Structure, composition and diversity of restored forest ecosystems on mine-spoils in South-Western Ghana.

In response to national policy obligations, many mining companies in Ghana have restored/reclaimed degraded mined out sites through revegetation. The area extent of such restored areas is unknown and there is also paucity of data on success of restoration, species diversity and compositional dynamics of such restored landscapes, particularly using mixed species. This study assessed stand structure, diversity and composition dynamics of sites restored with mixed species and models species abundance distribution on these sites.

Phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soils with two plant species: and at Ghana Manganese Company Ltd.

The study investigated the effects of (JC) and (VZ) on hydrocarbon concentration levels in mine spoils. A 2 × 2 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatments in a completely randomized design with 3 replications was adopted. With compost amendments, JC caused 78.