Ethnomedicinal exploration of plant resources of Terich Valley, Hindukush Range Chitral, Pakistan

A detailed study was carried out during 2017-2019 to record information on traditional knowledge of ethno medicinalplants used by the local community for treatment of various human disorders of Terich Valley Hindukush Range, District Chitral. Data about medicinal plants were collected from local community through open ended questionnaires, corner meetings, interviews and group discussion. A […]

Taxonomic classification, population density and distribution of macro-basidiomycetes at CSU-Lallo

The present study was conducted to assess as well as monitor the status of macro-basidiomycetes in terms of species richness, abundance and distribution at Cagayan State University Lal-lo. It sought to profile the macro-basidiomycetes and looked into the ecological factors affecting their density and distribution. The study employed the Descriptive Classification Survey (Colmerin) design and […]

Pesticides and our environment

Pesticides include insecticides, rodenticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fumigants. Pesticides are used to kill the pests and insects which attack on crops and harm them. Pesticides benefit the crops however, they also impose a serious negative impact on the environment. Environmental impact of a pesticide depends on its dispersion in the environment and on its toxicological […]

Sustainable management of Chilo infuscatellus (Pyralidae, Lepidoptera) by using non-chemical approaches

Chilo infuscatellus (Pyralidae: Lepidopetra) is key pest of sugarcane crop that causes severe damage to cane and reduce the sugarcane recovery. Of several management practices that have been evaluated against C. infuscatellus, application of synthetic chemicals was considered the most important control method. During the past decade, chemicals remnants are prevailing in all compartments of […]

Seasonal distribution of duikers in the different vegetation types of Taï National Park (Côte d’Ivoire)

Knowledge of species occurrence in a particular habitat and determining factors limiting its expansion are important in ecology and conservation planning. This study was carried out at Taï National Park, aims to determine the spatio-temporal distribution of duikers with a particular focus on seasonal habitat occupancy by duikers. We collected yearly data about species’ presence […]

Influence of riparian vegetation on living organisms: a case study of Dharabi watershed and Kallar Kahar Regions in Pakistan

This study examined the influence of riparian vegetation on living organisms in Dharabi watershed and Kallar Kahar Lake. Riparian vegetation playing a key role in the maintains of biodiversity, such as providing: strengthens stream bank, captures fine sediment, filters out pollutants, increases infiltration, utilizes excess nutrients, provides food and shelter for fish and wildlife and […]

Diversity study of the spontaneous flora in Touggourt area (Sahara Septentrional Algerian)

The present study was carried out to evaluate the floral diversity of Touggourt area in Sahara Septentrional Algerian. Foursampling sites purposely selected for this study.Using the subjective sampling method using and minimum area field technique.The results revealeda floristic richness of 49 species belonging to 44 genera and 22 botanical families grouped into two monocotyledon and […]

Ichthyodiversity and length-weight relationship of mori (Cirrhinus mrigala) in River Indus of D.I. Khan Region, Pakistan

The current study was to investigate the fish biodiversity and length-weight relationship of Mori fish in river Indus of D.I. Khan. Total of 686 fishes of Mori fish collected from different sites like Gishkuri, 206 (30.02%), Mandhran, 257 (37.47%) and D.I. Khan City, 223 (32.51%) of D.I. Khan in three weeks of month. The mean […]

Ichthyofaunal diversity of thaila (Catla catla), Singhara (Sperata sarwari) and Mulee (Wallago attu) in river Indus of Pakistan

Fishes are the aquatic cold blooded animals, respire by gills, swimming by fins and body is covered by scales. The current study was to investigate the ichthyofaunal diversity of Catla catla, Sperata sarwari and Wallago attu in River Indus. In the present study, total of 8065 fish species such as Sperata sarwari, Catla catla and […]

Newsworthiness of selected environmental related articles and their implications for the public understanding of environmental issues

This study aims to characterize the common stylistic patterns of selected environmental-related articles in the Philippine setting by analyzing the conventional devices used to enhance their newsworthiness to the Filipino audience. It employed a mixed method research, for the quantitative aspect, descriptive presentation of the topics using frequency and percentage was used. For the qualitative […]