Dr. Delagnon Assou | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Research Excellence Award
University of Lomé | Togo
Dr. Delagnon Assou is a highly productive researcher in biodiversity conservation, ecology, wildlife trade, fisheries science, and socio-ecological systems of West Africa, with a strong interdisciplinary focus spanning terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal ecosystems. The research portfolio comprises 25 scholarly documents, accumulating 213 citations across 149 citing documents, and an h-index of 9, reflecting consistent academic impact. The body of work addresses ichthyological diversity, lagoon and river ecosystem dynamics, ethnozoology, mammal and primate ecology, wildlife exploitation, and conservation challenges under increasing human pressure. Key contributions include influential studies on West African coastal lagoon systems, fisheries and livelihoods, migratory birds, benthic macroinvertebrates, rodents, ungulates, primates, reptiles, and large carnivores, alongside major assessments of wildlife trade, animal welfare, and CITES-listed species. Publications appear in well-regarded international journals such as Nature Conservation, Ecology and Evolution, Animals, Animal Conservation, African Journal of Ecology, Tropical Zoology, Mammalia, Diversity, ZooKeys, and Ibis, as well as authoritative resources including the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The research output demonstrates methodological breadth—combining field surveys, camera trapping, ethnozoological approaches, socio-economic analysis, and ecological modeling—and provides evidence-based insights that support biodiversity conservation, sustainable resource management, and policy-relevant decision-making in tropical ecosystems.
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Featured Publications
Viral threats: the role of TikTok in facilitating trade in CITES-listed species in Lomé, Togo
– Nature Conservation, 2025
Wild meat hunting levels and trade in a West African protected area in Togo
– African Journal of Ecology, 2022