Dr. Belarmain Fandohan

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Dr. Belarmain Fandohan

Department of Biometry and Environmental System Analysis\ \ Tennenbacher Straße 4, 79106 Freiburg, Germany \ Room 03.058\ \ email: bfandohan(a)gmail.com \ phone: +49 761 203-3749 \ fax: +49 761 203-3751

Research Interests

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My research works have so far covered cross-cutting issues combining Biogeography, Conservation, Ethno-ecology and Ethnobotany of Wild Edible Plants, especially those playing key roles in rural Africa. Currently I am working on using available species distribution modeling tools to assess how climate change could affect distribution range of different ecotypes of these plants (i.e., Adansonia digitata, Parkia biglobosa, Pentadesma butyracea, Tamarindus indica, Vitellaria paradoxa). In the long run I am also interested in influence of ecological conditions on the demographic response of their populations to harvesting pressures. In the same line I am willing to contribute to develop realistic in situ, on farm and ex situ conservation and use plans. Although not a molecular biologist my interest also includes using phylogeographic analysis to contribute to a better understanding of the origination of T. indica and to check for possible sub-speciation within this climatically widespread species. \

Fundraising experience

• 2014: The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation - Georg Forster (HERMES) Fellowship for Postdoctoral Research

• 2013: Award for Best research paper in Ecology 2011-2012 edition; The Support Africa International Foundation, Germany, 2013.

• 2012: African-German Network of Excellence in Science - Grant for Junior Researchers.
• 2012: National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC) – Research Fellowship for Distinguished International Young Scientists.
• 2012: Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Fellowship for Distinguished International Young Scientists.
• 2012: CODESRIA Grant for National Working Group Project NWG/01/2013
• 2010: BIARI Alumni Research Initiative Small Grant: Local farmers’ perception of climate change in Benin (West Africa).
• 2010: BIARI Alumni Research Initiative Small Grant: Local farmers’ perception of climate change in Benin (West Africa).
• 2010: Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Seed grant for Africa (Co-Applicant): Baobab-elephant relationships in the Biosphere Reserve of Pendjari in Benin (West Africa): assessment and implication for the species conservation.
• 2008-2010: Domestication and Development of Baobab and Tamarind (EU-Funded project-DADOBAT): Ph.D. studies (Academic Training Courses, Field Works and Subsistence).

Education

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Selected publications

Scientific articles

• Idohou R, Fandohan B, Salako VK, Kassa B, Gbèdomon RC, Yédomonhan H, Glèlè Kakai, Assogbadjo AE (2014) Biodiversity conservation in home gardens: Traditional knowledge, use patterns and implications for management. International Journal of Biodiversity Sciences, Ecosystem Services and Management 10(2): 89-100. DOI:10.1080/21513732.2014.910554.
• Kassa BD, Fandohan B, Azihou AF, Assogbadjo AE, Oduor AMO, Kidjo F, Babatounde S, Liu J, Glele Kakai R (2014) Survey of Loxodonta africana (Elephantidae)-caused bark injury on Adansonia digitata (Malvaceae) within Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, Benin. African Journal of Ecology doi: 10.1111/aje.12131. Impact Factor 2012: 0.631
• Padonou EA, Fandohan B, Bachmann Y, Sinsin B (2014) How farmers perceive and cope with bowalization: A case study from West Africa. Land Use Policy 36: 461-467. Impact Factor 2012: 2.346
• Padonou EA, Kassa B, Assogbadjo AE, Fandohan B, Chakeredza S, Glèlè Kakai, Sinsin B (2014) Natural variation in fruit characteristics and seed germination of Jatropha curcas in Benin, West Africa. Jornal of Horticultural Sciences and Biotechnology 89(1):67-73. Impact Factor 2012: 0.637.
• Houéto G, Glele Kakaï R, Salako V, Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Sinsin B, Palm R (2014) Effect of inventory plot patterns in the floristic analysis of tropical woodland and dense forest. African Journal of Ecology 52(3): 257-264. doi: 10.1111/aje.12112. Impact Factor 2012: 0.631.
• Salako KV, Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Idohou FAR, Gbedomon RC, Abdou Ibrahima W, Chakeredza S Dulloo ME, Glèlè Kakaï R (2014) Home gardens: An assessment of their biodiversity and potential contribution to conservation of threatened species and crop wild relatives in Benin. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 61: 313-330. DOI 10.1007/s10722-013-0035-8. Impact Factor 2012: 1.593.
• 7Salako VK, Glele Kakaï RL, Assogbadjo AE, Fandohan B, Houinato M, Palm R (2013). Efficiency of inventory plot patterns in quantitative analysis of vegetation: a case study of tropical woodland and dense forest in Benin. Southern Forests 75(3): 137-143 DOI:10.2989/20702620.2013.816232. Impact Factor 2012: 0.388.
• Fandohan B, Gouwakinnou GN, Fonton NH, Sinsin B, Liu J (2013) Impact des changements climatiques sur la répartition géographique des aires favorables à la culture et à la conservation des fruitiers sous-utilisés: cas du Tamarinier au Bénin. "Impact of climate change on the geographical distribution of suitable areas for cultivation and conservation of underutilized fruit trees: case study for the tamarind tree in Benin". Biotechnology Agronomy Society and Environment 17(3): 450-462. Impact Factor 2012 :0.379.
• Baudoin M-A, Cuni Sanchez A, Fandohan B, (2013) Small scale farmers’ vulnerability to climatic changes in southern Benin: the importance of farmers’ perceptions of existing institutions. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. DOI 10.1007/s11027-013-9468-9. Impact Factor 2012: 1.856.
• Idohou R, Assogbadjo AE, Fandohan B, Gouwakinnou GN, Glele Kakai RL, SinsinB, Maxted N (2013). National Inventory and Prioritization of Crop Wild Relatives: case study for Benin. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 60: 1337–1352. DOI10.1007/s10722-012-9923-6. Impact Factor 2012: 1.593.
• Houéto G, Fandohan B, Ouédraogo A, Ago E, Salako VK, Assogbadjo AE, Glèlè Kakaï R, Sinsin B (2013). Floristic and dendrometric analysis of woodlands in the Sudano-Guinean zone: a case study of Belléfoungou forest reserve in Benin. Acta Botanica Gallica 159(4) : 387-394. DOI:10.1080/12538078.2012.735124. Impact Factor 2012: 0.310.
• Fonton NH, Atindogbe G, Fandohan B, Lejeune P, Ligot G (2012). Structure spatial des arbres des savanes boisées et forêts claires soudaniennes : implication pour les enrichissements forestiers. Biotechnology Agronomy Society and Environment 16(4) : 429-440. Impact Factor 2012 :0.379.
• Atindogbe G, Fonton NH, Fandohan B, Lejeune P (2012). Caractérisation des plantations privées de teck (Tectona grandis L.f.) du département de l’Atlantique au Sud-Bénin. Biotechnology Agronomy Society and Environment 16(4):441-451. Impact Factor 2012 :0.379.
• Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Salako VK, van Damme P, Sinsin B (2012). Which one comes first, the tamarind or the Macrotermes termitarium? Acta Botanica Gallica 159(3): 345-355. DOI:10.1080/12538078.2012.721252. Impact Factor 2012: 0.310.
• Cuni Sanchez A, Fandohan B, Assogbadjo A, Sinsin B (2012). A countrywide multi-ethnic assessment of local communities’ perception of climate change in Benin (West Africa). Climate and Development 4(2) : 114-128. DOI:10.1080/17565529.2012.728126. Impact Factor 2012: 1.000.
• Assogbadjo AE, Chadare FJ, Glèlè Kakaï R, Fandohan B, Baidu-Forson JJ (2012). Variation in biochemical composition of baobab (Adansonia digitata) pulp, leaves and seeds in relation to soil types and tree provenances. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 157 : 94-99. Impact Factor 2011: 3.004.
• Dadjo C, Assogbadjo AE, Fandohan B, Glèlè Kakaï R, Chakeredza S, Houehanou DT, Van Damme P, Sinsin B (2012). Uses and Management of Black Plum (Vitex Doniana Sweet) In Southern Benin. Fruits 67(3) : 173-187. Impact Factor 2012: 0.764.
• Assogbadjo AE, Fandohan B, Glèlè Kakaï R, Kyndt T, Hardy OJ, Gheysen G, Sinsin B (2012) Genetic evidence of the contribution of ethnic migrations to the propagation and persistence of the rare and declining scrambling shrub Caesalpinia bonduc L. Human Ecology 40 : 117-128. Impact Factor 2012: 1.361.
• Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Glèlè Kakaï RL, Sinsin B (2011) Effectiveness of a protected areas network in the conservation of Tamarindus indica L. (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) in Benin. African Journal of Ecology 49 : 40-50. Impact Factor 2011: 0.655.
• Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Glèlè Kakaï R, Sinsin B (2011) Geographical distribution, tree density and fruit production of Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae) across three ecological regions in Benin. Fruits 66 (2): 53-62. Impact Factor 2011: 0.764.
• Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Glèlè Kakaï R, Kyndt T, Sinsin B (2011) Quantitative morphological descriptors confirm traditionally classified morphotypes of Tamarindus indica L. fruits. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 58 : 299-309. Impact Factor 2011: 1.554.
• Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Glèlè Kakaï R, Kyndt T, De Caluwe E, Codjia JTC, Sinsin B (2010). Women’s traditional knowledge, use value and the contribution of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) to rural households’ cash income in Benin. Economic Botany 64(3) : 248-259. Impact Factor 2010: 1.260.
• Fandohan AB, Assogbadjo AE, Glèlè Kakaï RL, Sinsin B, Van Damme P (2010). Impact of habitat type on the conservation status of tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) populations in the W National Park of Benin. Fruits 65(1) :11-19. Impact Factor 2010: 0.348.
• Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Glèlè Kakaï R, Sinsin B (2010) Variation in seed morphometric traits, germination and early seedling growth performances of Tamarindus indica L. International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences 4(4): 1102-1109. http://ajol.info/index.php/ijbcs. ISSN 1991-8631.
• Djagoun CAMS, Glele Kakaï R, Konnon D, Sewade C, Kouton M, Bonou W, Gouwakinnou G, Fandohan B (2010) Potentiel des Ressources Végétales Forestières Alimentaires et Médicinales de la Forêt Classée de l’Ouémé Supérieur et N’Dali au Nord Bénin - Potential Food and Medicinal Use of Plant Resources of the Oueme Superieur and N’Dali Classified Forests (Northern Benin). Fruit, Vegetable and Cereal Science and Biotechnology 4: 47-54. Print: ISSN 1752-3419.
• Fandohan B, Glèlè-Kakaï R, Sinsin B, Pelz D (2008) Caractérisation dendrométrique et spatiale de trois essences ligneuses médicinales dans la forêt classée de Wari Maro au Benin. Revue Ivoirienne des Sciences et Technologies 12: 173-186. ISSN 1813-3290.\ *\ Proceeding and book chapters\ *
• Fandohan B, Assogbadjo AE, Sinsin B (2010) Tamarindus indica L. Leguminosae. Pp 292-297 In: Sinsin B, Kampmann D (eds) Biodiversity atlas of West Africa, Volume I: Benin. Cotonou and Frankfurt/Main.
• Fandohan AB, Assogbadjo AE, Sinsin B (2009) Endogenous Knowledge on tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) in northern Benin. In Parrotta JA, Oteng-Yeboah A, Cobbinah J (eds) Traditional Forest-Related Knowledge and Sustainable Forest Management in Africa. IUFRO World Series 23: 57-62.\ *\ Dissertations\ *
• Fandohan AB (2011) Conservation biology of Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae) in Benin, West Africa. PhD Dissertation, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey Calavi, Bénin. 227p. ISBN: 978-99919-384-9-3 ; February, 2011.
• Fandohan AB (2007) Structure des populations et importance socioculturelle du tamarinier (Tamarindus indica L.) dans la Commune de Karimama (Nord-Benin). Mémoire de DEA, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Bénin. 55p ; November, 2007.
• Fandohan AB (2006) Abondance et structure des peuplements de sept essences ligneuses médicinales dans la forêt classée de Wari-Maro, (Région des Monts-Kouffé) Centre Benin. Thèse d'Ingénieur Agronome, Faculté des Sciences Agronomiques, Université d'Abomey-Calavi, Bénin. 108p; December 2006.