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Uncovering the fruit bat bushmeat commodity chain and the true extent of fruit bat hunting in Ghana, West Africa
- A.O. Kamins, O. Restif, +5 authors J. M. Rowcliffe
- Geography, Medicine
- Biological conservation
- 1 December 2011
Highlights ► We study how fruit bats are hunted and sold as bushmeat in Ghana, West Africa. ► Globally, bats are under-represented in market reviews, and threatened by hunting. ► 128,000 Eidolon… Expand
A framework for the study of zoonotic disease emergence and its drivers: spillover of bat pathogens as a case study
- J. Wood, M. Leach, +16 authors A. Cunningham
- Biology, Medicine
- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B…
- 19 October 2012
Many serious emerging zoonotic infections have recently arisen from bats, including Ebola, Marburg, SARS-coronavirus, Hendra, Nipah, and a number of rabies and rabies-related viruses, consistent with… Expand
Characteristics and Risk Perceptions of Ghanaians Potentially Exposed to Bat-Borne Zoonoses through Bushmeat
- Alexandra O. Kamins, J. M. Rowcliffe, Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu, A. Cunningham, J. Wood, O. Restif
- Biology, Medicine
- EcoHealth
- 30 September 2014
Emerging zoonotic pathogens from wildlife pose increasing public health threats globally. Bats, in particular, host an array of zoonotic pathogens, yet there is little research on how bats and humans… Expand
Water depth selection, daily feeding routines and diets of waterbirds in coastal lagoons in Ghana
- Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu, T. Piersma, P. Wiersma, M. Poot, Phil F. Battley, C. Gordon
- Biology
- 28 June 2008
Water depth requirements, diet, feeding styles and diurnal activity patterns are described for waterbirds using two brackish water lagoon systems in coastal Ghana, the Songor and Keta Lagoons, We… Expand
Conservation of coastal lagoons in Ghana: the traditional approach
- Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu
- Geography
- 1991
Abstract The lagoons Sakumo and Djange are two of the many coastal lagoons in Ghana which provide valuable resources to the local communities and offer important roosting, nesting and feeding… Expand
Fisheries of two tropical lagoons in Ghana, West Africa
- H. Dankwa, J. Shenker, J. Lin, P. Ofori-Danson, Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu
- Biology
- 1 December 2004
Abstract The fisheries of two coastal lagoons, Keta and Songor, were studied as part of Ghana Coastal Wetlands Management Project (GCWMP) aimed at sustainable exploitation of wetland resources. Fish… Expand
Seasonal changes in the importance of coastal wetlands in Ghana for wading birds
- Y. Ntiamoa-Baidu
- Geography
- 1991
Abstract Forty-two species of waders, comprising 29 Palearctic migrants, eight residents, two partial migrants and three vagrants, were recorded in three years of montly surveys of shorebirds in… Expand