Inventory of Estuarine and Lagoonal Ecosystems Subjected to Sand-Mining Activities in Southern Benin (West Africa)
Journal of Environmental Protection, 2019, 10, 473-487 http://www.scirp.org/journal/jep ISSN Online: 2152-2219 ISSN Print: 2152-2197 Inventory of Estuarine and Lagoonal Ecosystems Subjected to Sand-Mining Activities in Southern Benin (West Africa) Romaric K. Lalèyè1*, Hyppolite Agadjihouèdé1,2, Antoine Chikou1, Hamed Adjagbo1, Crépin Assogba1, Djiman Lédéroun1, Philippe A. Lalèyè1 1Laboratory of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture (LHA), Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Cotonou, Republic of Benin 2Unity of Research in Aquaculture, Aquatic Biology and Ecology/Laboratory of Animals and Halieutics Science (URABEA/LaSAH), School of Aquaculture, National University of Agriculture, Kétou, Republic of Benin How to cite this paper: Lalèyè, R.K., Abstract Agadjihouèdé, H., Chikou, A., Adjagbo, H., Assogba, C., Lédéroun, D. and Lalèyè, P.A. Sand is a useful resource for the development of any society. As such, the is- (2019) Inventory of Estuarine and Lagoon- sues related to its extraction are everywhere present in Benin, especially in the al Ecosystems Subjected to Sand-Mining southern part of the country. For the purposes of eventually characterizing Activities in Southern Benin (West Africa). those issues, the present study is undertaken with a focus on inventorying es- Journal of Environmental Protection, 10, 473-487. tuarine and lagoonal ecosystems which are subjected to sand mining in https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2019.104027 southern Benin. The study area covers both the Eastern Complex and the Western Complex. The Eastern Complex includes the Porto-Novo Lagoon Received: February 14, 2019 and the Ouémé River delta; while the Western Complex includes the Coastal Accepted: April 1, 2019 Lagoon, the Aheme Lake along with its channels, and the Mono Basin.
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