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Table 3 Use value of Sclerocarya birrea per study zone in Benin

From: Local knowledge, pattern and diversity of use of Sclerocarya birrea

Use categories

Use values

Mann-Whitney

 

Dry Sudanian zone (n = 84)

Sudanian zone (n = 77)

U

p-value

Food

3.45 ± 0.12

1.95 ± 0.09

8870

< 0.001

Firewood

0.69 ± 0. 05

0.86 ± 0.03

6106

0.01

Carving

2.02 ± 0.15

0.53 ± 0.07

8633

< 0.001

Medicine

2.46 ± 0.13

1.65 ± 0.11

7835

< 0.001

Total

8.63 ± 0.28

5.00 ± 0.20

9037

< 0.001

  1. The p values displayed indicate a significant difference in the overall and categorical use value of the species between study zones (P = 0.5)
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

ISSN: 1746-4269

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