Publications
Refereed Journal Articles:
2021
Bempah, A.N., Kyere, B., Ansong, M., Asante, W. (2021). Debarking as a control method for invasive tree species management in tropical forests. Tropical Ecology.1-9. doi.org/10.1007/s42965-021-00198-7
Ankomah, F., Kyereh, B., Asante, W., Ansong M. (2021). Implementation gaps in forest management prescriptions and noncompliance in forest regulations in Ghana: Case study of four forest reserves. Environment, Development & Sustainability, 1-25. doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01828-9
Adams, M.A., Kayira, J., Gruber, J.S., Idemudia, U., Tegegne, Y.T., Attah, A.N., Tuokuu, F.X.D, & Ansong, M. (2021) Good governance practices in Ghana’s FLEGT voluntary partnership agreement process: an application of Q methodology, Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 23 (1): 1-15.doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2020.1784116
Bempah, A.N., Kyere, B., Ansong, M., Asante, W. (2021). The impacts of invasive trees on the structure and composition of tropical forests show some consistent patterns but many are context-dependent. Biological Invasion, 23: 1307-1313. doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02442-y
Ansong, M., Acheampong, E., Echeruo, J.B., Afful, S.N., Ahimah, M. (2021) Direct financial cost of weed control in smallholder rubber plantations. Open Agriculture, 6(1): 346-355. doi.org/10.1515/opag-2021-0022
2020
Pickering, C., Ansong, M. (2020) Human-mediated dispersal of the seeds of Australian weeds. The Victorian Naturalist, 137(6): 269-275. doi/10.3316/informit.734865771612941
Obirikorang K.A, Ansong M., Gyampoh B.A, & Anane-Taabea G. (2020). First evidence of aquaculture mediated introduction of the invasive freshwater Cichlid, Oreochromis niloticus into Lake Bosomtwe, Ghana. Bioinvasions Records, 9(4): 834– 841, doi.org/10.3391/bir.2020.9.4.17
Osei R., Ansong M. (2020). Drivers of mistletoe (Tapinanthus bangwensis) density in cocoa (Theobroma cacao) agroforests in Ghana. International Journal of Pest Management, doi: 10.1080/09670874.2020.1847356
Boadu K.B., Ansong M., Afrifah K.A., & Nsiah-Asante E. (2020). Pulp and paper making characteristics of fibers from plantation-grown Oxythenantera abyssinica and Beema bamboo (a tissue cultured clone from Bambusa balcooa). Journal of Natural Fibers, doi: 10.1080/15440478.2020.1856270
Ankomah F., Kyereh B., Ansong M., & Asante W. (2020). Forest management regimes and drivers of forest cover loss in forest reserves in the high forest zone of Ghana. International Journal of Forestry Research, doi:10.1155/2020/8865936
Kumi, A.J., Kyere, B., Ansong, M., & Asante, W. (2020). Influence of management practices on stand biomass, carbon stocks and soil nutrient variability of teak plantations in a dry semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Trees, Forests and People, doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2020.100049
2019
Ankomah, F., Kyere, B., Asante, W., Ansong, M (2019). Patterns of forest cover change and their associations with forest management regimes of forest reserves in the high forest zone of Ghana. Journal of Landuse Science, 14(3): 242-257. https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2019.1665116
Osei, R., Ansong, M., Zerbe S (2019). Comparison of socio-economic and ecological benefits of bamboo and trees: the perspectives of local communities in south-western Ghana. Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science, 81(3): 255-260. https://doi.org/10.2989/20702620.2019.1581499
Ansong, M., Pergl, J., Essl, F., Hejda, M., van Kleunen, M., Randall, R. & Pyšek, P. 2019. Naturalized and invasive alien flora of Ghana. Biological Invasions, 21(3):669-683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1860-7
van Kleunen, M., Pyšek, P., Dawson, W., Essl, F., Kreft, H., Pergl, J., Weigelt, P., Stein, A., Dullinger, S., König, C., Lenzner, B., Maurel, N., Moser, D., Seebens, H., Kartesz, J., Nishino, M., Aleksanyan, A., Ansong, M., Antonova, L. A., Barcelona, J.F., Breckle, S. W., Brundu, G., Cabezas, F. J., Cárdenas, D., Cárdenas-Toro, J., Castano, N., Chacón, E., Chatelain, C., Conn, B., de Sá Dechoum, M., Dufour-Dror, J. M., Ebel, A. L., Figueiredo, E., Fragman-Sapir, O., Fuentes, N., Groom, Q. J., Henderson, L., Inderjit, Jogan, N., Krestov, P., Kupriyanov, A., Masciadri, S., Meerman, J., Morozova, O., Nickrent, D., Nowak, A., Patzelt, A., Pelser, P. B., Shu, W. S., Thomas, J., Uludag, A., Velayos, M., Verkhosina, A., Villasenor, J. L., Weber, E., Wieringa, J.J ., Yazlik, A., Zeddam, A., Zykova, E. and Winter, M. 2018. The Global Naturalized Alien Flora (GloNAF) database. Ecology, 100(1), e02542. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2542
2018
Obirikorang, K. A, Wongnaa, C. A, Nkrumah, E. E., Ansong, M. 2018. Uneven Development: Urban and Industrial Growth and its Environmental Implications for Rural and Urban Communities in Ghana in Kapfudzaruwa, F., Kudo, S., Mfune, O., Hansen, M., and Nyerere, J. (eds) . 2018. Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development in Africa. Spears Media Press, Denver.
Seebens, H., Blackburn, T. M., Dyer, E. E., Genovesi, P., Hulme, P. E., Jeschke, J. M., Pagad, S., Pyšek, P., van Kleunen, M., Winter, M., Ansong, M., Arianoutsou, M., Bacher, S., Blasius, B., Brockerhoff, E. G., Brundu, G., Capinha, C., Causton, C. E., Celesti-Grapow, L., Dawson, W., Dullinger, S., Economo, E. P., Fuentes, N., Guénard, B., Jäger, H., Kartesz, J., Kenis, M., Kühn, I., Lenzner, B., Liebhold, A., Mosena, A., Moser, D., Nentwig, W., Nishino, M., Pearman, D., Pergl, J., Rabitsch, W., Rojas-Sandoval. J., Roques, A., Rorke, S., Rossinelli, S., Roy, H. E., Scalera, R., Schindler, s., Štajerová, K., Tokarska-Guzik, B., Walker, K., Ward, D. F., Yamanaka, T. and Essl, F. 2018. Global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new source pools Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115(10) E2264-E2273. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1719429115
2017
Adams, M. A., Oduro W., Ansong, M. 2017. Factors Affecting Stakeholders’ Participation in Collaborative Forest Management: The Case of Krokosua Hills Forest Reserve in Ghana. Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management, 2: 66-67
2016
Pickering, C., Ansong, M. & Wallace E. 2016. Experimental assessment of weed seed attaching to a mountain bike and horse under dry conditions. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 15: 66-70
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2016. The effects of seed traits and fabric type on the retention of seed on different types of clothing. Basic and Applied Ecology, 17: 516-526
2015
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2015. What’s a weed? Knowledge, attitude and behaviour of park visitors about weeds. PloS One, 10: e0135026
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. & Arthur, M. J. 2015. Modelling seed retention curves for eight weed species on clothing. Austral Ecology, 40: 765-774
Odjer-Bio, N. T., Belford, E. J. D., & Ansong, M. 2015. What is happening to our Lagoons? The example of Butuah Lagoon in Ghana. International Journal of Energy Environment and Engineering, 6: 183-193
2014
Ansong, M., & Røskaft, E. 2014. Local communities’ willingness to pay for sustainable forest management in Ghana. Journal of Energy and Natural Resource Management, 1: 80-87
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2014. Weed seeds on clothing: a global review. Journal of Environmental Management, 144: 203-211
2013
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2013. Are weeds hitchhiking a ride on your car? A systematic review of seed dispersal on cars. PLoS One, 8: e80275
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2013. A global review of weeds that can germinate from horse dung. Ecological Management and Restoration, 14: 216-223
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2013. Long-distance dispersal of Black Spear Grass seed on socks and trouser legs by walkers in Kakadu National Park. Ecological Management and Restoration, 14: 71-74
2011
Ansong, M., & Røskaft, E. 2011. Determinants of attitudes of primary stakeholders towards forest conservation management: a case study of Subri Forest Reserve, Ghana. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services & Management, 7: 98-107
Book Chapters
Wongnaa C.A., Ansong M., Obirikorang K.A., Nkrumah E.E., Arhin A.A. (2020) Contribution of non-timber forest products to rural and urban incomes in Ghana, In Kapfudzaruwa F., Kudo S., Matsuyana K., Allasiw D.I. (eds). Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development: case studies from Africa, pp101-118. Spears Media Press, Denver 2.
Obirikorang, K. A, Wongnaa, C. A, Nkrumah, E. E.,& Ansong, M. (2018). Uneven Development: Urban and Industrial Growth and its Environmental Implications for Rural and Urban Communities in Ghana in Kapfudzaruwa, F., Kudo, S., Mfune, O., Hansen, M., and Nyerere, J. (eds). 2018. Rural-Urban Linkages and Sustainable Development in Africa. Spears Media Press, Denver
Refereed Conference Articles:
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2014. Weed hygiene: what do we do with seeds we find on our clothing? In: Proceedings of the 19th Australiasian Weeds Conference-Science, 1-4 September, Hobart, Tazmania, Ed. M Baker, pp 42-45. Tazmania Weed Society: Hobart
Non-refereed Conference/Symposium papers:
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2015. Clothing as a vector for the dispersal of weed seed. Thirteenth international conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions, Hawai‘i Island, USA, 20-24 September
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2015. Unintentional human-mediated weed seeds dispersal. Student Conference on Conservation Science, Brisbane, Australia, 19-29 January
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2014. Human-mediated seed dispersal. Environment Futures Research Institute Postgraduate symposium, Gold Coast, Australia, 4 November 2014
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2014. Unintentional human-mediated weed seeds dispersal. Presented at Annual General Meeting of the Weed Management Society of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 22 October
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2013. Modelling seed retention on clothing. EFRI Postgraduate Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 20 September
Ansong, M., & Pickering, C. 2012. Unintentional human dispersal of weeds. EFRI Student Research Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 21 September