Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model

The invasion of wetlands by Pneumatopteris afra in some parts of Lafia, Nigeria has posed threats to the wetlands by reducing the amount of light penetration and hindering water flow. Therefore, this study aims at building a predictive spatial model of distribution of P. afra and use functional trai...

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Main Author:	Festus, Akomolafe Gbenga
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2020
Subjects:	QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation geographical distribution)
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spelling	my-usm-ep.524022022-04-25T07:19:10Z Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model 2020-11 Festus, Akomolafe Gbenga QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation, geographical distribution) The invasion of wetlands by Pneumatopteris afra in some parts of Lafia, Nigeria has posed threats to the wetlands by reducing the amount of light penetration and hindering water flow. Therefore, this study aims at building a predictive spatial model of distribution of P. afra and use functional traits approach to obtain a mechanistic understanding of the community dynamics and ecosystem properties of invaded and non-invaded wetlands. Six wetlands were chosen, consisting of three invaded and three non-invaded sites in Lafia, Nigeria. Each site has an area of 500 m x 500 m demarcated for the study. The occurrence data of P. afra at each invaded site was obtained. This data, coupled with bioclimatic variables, were used to build a maxent predictive model of distribution of P. afra in Lafia and entire Nigeria. Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat 2020-11 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/52402/ http://eprints.usm.my/52402/1/Pages%20from%20AKOMOLAFE%20GBENGA%20FESTUS%20-%20TESIS.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
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spellingShingle	QH1 Natural history (General - Including nature conservation geographical distribution) Festus, Akomolafe Gbenga Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model
description	The invasion of wetlands by Pneumatopteris afra in some parts of Lafia, Nigeria has posed threats to the wetlands by reducing the amount of light penetration and hindering water flow. Therefore, this study aims at building a predictive spatial model of distribution of P. afra and use functional traits approach to obtain a mechanistic understanding of the community dynamics and ecosystem properties of invaded and non-invaded wetlands. Six wetlands were chosen, consisting of three invaded and three non-invaded sites in Lafia, Nigeria. Each site has an area of 500 m x 500 m demarcated for the study. The occurrence data of P. afra at each invaded site was obtained. This data, coupled with bioclimatic variables, were used to build a maxent predictive model of distribution of P. afra in Lafia and entire Nigeria.
format	Thesis
qualification_name	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level	Doctorate
author	Festus, Akomolafe Gbenga
author_facet	Festus, Akomolafe Gbenga
author_sort	Festus, Akomolafe Gbenga
title	Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model
title_short	Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model
title_full	Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model
title_fullStr	Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model
title_full_unstemmed	Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model
title_sort	invasion ecology of a tropical fern (pneumatopteris afra (christ.) holttum) in nigeria: developing predictive spatial model
granting_institution	Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department	Pusat Pengajian Sains Kajihayat
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url	http://eprints.usm.my/52402/1/Pages%20from%20AKOMOLAFE%20GBENGA%20FESTUS%20-%20TESIS.pdf
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Invasion Ecology Of A Tropical Fern (Pneumatopteris Afra (CHRIST.) Holttum) In Nigeria: Developing Predictive Spatial Model

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