Claim · model-written summary
Felling trees and picking flowers, fruits and seeds were reported to harm tree population regeneration.
- Taxon
- tree populationse0
- Treatment
- Cutting down trees and picking flowers, fruits, and seedse0
- Outcome
- regeneration of the tree populationse0
- Direction
- negativelye0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Verbatim
e0“Cutting down trees and picking flowers, fruits, and seeds have been the methods of harvesting, which affect negatively regeneration of the tree populations.”
Title
Armand Kingbo; Kourouma Koura; Jean C. Ganglo International Journal of Forestry Research 2023. doi:10.1155/2023/3788334
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- Observation The Dogo-Kétou priority tree species were Vitellaria paradoxa, Prosopis africana, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Khaya senegalensis and Anogeissus leiocarpa.
- Observation The survey documented 54 tree species in 47 genera and 25 families.
- Observation Harvested tree parts served medicinal, commercial, feeding, medico-magic and artisanal uses.
- Observation Leaves, fruits, seeds, barks, roots and wood were the most commonly used organs.
- Observation Harvesting included cutting poles and twigs, debarking, felling, root cutting, and picking reproductive parts.
- Recommendation The authors recommend community education through a forest conservation program.