International Journal of Natural Resource Ecology and Management

Volume 1, Issue 4, November 2016

  • Estimation of Genetic and Phenotypic Correlation Coefficients and Path Analysis of Yield and Yield Contributing Traits of Bread Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Genotypes

    Alemu Dabi, Firew Mekbib, Tadesse Desalegn

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, November 2016
    Pages: 145-154
    Received: Aug. 01, 2016
    Accepted: Aug. 13, 2016
    Published: Sep. 02, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20160104.11
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    Abstract: Thirty bread wheat genotypes were tested to assess the association among yield and yield contributing traits and determining the direct and indirect effect of the traits on the grain yield. The genotypes were grown in alpha-lattice design at Tongo sub-center of Assosa Agricultural Research Center and Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center in 2015. Gr... Show More
  • Estimating Willingness to Pay for Labeobarbus Fish Species Conservation in Lake Tana, Ethiopia: A Contingent Valuation Study

    Berhan Asmamaw, Birhanu Beyene, Misikire Tessema, Afework Kara, Biniam Goshu, Abraham Assefa

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, November 2016
    Pages: 155-161
    Received: Aug. 16, 2016
    Accepted: Aug. 24, 2016
    Published: Sep. 10, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20160104.12
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    Abstract: This study employed Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) to assess the willingness to pay (WTP) by labor of beneficiaries of lake Tana, Ethiopia for the conservation activities of labeobarbus fish species. The WTP was conducted among 357 beneficiaries of the lake in 11 kebeles (districts). The data revealed that 96.9% of the respondents are willing to... Show More
  • Surveying Illegal Access to Genetic Resources: A Case Study in Borena Zone, Southern, Ethiopia

    Edeget Merawi, Ashenafi Ayenew, Fikremariam Ghion

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, November 2016
    Pages: 162-170
    Received: Aug. 03, 2016
    Accepted: Aug. 23, 2016
    Published: Sep. 21, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20160104.13
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    Abstract: One of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) target to realize the mission of reducing pressures on biodiversity is “reduction of unsustainable utilization of biodiversity and ecosystem services”. Thus ultimately tackles and controls illicit movement of genetic resources of the country. Therefore, the objective of this study is... Show More
  • Density and Diversity of Insects That Visit Cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) Plants in the Flowering and Fruiting Periods in Northern Ghana

    Floerence S. Kuukyi, Edward D. Wiafe

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, November 2016
    Pages: 171-178
    Received: Aug. 22, 2016
    Accepted: Sep. 03, 2016
    Published: Oct. 11, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20160104.14
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    Abstract: Field survey was conducted in ten farms in Northern Region from December 2014 to April 2015 to collect, identify and access the insects distribution on the cashew farms close to natural forest and agricultural farm land, during the flowering and the fruiting periods of cashew. The sample farms were divided into four plots measuring 20 m x 25 m. Ins... Show More
  • Exploring Conservation Management in an Oil-palm Concession

    Erik Meijaard, Nardiyono, Hendriyana Rahman, Simon Husson, Karmele L. Sanchez, Gail Campbell-Smith

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, November 2016
    Pages: 179-187
    Received: Oct. 09, 2016
    Accepted: Oct. 19, 2016
    Published: Nov. 07, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20160104.15
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    Abstract: Tropical oil-palm plantations are considered a major threat to threatened wildlife, including the Critically Endangered Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus. We review the management intervention of one oil-palm company in Indonesian Borneo that developed a plantation in an area with a wild orangutan population. Through setting aside and effectively pr... Show More
  • Mixed Effect of Provenance and Stand Age on the Germination of Teak (Tectona grandis) Seeds in Ghana

    Frederick Gyasi Damptey, Osei Richard, Kwabena Adu Bonnah

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, November 2016
    Pages: 188-194
    Received: Oct. 31, 2016
    Accepted: Nov. 14, 2016
    Published: Dec. 08, 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijnrem.20160104.16
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    Abstract: Teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) plantations developers in Ghana have difficulty in selecting teak seeds from ecological sources and maternal ages that could guarantee optimum germination rates. To fill this knowledge gaps and contribute knowledge on germination characteristics of teak seeds in Ghana, we studied the effects of age of the maternal tree,... Show More