Dr. Sylvanus Mensah

Profile

Academic positionPost Doc
Research fieldsForestry,Ecology and Biodiversity of Plants and Ecosystems
Keywordsstrand structure, functional diversity, phylogeny, Climate, tree biomass and carbon

Current contact address

CountryBenin
CityCotonou
InstitutionUniversite d'Abomey-Calavi
InstituteFaculty of Agronomic sciences

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Thomas SeifertProfessur für Waldwachstum und Dendroökologie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Freiburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/12/2022

Programme(s)

2021Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2023Mensah, S., Noulèkoun, F., Dimobe, K., Seifert, T., Glèlè Kakaï, R.,: Climate and soil effects on tree species diversity and aboveground carbon patterns in semi-arid tree savannas. In: Scientific Reports, 13, 2023,
2023Mensah, S., Lokossou, C.J.M., Assogbadjo, A.E., Glèlè Kakaï, R.: Seasonal variation of environment and conspecific density-dependence effects on early seedling growth of a tropical tree in semi-arid savannahs. In: Global Ecology and Conservation, 43, 2023,
2023Mensah, S., Noulèkoun, F., Salako, V.K., Lokossou, C.S.M.J., Akouété, P., Seifert, T., Glèlè Kakaï, R.: Structural and taxonomic diversity predict above-ground biomass better than functional measures of maximum height in mixed-species forests. In: Applied Vegetation Science, 26, 2023,
2023Zanvo, S.M.G., Mensah, S., Salako, K.V., Glèlè Kakaï, R.: Tree height-diameter, aboveground and belowground biomass allometries for two West African mangrove species. In: Biomass and Bioenergy, 176, 2023,