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Exploring the Potential of Enhanced Traditional Medicines and Municipal Botanical Gardens as alternative
Health Care in Benin Republic.Alfred Houngnon 37
Prospects and Challenges of Agroforestry Practices in Government Owned Forest Reserves, Ogun State,
Nigeria. Otesile, A.A. and Agbeja, B.O. 37
Safeguarding the future of the African elephant: Society for Conservation Biology (SCB)'s position on the
use of ivory for religious objects.Stephen MufutauAwoyemi 38
Population Status and possible effects of Lantana camara to the native woody species in Adwa district,
Ethiopia. Berhane G. Asmelash and Mengisteab Hailu Ubuy 38
Managing biological resources: Anthropogenic pressure on plant community structure in Mt. Marsabit
forest, Kenya.Eunice W. Githae and David W. Odee 39
Diversity and pathogenicity of ophiostomatoid fungi found on native trees in the Cape Floristic Region.
Tendai Musvuugwa 39
Maesopsis eminii mortality in relation to stand density and age: A study at Amani Nature Reserve in
Tanzania. Kilawe, C.J. and Mtwaenzi, I. 40
Habitat Structure of Flat-Headed Cusimanse (Crossarchus platycephalus) in FUTA Wildlife Park, Ondo
State, Nigeria. Oguntuase B.G and Agbelusi E.A 40
Human Health and Conservation of Biodiversity: Impacts of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) in the
Fontem Focus, South West Region of Cameroon. Awungia Tegomo Alain 41
Prediction of Environmental Behaviour in Kilombero Valley Wetlands Tanzania.Felister Mombo, Zuzanna
Pieniak , Valerie Vandermeulen,Wim Verbeke and Guido van Huylenbroeck 41
Distribution and abundance of Invasive Non-indigenous Plant, Mauritius thorns (Caesalpinia decapetala)
in Arusha National Park Tanzania. Gladys Zacharia Ng’umbi 42
Prevalence of Bovine Tuberculosis in slaughter cattle along the Lyantonde-Mbarara Highway,
Uganda.Nasaka, J., Masembe, C. and Rwego, B.I. 42
Influence of rooting media and indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) concentration on rooting and shoot formation
of Warburgia ugandensis stem cuttings. Florence Akwatulira, Samson Gwali, John Bosco Lamoris
Okullo, Paul Ssegawa, Susan Balaba Tumwebaze, John Richard Mbwambo and Alice Muchugi 43
ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING AND SERVICES 44
Landscape Connectivity as a Strategy to solving Habitat Fragmentationacross Borders: A case study of
Nigeria.Fasona Michelle Iyabo 45
Understanding Relationship between Stand Structure and Carbon Stock in Nilo Nature Reserve,
Tanzania.Mwainunu, E.J., Munishi, P.K.T. and Nzunda, E.F. 45
Influence of Land Use History and Edaphic Factors on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungal (AMF) Abundance in
Tropical Savanna Soils of Tanzania.Geofrey E. Soka, Mark Ritchie and Emilian Mayemba 46
Plant Community and Ecological Analysis of Woodland Vegetation in Metema Area, Amhara National
Regional State, Northwestern Ethiopia.Haile Adamu Wale, Tamrat Bekele, and Gemedo Dalle 46
Periphyton as Inorganic Pollution Indicators in Themara River, Kenya.Mbao O. Evance, NzulaKitaka, Steve
O. Oduor and Julius Kipkemboi 47
Biometric parameters and growth of Cyperus papyrus in seasonally and permanently flooded zones of the
Mara Wetland, Tanzania.Sadiki Lotha Laisser 47
Impact of Land Use Practices on Traits and Production of Shea Butter Tree (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F.
Gaertn.) in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Benin. Akpona, T.J.D., Ayihouenou, B.E., Akpona, H.A. and
Doucet, J.L. 48
Effects of Salt Making Activities on Mangrove Ecosystem at Machole, Lindi Urban District in
Tanzania.Abdala Salum Liingilie 48
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