[ Etat des lieux de l’avifaune de quelques forêts classées du centre de la Côte d’Ivoire: Diversité spécifique, structure du peuplement et menaces ]
Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 87–99
Kadio Saint Guillaume ODOUKPE1, Savorgnan E. ASSA2, and Frédéric M. GUEYE3
1 Laboratoire de Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 22 B.P. 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d'Ivoire
2 Unité de Recherche de Biologie de la Conservation et Gestion de la Faune, Laboratoire des Milieux Naturels et Conservation de la Biodiversité, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Département des Sciences et Techniques, Université Alassane Ouattara, BP v 18 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
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The aim of this study is to assess the diversity of bird communities and the threats they face in the classified forests of central Côte d’Ivoire. Birds were inventoried using the point counts method coupled with line transects in the Ahua and Proungbo-Sérébi classified forests as well as in the Soungourou and Mafa complexes. A total of 180 species divided into 16 orders and 61 families were inventoried in all sites. This avifaunal population is composed mainly of resident species whose populations are relatively stable on a global scale. However, some species are on the IUCN red list. The main threats in these classified forests are transhumance, hunting and natural habitats transformation. This study makes it possible to establish a reference situation for the avifauna of the classified forests of Ahua and Proungbo-Serebi as well as the Soungourou and Mafa complexes. This rich and diversified avifauna population is threatened by the many anthropic activities identified. In a context of sustainable management of natural resources and restoration of the national forest cover, the data of this study will make it possible to draw up a development and management plan for the sites surveyed. In addition, they will allow to develop these sites for tourism. In view of the results obtained, it is recommended to diversify the species of reforestation, to reinforce protection measures and to intensify the awareness of communities living near classified forests to biodiversity conservation.
Author Keywords: Birds, Diversity, Threats, Classified Forest, Côte d’Ivoire.
Volume 39, Issue 1, March 2023, Pages 87–99
Kadio Saint Guillaume ODOUKPE1, Savorgnan E. ASSA2, and Frédéric M. GUEYE3
1 Laboratoire de Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Université Félix Houphouët Boigny de Cocody, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, 22 B.P. 582 Abidjan 22, Côte d'Ivoire
2 Unité de Recherche de Biologie de la Conservation et Gestion de la Faune, Laboratoire des Milieux Naturels et Conservation de la Biodiversité, UFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3 Département des Sciences et Techniques, Université Alassane Ouattara, BP v 18 Bouaké 01, Côte d’Ivoire
Original language: French
Copyright © 2023 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The aim of this study is to assess the diversity of bird communities and the threats they face in the classified forests of central Côte d’Ivoire. Birds were inventoried using the point counts method coupled with line transects in the Ahua and Proungbo-Sérébi classified forests as well as in the Soungourou and Mafa complexes. A total of 180 species divided into 16 orders and 61 families were inventoried in all sites. This avifaunal population is composed mainly of resident species whose populations are relatively stable on a global scale. However, some species are on the IUCN red list. The main threats in these classified forests are transhumance, hunting and natural habitats transformation. This study makes it possible to establish a reference situation for the avifauna of the classified forests of Ahua and Proungbo-Serebi as well as the Soungourou and Mafa complexes. This rich and diversified avifauna population is threatened by the many anthropic activities identified. In a context of sustainable management of natural resources and restoration of the national forest cover, the data of this study will make it possible to draw up a development and management plan for the sites surveyed. In addition, they will allow to develop these sites for tourism. In view of the results obtained, it is recommended to diversify the species of reforestation, to reinforce protection measures and to intensify the awareness of communities living near classified forests to biodiversity conservation.
Author Keywords: Birds, Diversity, Threats, Classified Forest, Côte d’Ivoire.
Abstract: (french)
Cette étude a pour objectif de faire un état des lieux de la diversité des communautés d’oiseaux et des menaces auxquelles sont-elles confrontées dans les forêts classées du centre de la Côte d’Ivoire. Les oiseaux ont été inventoriés par la méthode des points d’écoute couplée à celle des transects linéaires dans les forêts classées d’Ahua et Proungbo-Sérébi ainsi que dans les massifs Soungourou et Mafa. Un total de 180 espèces réparties entre 16 ordres et 61 familles a été inventorié dans l’ensemble des sites. Ce peuplement avifaunique est composé en majorité d’espèces résidentes dont les populations sont relativement stables à l’échelle mondiale. Toutefois, certaines espèces sont endémiques aux biomes de la région. Les principales menaces relevées dans ces forêts classées sont la transhumance, le braconnage et les transformations des habitats naturels. Cette étude permet d’établir une situation de référence de l’avifaune des forêts classées d’Ahua et Proungbo-Serebi ainsi que des massifs Soungourou et Mafa. Ce peuplement avifaunique riche et diversifié serait menacé par les nombreuses activités anthropiques recensées. Dans un contexte de gestion durable des ressources naturelles et de restauration du couvert forestier national, les données de l’étude permettront d’élaborer un plan d’aménagement et de gestion des sites prospectés. Par ailleurs, elles permettront de valoriser ces sites sur le plan touristique. Au regard des résultats obtenus, il est recommandé de diversifier les essences de reboisement des forêts classées, de renforcer les mesures de protection et d’intensifier la sensibilisation des communautés riveraines à la conservation de la biodiversité.
Author Keywords: Oiseaux, Diversité, Menaces, Forêts classées, Côte d’Ivoire.
How to Cite this Article
Kadio Saint Guillaume ODOUKPE, Savorgnan E. ASSA, and Frédéric M. GUEYE, “Current status of the avifauna of some classified forests in central Côte d’Ivoire: Species diversity, community structure and threats,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 87–99, March 2023.
