West African Journal of Applied Ecology

University of Ghana

College of Basic and Applied Sciences
Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies
West African Journal of Applied Ecology
ISSN 0855-4307

Volume 9

Papers of Volume 9, 2006 (Jan - Jun)

(18 Papers total -from Ghana, Nigeria, USA, Japan, Germany, UK)

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1. Acute Toxic Effects of Deltamethrin on Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), Ghana
(Author:
Josephine O. Boateng, F. K. E. Nunoo1, H. R. Dankwa and M. H. Ocran)
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2. Artisanal Mining of Gold with Mercury in Ghana
(Author:
A. K. Donkor, V. K. Nartey, J. C. Bonzongo, D. K. Adotey)
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3. BOOK REVIEW: The Book ‘Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way Lessons from West Africa in Sustainable Use of Biodiversity and Related Natural Resources
(Author:
A Review by: Professor George Hagan, Chairman, National Commission on Culture, Ghana. Edited by: Edwin A. Gyasi, Gordana Kranjac-Berisavljevic, Essie T. Blay, William Oduro)
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4. Determination of Surface Fluxes Using a Bowen Ratio System
(Author:
V. C. K. Kakane and E. K. Agyei)
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5. Ecological Effects of Channelization on a Tropical Marine Ecosystem: Impact on Intertidal Fish Communities in the Cross River, Nigeria
(Author:
I. O. Ewa-Oboho)
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6. Effects of Natural and Synthetic Soil Conditioners on Soil Moisture Retention and Maize Yield
(Author:
M. Yangyuoru, E. Boateng, S.G.K. Adiku , D. Acquah, T.A. Adjadeh, and F. Mawunya)
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7. Esterase, Total Protein and Seed Storage Protein Diversity in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench)
(Author:
S. K. Torkpo, E. Y. Danquah*, S. K. Offei and E. T. Blay)
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8. Food Preferences of the Common Tern, Sterna hirundo (Linnaeus, 1758) at the Densu Floodplains, Accra
(Author:
Angela M. Ahulu, F. K. E. Nunoo and E. H. Owusu)
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9. Nitrogen Inputs by Precipitation in the Nigerian Savanna
(Author:
I. F. Adeniyi)
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10. Nutrient Cycling in Primary, Secondary Forests and Cocoa Plantation in the Ashanti Region, Ghana
(Author:
E. Owusu-Sekyere, J. Cobbina and T. Wakatsuki)
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11. Population Dynamics of the Giant African River Prawn Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots 1857 (Crustacea, Palaemonidae) in the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria
(Author:
F. M. Nwosu and M. Wolfi)
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12. Poultry Manure Effect on Growth and Yield of Maize
(Author:
S. Agyenim Boateng, J. Zickermann and M. Kornahrens)
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13. Preliminary Chemical and Biological Assessment of Ogbe Creek, Lagos, Nigeria
(Author:
J. K. Saliu and M. P. Ekpo)
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14. Seasonal Variation in Food Preference and Feeding Ecology of Two Juvenile Marine Fishes, Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Sciaenidae) and Brachydeuterus auritus (Haemulidae) off Cape Coast, Ghana
(Author:
J. Blay, Jr., W. K. Awittor and D. Agbeko)
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15. Spectral Characteristics of the Annual Mean Rainfall Series in Ghana
(Author:
K. Oduro-Afriyie and D. C. Adukpo)
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16. The Detection and Quantification of Cyanobacterial Toxins in Water Using the Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina) Assay
(Author:
G. A. Akin-Oriola and L. A. Lawton)
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17. The Ecology and Biting Activity of Blackflies (Simuliidae) and the Prevalence of Onchocerciasis in an Agricultural Community in Ghana
(Author:
A. A. Opoku)
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18. The Impact of Human Activities on Biodiversity Conservation in a Coastal Wetland in Ghana
(Author:
A. M. Wuver and D. K. Attuquayefio)
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