Dr. Michael Ansong

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Silviculture and Forest Management
Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources
First Floor Room number 228

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Research Areas/Interests

Forest ecology and management Invasive species management Recreational ecology Value chain analysis of NTFPs trade in Ghana Forest valuation and attit...~more

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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) databaseEcology, 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


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