Green Spaces in Yamoussoukro Secondary Schools (Ivory Coast)

Ambé Alain Serge Augustin; Pounda Nomel Gnagne Jules Richard; Kouadio Yao Jean-Clovis; Kouassi Roland Hervé; N’guessan Kouakou Edouard

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Green Spaces in Yamoussoukro Secondary Schools (Ivory Coast)

Ambé Alain Serge Augustin

, Pounda Nomel Gnagne Jules Richard^*

, Kouadio Yao Jean-Clovis, Kouassi Roland Hervé, N’guessan Kouakou Edouard

Published in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 13, Issue 6)

Received: 11 November 2024 Accepted: 2 December 2024 Published: 27 December 2024

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Abstract

The Scientific High School and Mamie Adjoua High School, the only secondary schools in the city of Yamoussoukro, have green spaces, but with of different compositions of different plant species. This study enabled us to assess the plant diversity of these green spaces and to estimate the carbon stock of tree species. To achieve this objective, a floristic inventory was carried out and diameter measurements at breast height (dbh ≥ 2.5 cm) were taken on the trees in order to estimate the carbon stock from the calculated biomass. A total of 110 species were counted, with a higher number in the Mamie Adjoua High School. Caryota mitis is the most important species in terms of individuals. The carbon stock of green spaces in these schools is 39.71 t/ha, with the highest value going to the species Delonix regia at 14.15 t/ha. There is also a strong preference for exotic species. Control should therefore be exercised to prevent the intrusion and establishment of invasive exotic species, even if these species are remarkable for their diversity. This study also showed that the green spaces in schools help to reduce greenhouse gases by playing an air purifying role appreciated by students and administrative staff in the city of Yamoussoukro.

Published in	Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Volume 13, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.aff.20241306.19
Page(s)	301-307
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Diversity, Plant Species, Carbon Stock, High School, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast

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Augustin AAS, Richard PNGJ, Jean-Clovis KY, Hervé KR, Edouard NK. Green Spaces in Yamoussoukro Secondary Schools (Ivory Coast). Agric For Fish. 2024;13(6):301-307. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20241306.19

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Ambé Alain Serge Augustin

Laboratory of Plant Biology, Department of Science and Technology, Higher Normal School, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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Pounda Nomel Gnagne Jules Richard

Laboratory of Plant Biology, Department of Science and Technology, Higher Normal School, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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Kouadio Yao Jean-Clovis

Botany Laboratory, UFR Biosciences, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Kouassi Roland Hervé

Laboratory of Plant Biology, Department of Science and Technology, Higher Normal School, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
N’guessan Kouakou Edouard

Botany Laboratory, UFR Biosciences, University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

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Augustin AAS, Richard PNGJ, Jean-Clovis KY, Hervé KR, Edouard NK. Green Spaces in Yamoussoukro Secondary Schools (Ivory Coast). Agric For Fish. 2024;13(6):301-307. doi: 10.11648/j.aff.20241306.19

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