%0 Journal Article
%T Assessing the Ecological Functioning of the Riparian Zones of the Menoua Watershed£żof the Mount Bamboutos Landscape-West Region, Cameroon (Central Africa)
%A Nukia Fouego
%A Njukeng Jetro Nkengafac
%A Ebenezar Asaah
%A May Ndong Tsa
%A Sonia Nadege Voukeng Kenfack
%A Ghogue Jean Paul
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 11
%N 12
%P 1-8
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2024
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1112423
%X The ecological functioning of the riparian zone was investigated in the Menoua sub-watershed of the Mount Bamboutos landscape, Cameroon. Five transects of 1 km each were laid along five rivers to investigate the ecological functioning of the streams. Each transect received a score for the functioning of the riparian zone according to the RSRA method. The scoring for the functioning of the riparian zones was based on 3 parameters (water quality, Hydro-geomorphology and Fish/Habitat diversity). River 1 (Lingang) obtained scores of (5/5, 2.5/5, 2/5). River 2 (Djutitsa) obtained scores of (3/5, 1.75/5, 3.7/5). River 3 (lepeh waterfall) obtained scores of (5/5, 2/5, 4.3/5). River 4 (Mia Melieuh) obtained scores of (3/5, 1.75/5, 3.7/5), and River 5 (Baleveng) obtained scores of (3/5, 1.5/5, 3.7/5). These parameters are critical baseline information required in either the design of a restoration initiative for the Menoua Watershed of Mount Bamboutos or for the monitoring of the restoration of the landscape by watching the functional ecology development of its riparian zones.
%K Ecological Functioning
%K Riparian Zones
%K Mount Bamboutos
%K Restoration
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/6840319