Forest Health, Biodiversity and Conservation

Session A-14a-Meliaceae Working Group

• How are the high-value Meliaceae doing? Sheila Ward

• Verifying the geographic origin of Mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla King) with DNAfingerprints Bernd Degen

• Use of DNA fingerprints to control the origin of Sapelli timber (Entandrophragma cylindricum) at the forest concession level in Cameroon Céline Jolivet

• Regenerating mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) by planting in clearings in the Maya Forest of Mexico: Effects of regeneration treatments and cleaning on growth and survival after 10years Laura K. Snook

Session A-1a New Frontiers in Forest Health

• Plantation tree health in Africa Jolanda Roux 

• The potential of genomics for tree health research Bernard Slippers

• Teratosphaeria stem canker of eucalypts in Africa Jimu L.

Session A-3 Strategies for Forest Plantations Development

• Seed desiccation tolerance of an underutilized indigenous fruit tree species using farmer friendly techniques: The case of Myrianthus holstii Engl. Dominic Gondwe 

• Variability in growth of Acacia nilotica (L.) Wiild. ex Delile provenances in a Sudano-Sahelian zone of Niger, West Africa Larwanou, M

• Survival and growth of Nauclea diderrichii (De wild.) and Pericopsis elata (Harms) in monoculture and mixed-species plantations in Ghana Shalom D. Addo-Danso

• Ecology and structure of private teak plantations (Tectona grandis L.f) in southern-Benin:case of the municipality of Abomey-Calavi Gisèle K. S. Sinasson

Session A-12a Multipurpose Forest Tree Species Management

• Structural diversity and regeneration of the endangered Prunus africana (Rosaceae) in Zimbabwe Luke Jimu

• Socio-economic evolution of Pygeum exploitation in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon Abdon Awono

• Etat de conservation, connaissances locales et utilisations de Prosopis africana dans le Réserve de Biosphère du W au Benin. Gérard N. GOUWAKINNOU

• Can Ipomoea batatas (sweet potatoes) help resolve problems of nodulation in Sesbania sesban plants grown under acidic soils Royd Vinya

• In Vitro Propagation of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth using cotyledonary nodes Adejoke Olukemi Akinyele

• Effects of environmental factors on floristic diversity and composition of vascular plants in the remnant moist Afromontane forest of Wondo Genet, South Central Ethiopia Mamo Kebede

Session A-8 Building National Scale Monitoring Systems for Detecting Changes In Forested and Tree Landscapes in Africa

• Generalized, biologically-motivated biomass equations for nationally-consistent and locally accurate forest carbon inventories across diverse landscapes David W. MacFarlane

• Building National Scale Carbon Monitoring Systems for Forested and Treed Landscapes in Africa David Skole

• Comparing destructive and non-destructive methods for calibrating regional tree biomass equations in tropical agricultural landscapes Shem Kuyah

• Temporal-spatial growth and yield models for simulating large-scale changes in plantation forests in Kenya Vincent Oeba

Session A-2: Invasive Alien Species: Economic and Environmental Impacts

• Invasion of paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera) in Ghana: Its distribution, impact and potential control strategies Paul Bosu

• An alien plant Castilla elastica: a potential threat to plant diversity in a lowland tropical rainforest of Tanzania J. Richard

• Thaumastocoris peregrinus (heteroptera: thaumastocoridae) invasion in Africa and its possible management options K. E. Mutitu

• Structure and composition of Riparian Forest undergrowth of the University of Agriculture Abeokuta, derived Savanna vegetation of Nigeria Oladoye A.O

• Prosopis litter allelopathy decreases spatial temporal occurrence of Acacia tortilis in Prosopis invaded Turkwel riverine forest, in Northern Kenya Gabriel M. Muturi

Session A-15 Forests, trees and livelihoods

• Tree planting in the farming system for energy and food security in the highlands of Ethiopia:The case of Huruta district Zenebe Mekonnen Gebret Sadik

• Evaluation de la contribution économique des écosystèmes forestiers à l’économie nationale du Sénégal Njankoua Wandji D

• Ecological and socio-economic importance of Balanite saegyptiaca in the traditional parkland system of Tahoua region, Niger Larwanou, M

• How can Gnetum spp. improve the environmental and economic practices that affect forests in degraded ecosystems in Cameroon? Abdon Awono

• Dry forest importance: livelihood and ecological services in Cameroon Kemeuze V. A

Session A-14b Meliaceae Working Group

• Variation in Growth and Response to Hypsipyla of 19 families of Khaya in 3 ecological zones in Ghana Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong

• Genetic improvement for future of commercial plantations of African mahogany (Khaya senegalensis) in northern Australia Richard R A Fremlin

• Patterns of distribution and stands characteristics of Khaya senegalensis in the district of Doufelgou (Togo) according to landscape, vegetation types and human activities Kpérkouma WALA

Session A-1b Forest Insects: New Challenges in Africa and the World

• Biological control for the protection of Africa’s plantations: Successes and challenges Hurley B.P.

• The effect of mixed-tree species stands on Hypsipyla robusta attacks and growth of African Mahogany in a wet forest Nana Yaa Nyarko-Duah

• Incidence of Hypsipyla robusta (Moore) on native mahogany trees: a challenge for sustainable supply and conservation of mahogany resources Emmanuel Opuni-Frimpong

• Alternative mixed plantations for sustainable production of native timber species and conservation of biodiversity in the Humid Tropics of Africa Paul Bosu

• Predicting forest pest abundance and distribution in a changing climate: an African perspective Garnas J.R.

• Towards the management of the Eucalyptus gall wasp. Leptocyba invasa (Eulophidae) in Africa: Experiences from Uganda, Kenya and South Africa Nyeko, P.

Session A-11 Silvicutural Systems: Effect of Site Conditions on Forest Regrowth

• Effect of saw dustbiochar and inorganic NPK fertilizer on the growth of Moringa oleifera seedling grown in an Oxisol. Fagbenro, J.A

• Nursing effect of eucalypts on indigenous woody species in Ethiopia: with special emphasis on confers Demissew Sertse

• Diurnal and seasonal CO2 fluxes response above a cultivated savanna in Benin (West Africa) Expédit Evariste Ago

• Light availability determines the influence of larval folivory and infestation of climbers in the survival of tropical pioneer tree, Neoboutonia macrocalyx Pax Piiroinen, T.

Session A-9a Using Models for Forest Planning and Management

• Modeling tree height and diameter of short rotation forest crops Balozi B. Kirongo

• Using bioclimatic niche modeling and population structure to plan conservation actions for Tamarindus indica (Fabaceae), a promising indigenous fruit tree species in Benin, West Africa A. Belarmain FANDOHAN

• Patterns of functional traits in the biogeography of woody plants in West Africa Salifou Traoréa

• Mapping spatial distribution and temporal dynamics of vegetation in a complex agro-pastoral landscape using time series of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), green index (GI) and land surface temperature (LST) from multi-temporal Landsat data Stephen Kiama

Session A-10 Silvicutural Systems: Effect of Logging on Forest Regrowth

• Vegetation Carbon Stock Recovery after Selective Logging in a Moist Semi-Deciduous Forest in Ghana Djagbletey, G. D.

• Tree community along a succession gradient in Natural and former Pine plantations of Kibale National Park (KNP) Owiny Arthur Arnold

• Effect of stand regime on the population structure of Pseudocedrela kotschyi (Meliaceae) and Terminalia macroptera (Combretaceae) in the Biosphere Reserve of Pendjari (Benin, West Africa) Emeline Assédé

• The Effect of Logging on Forest Regeneration in Kibale National Park, Uganda D. Ochanda

• Natural regeneration of timber species following selective logging in a tropical moist semideciduous forest in Ghana A.D-Gyamfi

• Analysis of forest canopy change after logging in a rainforest of Ghana Edward D. Wiafe

Session A-6 Traditional Knowledge and Spiritual Values in Forest Conservation

• The importance of traditional knowledge for sustainable management of forest and agroforest resources under changing climatic conditions John Parrotta

• Justification for streamlining traditional ecological practices in conventional forest conservation planning and management Martin NGANJE

• The role of traditional knowledge and bio-cultural systems in adaptation to climate change the case of Kenya’s Coastal Communities Doris Mutta

• Local perceptions of woody vegetation dynamics in the context of a “greening” Sahel: a case study from Burkina Faso Tene Kwetche Sop

• Indigenous knowledge on beneficial trees in the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical usage in western Uganda Asiimwe Savina

Session A-4 Genetics and Molecular Technology Applications in Forest Management

• Polycross progeny trial of Pinus patula Schiede and Deppe at Muguga and its use in genetic improvement of the species in Kenya J. G. Kariuki

• Genetic characterization of Kenyan Acacia senegal for possible improvement in Gum Arabic quality and production Otto G. Dangasuk

• Nuclear genetic diversity across the range of the Afromontane Prunus Africana Caroline A. C. Kadu

• Geographic  variation of African cherry (Prunus Africana) at the molecular and chemical level – implications for conservation. Thomas Geburek

Session A-9b Using Models for Forest Planning and Management

• Fynbos vegetation: accounts of a niche structure and a fine hydrological gradient J. Ayuk

• Congo Basin rainforest stability and carbon stocks S.A. Pietsch

• Application of wave motion analysis for forestry Toshio Nitami

• Allometric equations for biomass estimations of Ensete ventricosum grown in indigenous agroforestry systems, southern-eastern Ethiopia: implication for climate change mitigationon agricultural landscapes Mesele Negash

Session A-7 Forest and Human Health

• Ethnobotany, propagation and conservation of medicinal plants in Ghana Ofori, D. A.

• Antioxidant, Nutritional and Anti-Nutritional Composition of Garcinia kola and Chrysophyllum albidum from Rainforest Ecosystem of Ondo State, Nigeria Onyekwelu Jonathan C

• Biodiversity, Conservation, Industry, and Emerging Pandemic Threats Louise Flynn

 

Session A-5 Wildlife Ecology and Management

• Assessment of primate species composition of Oluwa forest reserve, Ondo state, Nigeria. Ogunjemite, B. G

• Wild mammals trade for zoo therapeutic and mythic purposes in Benin (West Africa):capitalizing species involved, provision sources and implications for conservation. Chabi A. M.S. DJAGOUN

• Factors predicting habitat selection of bovid species in a resource-stressed environment of Pendjari Biosphere Reserve (Northern Benin) Chabi A. M. S. DJAGOUN

• Primate seed dispersal enhances forest regeneration and connectivity: results from coastal forests fragments, Kenya Wahungu, G.M

• Ecology and ethno zoology of the three-cusped pangolin Manistricuspis, (Mammalia, Pholidota) in the Lama forest reserve, Benin H.A. AKPONA

• Impact of conservation measures on Lowe’s guenon (Cercopithecus Campbelli Lowei) in a previously logged moist forest reserve in Ghana Edward D. Wiafe