Forest structure and carbon stocks of Osun-Osogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria

The snakes of Osun Grove: a world heritage site in Osogbo, Nigeria.

The Osun Grove, Osogbo, Nigeria, is a protected area covered by riparian forest, dry high forest and derived savanna. In January and June 2000 a total of 25 of snake species were recorded with Afronatrix anoscopus and Calabaria reinhardti being prominent. The incidence of Philothamnus semivariegatus, a savanna species, may be the result of the invasive savanna produced by farming activities aro...

2.3 Estimation of Forest Carbon Stocks

Cardiovascular risk factors and electrocardiographic pattern in two rural communities of Osun State in South West Nigeria

Curr Res Cardiol Vol 4 No 2 Summer 2017 144 Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, PMB 4494, Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria, Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, PMB 4494, Osogbo, Osun State Nigeria, Department of Surgery, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, PMB 4494, Osogbo, O...

Barriers to use of modern contraceptives among women in an inner city area of Osogbo metropolis, Osun state, Nigeria

OBJECTIVES To determine the knowledge and attitudes on modern contraceptive use of women living in an inner city area of Osogbo. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and fifty nine women of childbearing age were studied utilizing a community-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study design. A multistage random sampling technique was used in recruiting respondents to the study. A four-part ques...

Forest carbon stocks and fluxes in physiographic zones of India

BACKGROUND Reducing carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) is of central importance to combat climate change. Foremost among the challenges is quantifying nation's carbon emissions from deforestation and degradation, which requires information on forest carbon storage. Here we estimated carbon storage in India's forest biomass for the years 2003, 2005 and 2007 and the net f...