Nitrogen cycling and mass balance in the world's mangrove forests

DM Alongi - Nitrogen, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen (N) cycling in mangroves is complex, with rapid turnover of low dissolved N
concentrations, but slow turnover of particulate N. Most N is stored in soils. The largest …

Testing the contribution of multi-source remote sensing features for random forest classification of the greater amanzule tropical peatland

AO Amoakoh, P Aplin, KT Awuah… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Tropical peatlands such as Ghana's Greater Amanzule peatland are highly valuable
ecosystems and under great pressure from anthropogenic land use activities. Accurate …

[HTML][HTML] Predictive Modelling of Land Cover Changes in the Greater Amanzule Peatlands Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques

AO Amoakoh, P Aplin, P Rodríguez-Veiga, C Moses… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Greater Amanzule Peatlands (GAP) in Ghana is an important biodiversity hotspot facing
increasing pressure from anthropogenic land-use activities driven by rapid agricultural …

Aboveground biomass, carbon storage and fuel values of Bambusa vulgaris, Oxynanteria abbyssinica and Bambusa vulgaris var.vitata plantations in the Bobiri forest …

M Amoah, F Assan, PK Dadzie - Journal of Sustainable Forestry, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of this study was to compare the stand distribution of Bambusa vulgaris,
Oxynanteria abbyssinica, and Bambusa vulgaris var. vitata; estimate the aboveground …

How does N mineral fertilizer influence the crop residue N credit?

R Ferraz-Almeida, NL da Silva, B Wendling - Nitrogen, 2020 - mdpi.com
In no-tillage systems, there is an accumulation of crop residues (CR), which plays an
essential role in the availability of soil-N. A study was set up to provide information regarding …

Implications of spatio-temporal land use/cover changes for ecosystem services supply in the coastal landscapes of Southwestern Ghana, West Africa

S Kankam, A Osman, JN Inkoom, C Fürst - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Land use/land cover change (LULCC) is an important driver of ecosystem changes in
coastal areas. Despite being pervasive in coastal Ghana, LULCC has not been investigated …

[PDF][PDF] First sightings of the Roloway Monkey (Cercopithecus diana roloway) in Ghana in ten years and the status of other endangered primates in Southwestern …

D Osei, RH Horwich, JM Pittman - African Primates, 2015 - static1.1.sqspcdn.com
Primate surveys were conducted in community controlled peat swamp forest along Ghana's
Tano River by West African Primate Conservation Action (WAPCA), the Wildlife Division of …

Nutrients Dynamics in Peat Soil: Influence of Fluctuating Water Table

NQB Kassim, A Yaacob - IOP Conference Series: Earth and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
This study assesses the dynamics of nutrients in peat soil under fluctuating water table using
designated soil columns. Results showed that the concentration of total N and mineral-N …

[PDF][PDF] Chemistry and microstructure of surface peat soils: Implications of pineapple cultivation

NQB Kassim, A Yaacob - Journal of Advanced Agricultural Technologies …, 2017 - joaat.com
Conversion of peat land into pineapple farm by small scale farmers had resulted in
modification of soil chemistry and microstructures, which was inadequately discussed in …

[PDF][PDF] Predictive Modelling of Land Cover Changes in the Greater Amanzule Peatlands Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Machine Learning Techniques …

AO Amoakoh, P Aplin, P Rodríguez-Veiga, C Moses… - 2024 - research.edgehill.ac.uk
The Greater Amanzule Peatlands (GAP) in Ghana is an important biodiversity hotspot facing
increasing pressure from anthropogenic land-use activities driven by rapid agricultural …