American Journal of Life Sciences

Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2022

  • Biometric Relationships Study of Tagelus adansonii (Bosc 1801) in Three Different Environments (Deltaic, Estuarine and Lagoon) in Senegal

    Jeanne Elisabeth Diouf, Alioune Faye, Claudette Soumbane Diatta, Jean Fall, Malick Diouf

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2022
    Pages: 95-103
    Received: 13 August 2022
    Accepted: 31 August 2022
    Published: 19 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.20221005.11
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    Abstract: In Senegal, several studies have been carried out on molluscs of mangrove ecosystems, particularly on Senilia senilis and Crassostrea tulipa. However, there are other little known mollusc species that inhabit these ecosystems. It is the case of Tagelus adansonii, a bivalve of the family Solecurtidae present only in West Africa and whose biometric r... Show More
  • The Effect of Coffee Expansion on Carbon Stock of Natural Forest in Gidame Woreda, West Ethiopia

    Yadesa Akena Dinsa

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2022
    Pages: 104-114
    Received: 28 August 2022
    Accepted: 6 September 2022
    Published: 14 November 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajls.20221005.12
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    Abstract: The important climate-related functions of forest ecosystems are carbon sequestration, regulating the global carbon cycle and climate change mitigation. About 80% of the terrestrial carbon is stored as forest biomass and soil organic carbon. Deforestation and forest degradation show an alarming high, mainly due to the conversion of natural forest t... Show More