West Africa Journal of Applied Ecology

ISSN

0855-4307

Volume 9, 2006 (Jan - Jun 2006)

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Papers of Volume 9, 2006
(18 Papers total -from Ghana, Nigeria, USA, Japan, Germany, UK)

Acute Toxic Effects of Deltamethrin on Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), Ghana
(Authors: Josephine O. Boateng, F. K. E. Nunoo1, H. R. Dankwa and M. H. Ocran)

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Artisanal Mining of Gold with Mercury in Ghana
(Authors: A. K. Donkor, V. K. Nartey, J. C. Bonzongo, D. K. Adotey)

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BOOK REVIEW: The Book ‘Managing Agrodiversity the Traditional Way Lessons from West Africa in Sustainable Use of Biodiversity and Related Natural Resources (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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Determination of Surface Fluxes Using a Bowen Ratio System

(Authors: V. C. K. Kakane and E. K. Agyei)

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Ecological Effects of Channelization on a Tropical Marine Ecosystem: Impact on Intertidal Fish Communities in the Cross River, Nigeria
(Authors: I. O. Ewa-Oboho)

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Effects of Natural and Synthetic Soil Conditioners on Soil Moisture Retention and Maize Yield (Authors: M. Yangyuoru, E. Boateng, S.G.K. Adiku , D. Acquah, T.A. Adjadeh, and F. Mawunya)

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Esterase, Total Protein and Seed Storage Protein Diversity in Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench)

(Authors: S. K. Torkpo, E. Y. Danquah*, S. K. Offei and E. T. Blay)

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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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Nitrogen Inputs by Precipitation in the Nigerian Savanna

(Authors: I. F. Adeniyi)

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Nutrient Cycling in Primary, Secondary Forests and Cocoa Plantation in the Ashanti Region, Ghana (Authors: E. Owusu-Sekyere, J. Cobbina and T. Wakatsuki)

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Population Dynamics of the Giant African River Prawn Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots 1857 (Crustacea, Palaemonidae) in the Cross River Estuary, Nigeria

(Authors: F. M. Nwosu and M. Wolfi)

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Poultry Manure Effect on Growth and Yield of Maize

(Authors: S. Agyenim Boateng, J. Zickermann and M. Kornahrens)

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Preliminary Chemical and Biological Assessment of Ogbe Creek, Lagos, Nigeria (Authors: J. K. Saliu and M. P. Ekpo)

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Seasonal Variation in Food Preference and Feeding Ecology of Two Juvenile Marine Fishes, Pseudotolithus senegalensis (Sciaenidae) and Brachydeuterus auritus (Haemulidae) off Cape Coast, Ghana

(Authors: J. Blay, Jr., W. K. Awittor and D. Agbeko)

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Spectral Characteristics of the Annual Mean Rainfall Series in Ghana

( Authors: K. Oduro-Afriyie and D. C. Adukpo)

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The Detection and Quantification of Cyanobacterial Toxins in Water Using the Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina) Assay

( Authors: G. A. Akin-Oriola and L. A. Lawton)

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The Ecology and Biting Activity of Blackflies (Simuliidae) and the Prevalence of Onchocerciasis in an Agricultural Community in Ghana