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Ethnic differences in use values and use patterns of Parkia biglobosa in Northern Benin

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, December 2011
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Title
Ethnic differences in use values and use patterns of Parkia biglobosa in Northern Benin
Published in
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, December 2011
DOI 10.1186/1746-4269-7-42
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Authors

Kourouma Koura, Jean C Ganglo, Achille E Assogbadjo, Clément Agbangla

Abstract

African locust bean tree (Parkia biglobosa) is a multipurpose species used widely in arid Africa by local communities. The present study focused on ethnic differences in use values and use patterns of P. biglobosa in Northern Benin, where the species widely grows. The use values according to the various ethnic groups in the study area have been evaluated in detail for P. biglobosa.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Benin 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Côte d'Ivoire 1 <1%
Unknown 119 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 24 20%
Student > Master 20 16%
Researcher 16 13%
Lecturer 5 4%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 4%
Other 21 17%
Unknown 31 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 42 34%
Environmental Science 17 14%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 5 4%
Medicine and Dentistry 4 3%
Immunology and Microbiology 3 2%
Other 18 15%
Unknown 33 27%