Understanding forest degradation due to human and natural phenomena is crucial to conserving and managing remnant forest resources. However, forest ecosystem assessment over a large and remote area is usually complex and arduous. The present study on land use and land cover chang...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2021/v15i430234
Background and Aims: Fruit bats contribute to ecological processes in tropical urban landscapes, yet site-specific information from northern Nigeria remains limited. This study assessed fruit-bat feeding evidence, roost abundance, assemblage diversity and conservation considerati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajriz/2026/v9i4317
Ash content is an important parameter for evaluating the quality and mineral composition of biomass materials. This study aimed to determine the ash content of selected forest tree species at Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology. Five (5) tree species were selected,...
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Research Article10.9734/aprj/2026/v14i5402
Urban trees provide important ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration, air pollution mitigation, temperature regulation and biodiversity conservation, and they can support public health and urban climate adaptation. In rapidly urbanising cities such as Kano Metropolis,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajraf/2026/v12i3517
Urban forests play a vital role in maintaining ecological balance, enhancing environmental quality, and supporting biodiversity, particularly in rapidly urbanizing regions. However, limited information on floristic diversity and species composition in cities like Kano Metropolis...
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Research Article10.9734/jaeri/2026/v27i4761
The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR) is one of the largest protected ecologically sensitive areas in India. This study examined the land use/land cover (LULC) changes in NBR for past 18 years from 2001 to 2018 to figure out the LULC changed within a protected area using datasets i...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2021/v11i630430