Research Papers/Topics in Forestry

Haematological Studies of Some Culturable Fish Species in Umuahia Area of Abia State

TABLF OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE DECLARATION CERTIFICATION DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF PLATES CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION  CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW CHAPTER THREE: MATERIALS AND METHODS COLLECTION OF SPECIMEN C COLLECTION OF BLOOD -i HAEMATOCRIT DETERMINATION  HEMOGLOBIN DETERNINATION  RED BLOOD CELL COUNT WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT DATA ANALYSIS CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS REFEREN...

Rural Women And The High Forest of Ghana; A Case Study of The Nkawie Forest District

ABSTRACT Abruquah, E. 1996. Rural women and the high forest of Ghana: a case study of Nkawie Forest District. M.F. Report. Faculty of Forestry, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. 128 pp. (Advisor: J.K. Naysmith, PhD). Key words: forest conservation, forest resources, non-timber forest produce, deforestation, rural women, land degradation, taungya farming. A comprehensive record of rural women and forestry at the community level in one district in Ghana has been developed. The...

Survey of Biodegrading Agents in Logs and Planks in Selected Sawmills and Timber Markets in Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract Biological deterioration of wood is one of the major challenges on wood utilization especially in tropical countries like Nigeria. This is because of the favourable weather condition for the bin-deteriorating agents to thrive. This study is therefore carried out to investigate the biodegrading agents of logs in sawmills and planks in plank markets in Ibadan, Nigeria. Data for the study were collected using checklist, and laboratory examination of collected samples from decayed logs ...