Abstract: The litter decomposition depends on the nature of the interactions between substrate degraded, fauna decomposition, microflora mineralizer and climate. Therefore an evaluation of Chad - Cameroon pipeline disturbance on the litter decomposition has been launched, taken a litter of Milicia excelsa as model. The studies were conducted in localities subjected to Chad-Cameroon pipeline disturbance respectively at Mbikiliki, Mbong Sol and Meidougou. The experimental design at each site, consisted of two blocks of 10 x 2 m with one located in the area affected by the work of the pipeline and the other at 32 m in the controlled area. Whole leaves were placed in the "litter bags", small bags of nylon mesh size of 0.5 and 2mm respectively. The result showed that among the macrofauna, termites were the most abundant. However, the rate of litter decomposition was mainly dependent on its chemical characteristics and the dimensions of the mesh size than the disturbance and the ecosystem variability. In addition in the three ecosystems, C/N ratio was slightly lower in disrupted area than in the controlled one.
Keywords: litter, disturbance, chad-Cameroon pipeline, termites.
Title: IMPACT OF CHAD-CAMEROON PIPELINE IN LITTER DECOMPOSITION
Author: Pierre Dieudonné Akama, Guy Josens
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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