A comparison of thicket clumps on the Accra and Winneba plains of Ghana
1991
Asare, S.O., Department of Botany, University ajCape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana | Buxton, G., Department of Botany, University ajCape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Studies were conducted to compare the soil characteristics and plant communities in thicket clumps on the Accra and Winneba plains. Studies of some soil characteristics showed that soils in the clumps on the two plains are similar inpH but differ in field texture and per cent soil moisture content. The number of plants in the thickets on the Accra plains was higher than on the Winneba plains. However, the thicket clump on the Winneba plains showed a greater species richness and contained more species also associated with forest areas than those on the Accra plains. The number of species in the thickets on both plains tended to increase from the windward to the leeward side ofthe thicket. The observed differences in species composition and richness in the two plains were partly related to differences in soil characteristics particularly soil moisture content
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