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Tree diversity and its ecological importance value in organic and conventional cocoa agroforests in Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Sjogersten, Sofie, Lomax, Barry H, Dawoe, Evans

“…Cocoa agroforestry systems have the potential to conserve biodiversity and provide environmental or ecological benefits at various nested scales ranging from…”
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Allometric relationships between stem diameter, height and crown area of associated trees of cocoa agroforests of Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Dawoe, Evans, Abugre, Simon, Kyereh, Boateng, Ayine Nsor, Collins

“…Allometric models which are used to describe the structure of trees in agroforestry systems are usually extrapolated from models developed for trees in forest…”
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Temporal changes in litterfall and potential nutrient return in cocoa agroforestry systems under organic and conventional management, Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Dawoe, Evans, Lomax, Barry H., Sjogersten, Sofie

“…Litterfall is a critical link between vegetation and soils by which nutrients are returned to the soils, thus the amount and pattern of litterfall regulates…”
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Teak‐Soil Interaction: Teak ( Tectona grandis ) Plantations Impact and are Impacted by Soil Properties and Fertility in Southwestern Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Annan, Michael, Adusu, Daniel, Abugre, Simon, Nsor, Collins Ayine, Kumi, Samuel, Acheamfour, Selina Adutwumwaa

“…Teak ( Tectona grandis ) is one of the most widely established plantation species globally due to its potential for degraded forest restoration, timber…”
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Conservation and economic benefits of medicinal plants: Insights from forest-fringe communities of Southwestern Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Adusu, Daniel, Anaba, Linda, Abugre, Simon, Kang-Milung, Sitsofe, Acheamfour, Selina Adutwumwaa, Adamu, Ibrahim, Ackah, Demond Kofi

“…Medicinal plants have significant socioeconomic and health benefits, especially in developing countries with high poverty rates and limited health care…”
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Ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal tree species used in the treatment of diseases by forest-fringe communities of Southwestern Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Adusu, Daniel, Musah, Adisa Ayeley, Anaba, Linda, Nsor, Collins Ayine, Abugre, Simon, Derkyi, Mercy

“…Demand for medicinal plant remedies is rising globally, while indigenous knowledge about medicinal plants is declining rapidly. The preservation of indigenous…”
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Forest landscape restoration-induced changes in land cover and woody plant community structure in a degraded forest reserve in Ghana by Kumi, Samuel, Nsiah, Paul Kofi, AHIABU, Hope Kotoka, Ofosu-bamfo, Bismark, Asigbaase, Michael, Anning, Alexander Kofi, Amponsah, Gilbert

“…•Forest landscape restoration induced 60 % forestland cover expansion in 10 years.•Woody plant species in a restoration landscape were double of the baseline…”
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Evaluating Growth Patterns and Soil Dynamics of the Endangered African Rosewood ( Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.) in Contrasting Ecological Regions in Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Adusu, Daniel, Sarfo, Daniel Akoto, Nsor, Collins Ayine, Kumi, Samuel, Adams, Seidu, Nsiah, Paul Kofi, Acheamfour, Selina Adutwumwaa

“…Pterocarpus erinaceus (Poir.) is an endemic and endangered species of the Guinea‐Sudano‐Sahelian​ zones currently overexploited for timber, fodder, and…”
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Biomass and carbon stocks of organic and conventional cocoa agroforests, Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Dawoe, Evans, Lomax, Barry H., Sjogersten, Sofie

“…•Litter depth is related to both total cocoa and ecosystem carbon stocks.•Higher carbon stocks in organic cocoa systems than conventional farms.•Shade tree…”
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Tree diversity on sustainably certified and conventional coffee farms in Central America by Haggar, Jeremy, Asigbaase, Michael, Bonilla, Glenda, Pico, Jose, Quilo, Alma

“…Shade coffee agroforestry systems have the potential to support biodiversity. Sustainable certification of coffee has been promoted as a means to provide…”
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Decomposition and nutrient mineralisation of leaf litter in smallholder cocoa agroforests: a comparison of organic and conventional farms in Ghana by Asigbaase, Michael, Dawoe, Evans, Sjogersten, Sofie, Lomax, Barry H.

“…Purpose Although litter decomposition and nutrient release patterns have been studied in cocoa agroforestry systems in general, studies focusing on organic and…”
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