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The Influence of Agroecosystems on the Availability of Non-Timber Forest Products in Cameroon: The Case of Some Villages in Obala

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Most anthropogenic pressures are referred to lead in the population decline of some non-timber forest products (NTFPs) species or even their loss. The aim of this study is to show the influence of agroecosystems on the availability of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of Obala in Cameroon. Floristic inventories were carried out in 8 quadrats of 25m x 25m in Mbele and Minkama localities which are the source of the main NTFPs available in Obala. A total of 141 species of non-timber forest products belonging to 22 genera and 19 families were surveyed in three different Agroecosystems (Agroforests, Fallows land and Cultivated Fields). Euphorbiaceae and Apocynaceae are the most common families recorded. According to their characterisations, Agroforests are the most richnest in species, followed by Cultivated Fields and Fallows Land. According to the stability gradient between different types of Agroecosystems, Cultivated Fields appear to be the most unstable environments, despite their diversity. This instability is thought to be the result of high population density and growing demography, which increase human pressure on non-timber forest products.

Source: European journal of ecology, biology and agriculture.

DOI: 10.59324/ejeba.2025.2(2).13

Authors: André Adriel Njapa Mbiaha, Charly Tchapda, Dieudonné Onana, Yannick Patrick Ella Ella, Laura Mesame Ngoume

Institution: Université de Yaoundé I

Language: English

Topic: African Botany and Ecology Studies

Subfield: Forestry

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Life on land, Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W4409414768

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