Lipids from insects in cosmetics and for personal care products

A Franco, R Salvia, C Scieuzo, E Schmitt, A Russo… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The use of insects as a new source of lipids is a topic of great interest from
both environmental and economic points of view. In addition to use in feed and energy …

Geospatial assessment of ecosystem health of coastal urban wetlands in Ghana

B Ekumah, FA Armah, EKA Afrifa, DW Aheto… - Ocean & Coastal …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comprehensive assessment of ecosystem health of wetlands is needed to guide protection
and restoration activities. However, the conventional methods used in evaluating ecosystem …

Herpetofauna community diversity and composition of a changing coastal wetland in Ghana

Y Musah, BY Ofori, DK Attuquayefio - West African Journal of Applied …, 2019 - ajol.info
Despite concern about the negative effects of tropical wetland loss and degradation on
biodiversity, data on impacts on amphibians and reptiles, remain scarce. Here, we assessed …

Assessment of insect diversity in paddy fields of Uthamapalayam, Theni district, Tamil Nadu, India

S Fathima, S Pirya, M Meeran… - Journal of Wildlife …, 2021 - wildlife-biodiversity.com
The paddy field ecosystem is the primary habitat for insects that utilize the paddy crop as
their food source from the seedlings to the harvesting phases. The diversity and abundance …

Conventional and indigenous biodiversity conservation approach: a comparative study of Jachie sacred grove and Nkrabea forest reserve

S Boadi, CA Nsor, DH Yakubu… - … Journal of Forestry …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Conventional managed forests and sacred groves are seldom assessed to determine their
effectiveness in biodiversity conservation strategies. This study investigated tree and insect …

[HTML][HTML] Species composition and diversity of insects of the Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve in Ghana

R Kyerematen, EH Owusu, D Acquah-Lamptey… - Open Journal of …, 2014 - scirp.org
Kogyae Strict Nature Reserve, the only one in Ghana, was established to promote scientific
research, particularly on how nature revitalizes itself after major disasters, and also to check …

Diversity and abundance of insect pollinators of sweet cherry Prunus avium in Kashmir valley

SA Dar, AR Wani, MA Sofi - Indian Journal of Entomology, 2018 - indianjournals.com
The study was carried out in temperate conditions of Kashmir valley during 2013–2015. The
patches of cherry crop were located in different landscape categories, and the maximum …

Habitat specialisation and resource availability determine dispersal behaviour in four afro‐tropical butterflies

JC Habel, MA Milidakis, S Lindorfer… - Ecological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Ecological demands, such as sex and environmental conditions, determine species'
behaviour, such as dispersal, and shape local population structures. However, only …

Evaluation, quantification, and mapping of ecosystem services in canola agroecosystems

M Koozehgar Kaleji, H Kazemi, B Kamkar… - Landscape and …, 2023 - Springer
Ecosystem services (ESs) are the benefits and functions that ecosystems provide to people.
They make human life possible by provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural services …

[HTML][HTML] Butterfly assemblages of two wetlands: Response of biodiversity to different environmental stressors in Sierra Leone

R Kyerematen, F Kaiwa, D Acquah-Lamptey… - Open Journal of …, 2018 - scirp.org
In a bid to enhance the integrity and health of selected network of ecosystems and effectively
manage them in Sierra Leone, a baseline assessment of butterfly diversity of two wetland …