Publications (5)
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Morphological characteristics of Bombax costatum as indicators of the species ethnotypes in Burkina Faso
Wendegoudi Astrid Koala, Blandine Marie Ivette Nacoulma, Larba Hubert Balima, Anne Mette Lykke
Agroforestry species are often exploited by local people based on their morphological characteristics. Knowledge of morphological characteristics and local preferences is useful for species selection and domestication. This study aims to assess the morphological diversity of Bombax
costatum in two climatic zones in Burkina Faso. Semi-structur(...)
Phenotypic diversity, Ethnotype preferences, Environmental drivers, White-flowered kapok, West Africa
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Climate–land-use interactions and canopy cover shape soil organic carbon dynamics in African agroforestry landscapes
Gannouka Nadjire, James Nana Ofori, Alimata Arzouma Bandaogo, Eunice Okyere‐Agyapong, Larba Hubert Balima, Amanuel Woldeselassie Gebremichael, Reginald Tang Guuroh, Loyapin Bondé, Oumarou Ouédraogo, Issaka Joseph Boussim, Anja Linstädter
Climate change, land-use intensification, and agroforestry management are key drivers of soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, yet their combined effects remain poorly understood. Using a hierarchical space-for-time substitution approach, we analysed 1,440 soil samples from protected areas, fallows, and croplands across fou(...)
soil organic carbon, climate-land use interaction, tree canopy cover, agroforestry parklands, land use intensification, aridity gradient, soil nitrogen, soil physical properties, space-for-time substitution, soil carbon storage, sub-Saharan Africa, Ghana, Burkina Faso
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Fruit Productivity of “African locust bean” along a climatic gradient in Burkina Faso
Ezechias Sowionfu SOME, Larba Hubert BALIMA, AdjimaTHIOMBIANO
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R. Br. ex G. Don is highly valued species in many domains as food. However, the overexploitation of its fruits is one of the main causes of the species' vulnerability. Accurate assessment of annual fruit production could contribute in better conservation of the species. This study aims to assess fruit productivity of P(...)
Parkia biglobosa, biomass, Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs), allometric model
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Testing the ecological apparency hypothesis in Sudano‑Sahelian parklands in Burkina Faso
Larba Hubert Balima, Alexis Sompougdou, Benjamin Lankoandé, Zomizi Frank Calixte Coulibaly, Philippe Bayen, Jules Bayala
Agroforestry, by integrating trees and shrubs into agricultural systems, serves as an effective nature-based solution for strengthening climate
resilience and food security. While its adoption has received increasing research attention in West Africa, the relationships between plants’ apparency and local importance remain poorly understood. T(...)
Agroforestry systems, Apparent trees, Farming households, Plant usefulness, West African Sahel
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Biotic and abiotic drivers of biomass carbon storage in periurban forests in Burkina Faso
Larba Hubert Balima, Moussa Ganamé, Philippe Bayen, Henry Kiemtoré, Lassané Nakoulma, Mohamed Cissé, Issouf Zerbo, Adjima Thiombiano
Urban and peri-urban forests are vital nature-based climate solutions in urban centers undergoing
rapid urbanization and rising temperatures. While their ecological role in carbon sequestration is
documented in West Africa, how environmental factors affect aboveground carbon (AGC) storage in
peri-urban forests remains poorly understood. Thi(...)
Global warming, Peri-urban forestry, Regulating services, Sahel cities, Urbanization