Dr. Collins Ayine Nsor

Senior Lecturer


Dept: Forest Resources Technology
Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources,
Dept. of Forest Resources Technology,
Private Mailbag, Univ. Post Office
Knust, Kumasi - Ghana.

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Research Areas/Interests

1. Biovdiversity assessment in Savannah ecosystems; 2. Plant spatial distirbution pattern and diversity, along disturbance gradients; 3. Quantfying fi...~more

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Publications

    Publications (Asterisk (*) = Corresponding author on research papers)

    1. C.A. Nsor*, Rockson Acolatse, John Nkrumah Mensah, Samuel K. Oppong, Daniel Dompreh, and Louis Addai-Wireko. 2021. Structural assemblages of plant species in the Owabi Ramsar wetland in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 47: 100 - 114, HTTP://doi.org/10.2989/1608914.2021.1982671 (Tay & Francis Publishers).

    2. C.A. Nsor*, John Nkrumah Mensah, Victor Rex Barnes, Pter KWesi Akomatey. 2021. Anthropogenic drivers of plant coexistence in selected riparian systems, Kumawu District, Ashanti Region (Ghana). journal of Freshwater Ecology, 36(1): 323-344, doi:10.1080/02705060.2021.198642 (Taylor & Francis Publishers).

    3. Osei Owusu Antorbre, Akwasi Duah Gyamfi, Winston Adams Asante, C.A. Nsor, Boateng Kyereh, 2021. Forest recovery on skid trails and felling gaps following post-decadal selective logging in a moist semi-deciduous forest in Ghana. Journal of Trees, Forests, and People, 6 (2021) 100152.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tfp.2021.10012. (Elsevier Publishers).

    4. C.A. Nsor*, John Nkrumah, Vincent Agumenu, 2021. Riparian vegetation dynamics in protected and unprotected areas, Kumewu District - Ashanti Region (Ghana). journal of Tropical Ecology,  62(3): 329 - 486, https://doi.org/10.1007/s429655-021-00147-4 (SpringerNature Publisher).

    5. Samuel K. Oppong, C.A. Nsor*, Gabriel Kwabena Buabeng, 2012. Response of benthic invertebrate assemblages to seasonal and habitat condition in the Wewe River, Ashanti Region (Ghana). Open Life Sciences, 17: 336 - 353, https://doi.org/10.151/biol-2021-0040 (DE-GRUYTER Publisher)

    6. C. A. Nsor*, Samuel K. OPPONG, Emmanuel Danquah, Micheal Ochem and Osei Owusu Antorbre, 2020. Spatiotemporal dynamics of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in the riparian zone of the Wewe River, Ashanti Region, Ghana. Journal of Open Life Sciences, 15: 331 - 345. https://doi.org/1o.1515/biol-2020-0037.(DE-GRUYTER PUBLISHERS).

    7. Ziblim Abubakari Imoro, Samuel K. Oppong, Emmanuel Danquah and C. A. Nsor, 2019. Feed intake and animal preference rating of indigenous forage shrub species in the Savanna ecosystem of Ghana. Journal of Livestock Research for Rural Development, 31, http://www.Irrd.org/Irrd31/7/zibso31100.html 

    8.  Daniel Dompreh, C. A. Nsor, and Lucy Amissah, 2019. Has Talbotiella gentii lost its insect pollinators? A threat to its fragmentation and extinction. In: O. P. Jenkins (Ed.). Advances in Animal Science and Zoology, 13. New York, Nova Science Publishers.

    9. C.A. Nsor*, George Ashiagbor and Emmanuel Danquah, 2019. Quantifying recent floodplain vegetation change in the White Volta River in the Northern Region of Ghana. Ghana Journal of Geography, 11(1): 159 - 179. doi:                             https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/gig.v11i1.10

    10. Issah Seidu, C. A. Nsor, Emmanuel Danquah, Paul Tehoda and Samuel K. Oppong, 2019. Patterns of Odonata assemblages in lotic and lentic systems in the  Ankasa Conservation Area, Ghana. International Journal of Zoology, 2019: 14, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/3094787 (Hindawi Publishers).

    11.  C.A. Nsor*, Osei Owusu Antobre, Asaah Mohammed and Foster Mensah, 2019. Modeling the effect of environmental disturbance on community structure and diversity of wetland vegetation in the Northern Region of Ghana. Journal of Aquatic Ecology, 53(1): 119 - 136,

         https://doi.org/10.1007/s10452-019-09677- 5 (Springer Nature Publishers.

    12.  Emma Baah Agyapong, George Ashiagbor, CA. Nsor* and Louise M. van Leeuwen,  2018. Urban land transformations and its implication on tree abundance distribution and richness in Kumasi, Ghana. Journal of Urban Ecology, 4: 1–11

    13.   C. A. Nsor*, Emmanuel Acquah, Grace Mensah, Vincent Kusi-Kyei and Samuel Boadi, 2018. Avian Community Structure as a Function of Season, Habitat Type, and Disturbance, in Mole National Park, Northern Region (Ghana). International Journal of Ecology, 2018: 14 pp, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/2045629.

    14.  Issah Seidu1, CA. Nsor, Emmanuel Danquah & Lesley T. Lancaster, 2018. Odonata assemblages along an anthropogenic disturbance gradient in Ghana’s Eastern   Region. Journal of Odonatologica 47(1/2) 2018: 73-100,                                                doi:10.5281/zenodo.1239947.

    15.  Issah Seidu, Emmanuel Danquah, A. Nsor, David Amaning Kwarteng & Lesley T.  Lancaster 2017. Odonata community structure and patterns of land use in the Atewa  Range Forest Reserve, Eastern Region (Ghana). International Journal of Odonatology,  20(3-4): 173-189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13887890.2017.1369179.

    16.  Emmanuel Acquah, CA. Nsor*, Emmanuel Kwamena Arthur and Samuel Boadi. 2017. The socio-cultural impact of ecotourism on park-adjacent communities in Ghana. African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 6 (2).

    17.  Samuel Boadi, C. A. Nsor*, Daniel Haruna Yakubu, Emmanuel Acquah and Osei Owusu Antobre. 2017. Conventional and Indigenous Biodiversity Conservation  Approach: A Comparative Study of Jackie Sacred Grove and Nkrabea Forest Reserve.  International Journal of Forestry Research. 2017: 8. doi.org/10.1155/2017/1721024. Hindawi Publisher.

    18. Samuel Boadi, C. A. Nsor, Osei Owusu Antobre, Emmanuel Acquah. 2016. An analysis of illegal mining on the Offin shelterbelt forest reserve, Ghana: Implications on community livelihood. Journal of Sustainable Mining, 15: 115-119. Elsevier

    19.  C. A. Nsor* and Edward Adzesiwor Obodai, 2016. Environmental Determinants Influencing Fish Community Structure and Diversity in Two Distinct Seasons, among Wetlands of Northern Region (Ghana). International Journal of Ecology, 2016:10.              doi.org/10.1155/2016/1598701. Hindawi Publishing Corporation.

    20.   C. A. Nsor*, Emmanuel Acquah, and Clifford A. Braimah. 2016. Seasonal Dynamics of Physico-chemical Characteristics in Wetlands of Northern Region (Ghana): Implications on the Functional Status. International Journal of Aquatic  Science, 7(1): 39-49.

    21.   C. A. Nsor*, 2015. Determinants of Aquatic Plant Community Structure, Diversity, and Distribution in Wetlands of Northern Region (Ghana). Global Journal of Science and Frontiers Research, 15(1): 31-41.

    22.   C. A. Nsor* and Elliot Alhassan, 2015. Wetlands conservation in Northern Region of Ghana: An indigenous conservation approach. Journal of Biology and Nature, 4(2): 77 – 88.

    23  C. A. Nsor* and Edward Adzesiwor Obodai. 2014. “Environmental Determinants Influencing Seasonal Variations of Bird Diversity and Abundance in Wetlands in  Northern Region (Ghana),” International Journal of Zoology. 2014: 10.                           doi.org/10.1155/2014/548401.

    24.  C. A. Nsor*, E. A. Obodai, and John Blay. 2014. Factors influencing the range shift of plant species in wetlands, Northern Region (Ghana). Journal of Annals of Experimental Biology, 2014, 2 (2):23-33.

    25.  C. A. Nsor* and Gambiza, J. 2013. Land-use changes and their impacts on the vegetation Kromme River peat basin, South Africa. Science Journal of Environmental  Engineering Research. 2013(3): 2276-7495.  

    26.  C. A. Nsor*. 2013. Plant diversity status of the Kromme Peatland, Eastern Cape, South Africa. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. Heinrich-Börking-Str. 6-8, 66121.  Saarbrücken, Germany.

    27.  A. Obodai and C. A. Nsor. 2009. Aspects of biodiversity and fish production in the  Kukobila wetland in the Savelugu-Nanton District of the Northern Region of Ghana. B.Sc. Thesis. Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2(3): 56-62.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

     


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