The silent degradation of the Lokoli swamp forest (Benin)
Houédoté C. B. Sessou
Broschiertes Buch

The silent degradation of the Lokoli swamp forest (Benin)

Effects of anthropogenic activities on socio-ecological systems and assessment of land management practices

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The Lokoli swamp forest serves as a refuge for several rare, endangered and endemic species. However, the reduction in its cover attributed to human activities is perceived as a fragmentation of the habitats of the species living there. This is inevitably accompanied by a loss of biodiversity. The water quality of the Hlan river, which feeds the forest and on which riparian populations depend, is also affected by human activities. The physico-chemical and microbiological characterization of this Hlan watercourse reveals, on the one hand, that the water is unfit for human consumption because it...