%0 Journal Article
%T Examining the Effectiveness of a Protected Areas Network in the Conservation of Kigelia africana under Climate Change by 2050 in Benin
%A Meminvegni Landry Gildas Guidigan
%A Fortun¨¦ Azihou
%A Appollonia Aimiosino Okhimamhe
%A Brice Sinsin
%A Brahim Saratu Usman
%A Lucette Adet
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 5
%N 2
%P 1-16
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2018
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1104326
%X
Sustainability of Kigelia africana species passes
throughout their conservation. Protected area is recognised as the granary of
species populations. Kigelia africana is an
indigenous species and traditionally contributes to the resilience in term of health insurance,
source of income, reduction of poverty and stability of the biodiversity. This
study determines to
find out 1) how Kigelia africana species populations¡¯ distributions may be affected under future climate
scenarios, and 2) how
well protected areas contribute to the conservation of Kigelia africana plant species. Available bioclimatic and soil data
layers were used for the modelling with maximum entropy approaches, and
resulting maps were overlaid on the existing protected areas network. Results
showed that species distribution remains mainly much stable and the
relationships with protected areas networks suggest that protected portions of
species distributions will also remain stable.
%K Biodiversity
%K Ecological Niche
%K Maximum Entropy
%K GIS
%K Representative Concentration Pathways
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/5293061