Biological Sciences

Biological Sciences

Publications

Annual Reports

Nigerian Montane Forest Project Annual Report 2011
Nigerian Montane Forest Project Annual Report 2009
Nigerian Montane Forest Project Annual Report 2009

 

NMFP 2008 Annual Report
NMFP 2007 Annual Report
NMFP 2006 Annual Report

 

Recent Conference Posters

Poster
Poster
Osinubi, S.T., Chapman, H., Briskie, J., Ottosson, U. and Brown, J. (2010) Habitat Influence on Territorial and Mate-guarding Calls of the Yellow-breasted Boubou (Laniarius atroflavus) (PDF 1.7MB). Sao Paulo, BRAZIL: 25th International Ornithological Congress (IOC), 2010. Barnes, A. D., Emberson, R. M., Chapman, H. M. and Didham, R. K. (2010) The effects of forest edges on dung beetle communities in a tropical montane forest (PDF 0.4MB). Wellington: 59th Entomological Society of NZ, 11th-14th April 2010.

 

Mistletoe Poster
Forest Fragmentation Poster
 Botany of Tchabal Mbabo
Mistletoe mutualisms
in a West African montane forest (PDF 0.8 KB)		 Montane forest fragmentation and its effect on tree and diurnal frugivore composition in North East Nigeria (PDF 0.2 MB) The botany of Tchabal Mbabo - A contribution towards the Nigerian / Cameroon Transboundary initiative (PDF 0.3 MB)

 

Report

Botanical Survey of Tchabal Mbabo, Adamawa Province Cameroon (PDF 13 MB) For: Transboundary Collaboration for Ecosystem Conservation: the Mountain Forests of Gashaka-Gumti National Park, Nigeria and Tchabal Mbabo, Cameroon; project number RAF/G43/A/1G/31. Compiled by Hazel Chapman 2004.

Book

  • Chapman JD & Chapman HM (2001) The forests of Taraba and Adamawa states, Nigeria. An ecological account and plant species check list. Published in collaboration with WWF (UK) and DIFID.
    Available for purchase, please contact Dr Hazel Chapman

Papers

  • Beavon,M. A. and Chapman, H. M. (2011) Andromonoecy and high fruit abortion in Anthonotha noldeae in a West African montane Forest. Plant Systematics and Evolution. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00606-011-0488-1.
  • Ihuma J. O., Chima U. D. and Chapman H. M. (2011) Tree species diversity in a Nigerian montane forest ecosystem and adjacent fragmented forests. ARPN Journal of Agricultural and Biological Science, 6(2), 17-22.
  • Ihuma, J. O., Chima, U. D. and Chapman, H.M. (2011) Diversity of fruit trees and frugivores in a Nigerian montane Forest and adjacent fragmented forests. International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Sciences., 1(2) 6-15.
  • Ihuma, J.O.; Chapman, H.M.; Chima, U.D. (2011) Recruitment of woody plant species juveniles in Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve and its potential for forest regeneration. International Journal of Science and Nature 2 (4) Online.
  • Korndoerfer T. (2011) Herbal Medicine in a 21st Century African Village. The Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism, 21(3)
  • Reeder, N.M.M., T. Cheng, V.T. Vredenburg, and D.C. Blackburn. (2011). Survey of the chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis from montane and lowland frogs in eastern Nigeria. Herpetology Notes 4: 83–86.
  • Blackburn D. A. A new puddle frog (Phrynobatrachidae: Phrynobatrachus) from the Mambilla Plateau in eastern Nigeria. African Journal of Herpitology 59: 33-52
  • Blackburn D.A. (2010) A new squeaker frog (Arthroleptidae: Arthroleptis) from the mountains of Cameroon and Nigeria. Herpitologica 66: 335-348
  • Chapman HM, Goldson SL, Beck ,J. (2010) Post-dispersal Seed Removal and Seed Germination of Cercopithecus nictitans Dispersed Seed in a West African Montane Forest  Folia Primatologica. 81:41–50.
  • Mattheus, A., Chapman H and Kelly, D (2010) "Testing for Janzen – Connell effects in a West African Montane Forest"  Biotropica 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00664.x
  • Fiona, L. A., M. C. Hazel, et al. (2009). Seed dispersal by tantalus monkeys Chlorocebus tantalus tantalus in a Nigerian montane forest. African Journal of Ecology On Line First.
  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. and Chapman, H. (2008) A remarkable range disjunction recorded in Metarungia pubinervia (Acanthaceae). Kew Bulletin, 63(4), 613-615.
  • Chapman, H.M. (2008). The Nigerian Montane Forest Project and Nigerian Montane Forests. Nigerian Field Society Occasional Paper.  
  • Chapman, H., Bekker, R., Barnard, J. and Shu, G. (2009) The future of Tchabal Mbabo - A Nigerian/Cameroon Transboundary Initiative. Yaoundé, Cameroon: 18th Association for the Taxonomic Study of the Flora of Tropical Africa (AETFAT) Congress, 26 Feb-2 Mar 2007. In Proceedings of the 18th AETFAT Congress in Yaoundé, Cameroon 26th Feb-2nd March 2007.
  • Beck, J., and Chapman, H.M. (2008). A population estimate of the chimpanzee Pan troglodytes vellerosus in a Nigerian montane forest: implications for conservation.Fauna & Flora International, 42(3), 448-451.
  • Chapman, H.M. (2008). The Nigerian Montane Forest Project. Tropinet 19(1), 7-9.
  • Sessions L and Chapman HM (2003) The montane Forest Islands of Eastern Nigeria Plant Talk 32: 24-28.
  • Chapman HM, Olson SM and D Trumm (2003) Why are the montane forests of Taraba State, Nigeria important, and how have they changed over the past thirty years? Oryx, 38(3), 282-290.

Conference Presentations

  • Osinubi, S.T., Chapman, H.M. , Briskie, J., Ottosson, U. and Brown, J. A. Habitat Influence on Territorial and Mate-guarding Calls of the Yellow-breasted Boubou (Laniarius atroflavus). August 19th 2010 Departmental Seminar, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, N.Z.
  • Grassham, A.M., Chapman, H.M. and Kunz, B. Relationships between the tantalus monkey and forest structure in a West African montane forest. September 2nd 2010. Showcase Postgraduate Conference, Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Barnes A.D., Emberson, R. M., Chapman, H.M. and Didham, R. The effects of forest edges on dung beetle communities in a tropical montane forest. 26–29 September 2010 The Australian Entomological Society’s 41st Scientific Conference. Perth, Australia.
  • Grassham, A.M., Chapman H.M. and Kunz, B. Relationships between the tantalus monkey and forest structure in a West African montane forest. 26th October. Annual Biological Conference, University of Canterbury. Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Umar, D.M., Harding,J.S and Chapman,H.M. How do land uses affect stream communities in highland tropical streams in Nigeria? 26th October 2010 Annual Biological Conference, University of Canterbury. Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Barnes, A. D., Emberson, R. M., Chapman, H. M. and Didham, R. K. (2010) The effects of forest edges on dung beetle communities in a tropical montane forest. Annual Biological Conference,University of Canterbury 26th October 2010. Christchurch, N.Z .
  • Umar, D.M., Harding, J.S and Chapman, H.M. How do land uses affect stream communities in highland tropical streams in Nigeria? 22-26 Nov. 2010 New Zealand Freshwater Conference Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Grassham A. M., Chapman, H. M. , Kunz, B. and Brown, J. A. 23–25 November 2010. Relationships between the tantalus monkey and forest structure in a West African montane forest. New Zealand Ecological Society Conference. Biodiversity:2010 and beyond. Dunedin, N.Z.
  • Chapman, H. M., Goldson, S.L., Beck, J. and Brown, J. A. Post-dispersal seed removal and seed germination of Cercopithecus nictitans dispersed seed in a West African montane forest. FSD2010 June 13th–18th Montpellier, France.
  • Osinubi, S.T., Chapman, H.M. , Briskie, J., Ottosson, U. and Brown, J. A. Habitat Influence on Territorial and Mate-guarding Calls of the Yellow-breasted Boubou (Laniarius atroflavus). August 19th 2010 Departmental Seminar, School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, N.Z.
  • Grassham, A.M., Chapman, H.M. and Kunz, B. Relationships between the tantalus monkey and forest structure in a West African montane forest. September 2nd 2010. Showcase Postgraduate Conference, Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Barnes A.D., Emberson, R. M., Chapman, H.M. and Didham, R. The effects of forest edges on dung beetle communities in a tropical montane forest. 26–29 September 2010 The Australian Entomological Society’s 41st Scientific Conference. Perth, Australia.
  • Grassham, A.M., Chapman H.M. and Kunz, B. Relationships between the tantalus monkey and forest structure in a West African montane forest. 26th October . Annual Biological Conference, University of Canterbury. Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Umar, D.M., Harding,J.S and Chapman,H.M. How do land uses affect stream communities in highland tropical streams in Nigeria? 26th October 2010 Annual Biological Conference, University of Canterbury. Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Barnes, A. D., Emberson, R. M., Chapman, H. M. and Didham, R. K. (2010) The effects of forest edges on dung beetle communities in a tropical montane forest. Annual Biological Conference, University of Canterbury 26th October 2010. Christchurch, N.Z .
  • Umar, D.M., Harding, J.S and Chapman, H.M. How do land uses affect stream communities in highland tropical streams in Nigeria? 22-26 Nov. 2010 New Zealand Freshwater Conference Christchurch, N.Z.
  • Grassham A. M., Chapman, H. M. , Kunz, B. and Brown, J. A. 23–25 November 2010. Relationships between the tantalus monkey and forest structure in a West African montane forest. New Zealand Ecological Society Conference. Biodiversity:2010 and beyond. Dunedin, N.Z.