Publications
- Nero B. F. and Guuroh, R. T. 2023. Potential toxic elements accumulation in soils and parts of palm (Elaeis guineensis) growing on reclaimed tailings and mined spoils in southwestern Ghana. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 195: 1396. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-12015-w
- Thorn J., Nero B. F., Nyirambangutse B., Likongwe P., and Shackleton C. 2023. Urban Forest: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa. In Borelli et al. (edits); Urban Forest: a global perspective, Rome, Italy. pp 169 - 216. https://www.fao.org/
documents/card/en/c/cc8216en - Nero B. F. and Asuenabisa M. 2023 Effects of thinning on growth performance of teak (Tectona grandis) plantations in Tain II forest reserve, Ghana. Southern Forest 85(3-4):1-11. https://doi.org/10.2989/20702620.2023.2257657
- Nero, B. F., Nyanzu B. A, and B. B. Campion 2023. Mine wastewater treatment using Cassia fistula plant parts as bio-coagulants. Water Conservation Science and Engineering. DOI : 10.1007/s41101-023-00178-z f15fa951-4118-4c22-ba9b-
fcd55455fbd0. - Nero, B. F. and Opoku, J. 2022. Topography alters stand structure, carbon stocks and understorey species composition of Cedrela odorata plantation, in the semi-deciduous forest zone, Ghana. Trees, Forests, and People 10:100352 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.
2022.100352 - Nero B. F. 2021. Structure, composition and diversity of restored forest ecosystems on mine-spoils in South-Western Ghana. PLosOne 16(6): e0252371. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0252371
- Nero B. F. 2020. Phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils with two plant species: Jatropha curcas and Vetiveria zizanioides at Ghana Manganese Company Ltd. International Journal of Phytoremediation. https://www.tandfonline.com/
eprint/GZI5TUMIKZWIW4BJQZVE/ full?target=10.1080/15226514. 2020.1803204 - Nero B.F., D. Callo-Concha, and M. Denich. 2019. Increasing urbanization and the role of green spaces in urban climate resilience in Africa. Ingo H. and Tischler J. (ed), Environmental Change and African Societies; Climate and Culture Series, Volume 5. Brill, Netherlands.
- Nero B. F. 2019. Woody species and trait diversity-functional relations of green spaces in Kumasi, Ghana. Urban Ecosystems, 22(3):593 - 607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11252-019-00835-z
http://www.springer.com/home? SGWID=0-0-1003-0-0&aqId= 3697704&download=1&checkval= 84c4b33dc683dde9af088e2354baca 68 - Nero, B. F., Kwapong N. A., Jatta R., and Fatunbi O. 2018. Tree species diversity and socioeconomic perspectives of the urban (food) forest of Accra, Ghana. Sustainability, 10, 3417.
- Nero, B. F., Callo-Concha D., and Denich M. 2018. Structure, diversity, and carbon stocks of the tree community of Kumasi, Ghana. Forests, 9, 519.
- Jatta R., Kwapong N. A., Nero B. F., and Fatunbi O. 2018. Biomass-based innovations in demand driven research and development projects in Africa. Sustainability, 10, 2639.
- Nero B. F. and Anning A. K. 2018. Variations in soil characteristics among urban green spaces in Kumasi, Ghana, Environmental Earth Sciences, 77:317.
- Nero B. F. 2017. Urban green space dynamics and socio-environmental inequity: Multi-resolution and spatiotemporal data analysis of Kumasi, Ghana. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 38: 6993 – 7020.
- Grebner, D.L., Londo, A.J., Sun, C., Grado, S.C., Sumerall, D.C., Dewey, J.C., Nero, B.F. and R. Maiers, 2007. Potential carbon sequestration opportunities and issues for bottomland hardwood afforestation in the lower mississippi alluvial valley. Forum on Public Policy 3(4).