglè, C., Yorou, N. S., & Houinato, M. (2018). Ecosystem services and biomass stock from bamboo stands in central and southern Benin, West Africa. Energy, Ecology and Environment, 1-10.
22. Adehan, S. B., Adakal, H., Gbinwoua, D., Zoungrana, S., Toé, P., Ouedraogo, M., … & Glèlè Kakaï, R. (2018). West African Cattle Farmers’ Perception of Tick-Borne Diseases. EcoHealth, 1-13.
23. Agbani, P. O., Kafoutchoni, K. M., Salako, K. V., Gbedomon, R. C., Kégbé, A. M., Karen, H., & Sinsin, B. (2018). Traditional ecological knowledge-based assessment of threatened woody species and their potential substitutes in the Atakora mountain chain, a threatened hotspot of biodiversity in Northwestern Benin, West Africa. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 14(1), 21.