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Academic Level

University/College

Position

Research Assistant

Working Sector

Secondary School / College / University

Highest Degree

MA/MSC

Discipline

Life Sciences: Botany

Reseach Topic

Impact of Logging on Biodiversity in Rainforest Ecosystem in South-Western Nigeria

Publications

(i) Adekunle, V. A. J. and Olagoke, A. O. (2008): Diversity and Biovolume of Tree Species in Natural Forest Ecosystem in the Bitumen-Producing Area of Ondo State, Nigeria: A baseline Study. Biodiversity Conservation Vol. 17: 2735–2755. DOI 10.1007/s10531-007-9279-y.
(ii) D.O. Aworinde, D. U. Nwoye, A.A. Jayeola, A.O. Olagoke and A.A. Ogundele (2009). Taxonomic Significance of Foliar Epidermis in Some Members of Euphorbiaceae Family in Nigeria. Research Journal of Botany 4(1): 17-28. ISSN 1816-4919.
(iii) D.O. Aworinde, A.O. Olagoke and O. Ogundele (2009). Comparative Wood Anatomy of Nigerian Rattans (Calamoideae Linn). Research Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, 5(6): 909-914.
(iv) Akinloye, A.J., H. C. Illoh and A.O. Olagoke (2010). Screening of some indigenous herbal dyes for use in plant histological staining. Journal of Forestry Research 21(1): 81-84. DOI 10.1007/s11676-010-0014-2
(v) Adekunle V.A.J., Olagoke A.O. and Ogundare L.F (2010): Rate of timber production in a tropical rainforest ecosystem of Southwestern Nigeria and its implications on sustainable forest management. Journal of Forestry Research 21(2): 225-230.

(vi) Adekunle, V. A. J., Olagoke, A.O. and Ogundare, L.F. (2009): Logging Impacts in Tropical Lowland Humid Forest on Tree Species Diversity and Environmental Conservation Accepted for publication by the Journal of Sustainable Forestry (Francis and Taylor), Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, USA. (In Press)
(vii) Onyekwelu, J. C., Oyun, M. B., Adekunle, V. A. J., Akindele, S. O. and Olagoke, A. O. (2010): Biodiversity conservation under monoculture and mixed species forest plantations of different ages in rainforest ecosystems of Nigeria. Annales des Sciences Agronomiques (www.AJOL.org), Faculte des Sciences Agronomiques, Cotonou, Benin Republic. (In press)
(viii) Adekunle, V. A. J. and Olagoke, A. O. (2010). The impacts of timber harvesting on residual trees and seedlings in Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem, Southwestern Nigeria. Submitted to the International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystem Services and Management, Francis & Taylor Publication, Netherlands (In press).
(ix) Olagoke A.O. and V.A.J. Adekunle (2008). Harnessing Forestry Potentials in Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. Proceedings of the 1st National Conference of the Forest and Forest Products Society of Nigeria. 126-129Pp
(x) Olagoke, A.O., V.A.J. Adekunle and A.J. Akinloye (2010). Micromorphology of foliar lamina and its contribution to the taxonomy of three Boerhavia species (Nyctaginaceae) in South-western Nigeria. Proceedings of the 2nd National Conference of the Forest and Forest Products Society of Nigeria.86-89Pp
(xi) Adekunle, V.A.J. and A.O. Olagoke (2010). Timber harvest in tropical rainforest ecosystem, Ondo State, Nigeria: Implication on carbon release. Proceedings of the 2nd National Conference of the Forest and Forest Products Society of Nigeria. 183-192Pp

Bio

Graduated with a first class honour degree in forestry; I have demonstrated a brillant and overwhelming performance in floristic taxonomy, biodiversity assessment and ecosystem modeling. I am currently a Researcher in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.

General and Contact Information

First Name

Adewole

Last Name

OLAGOKE

Country of Origin

Nigeria

Country of Residence

United Kingdom

Languages

English

History

Member for

2 years 26 weeks

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