Frequency, use value and change of known useful species in two villages of study sites 5 and 7 of Burkina FasoAnnaLeßmeisterGoethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, EU project UNDESERTMax-von-Laue-Str.13Frankfurt/ Main60438GermanyAnnaLeßmeisterAnnaLeßmeisterassociatedPartyAnne MetteLykkeCo-ownerKarenHahnCo-owner2015-12-03The dataset includes data on structured interviews that have been conducted in 2012/2013 in two villages (Nagré and Kompienbiga) of South-eastern Burkina Faso. The purpose of these ethno-botanic interviews was to assess broader information on the general usefulness and use preferences of local stakeholders as well as their perception of the species populations and their development. The knowledge and perception of local resource users provide valuable insights into the local vegetation and its development (Cunningham 2001) and is thus one of the most important sources for indications on species population changes as in general abundance data on the former population status are lacking in West African countries. burkina fasoethno-botanicstructured interviewsuseful plant specieswest africaObtain permission from data set owner(s)Nagré and Kompienbiega, villages of study sites 5 and 7, (region de l'Est) in South-eastern Burkina Faso0.44170.611.791711.278920122013AnnaLeßmeisterGoethe University Frankfurt, Institute of Ecology, Diversity and Evolution, EU project UNDESERTMax-von-Laue-Str.13Frankfurt/ Main60438GermanyLessmeister@em.uni-frankfurt.de
General structured interviews on use value, frequency and change of 60 useful woody species
The questionnaires consider in a large number of woody species (pre-defined species list), which are important due to their multipurpose use function. The species are selected on the basis of expert knowledge of the study areas and literature. Besides general information on the interviewed person the questionnaires comprise fields on i) use preferences, ii) abundance of species and iii) change of species.
The principal ethnic groups are considered and informants are randomly chosen from different villages irrespective of age, education level and profession but by means of their ethnic affiliation and gender. In each village 24 informants (12 female, 12 male) per ethnic group (Gourmantché, Mossi, Fulani) were considered. 144 interviews were conducted in total and 60 woody species were considered.
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