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Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Germination of seeds and growth of Mansonia altissima seedlings responded well to treatment with plant growth hormones.

Taxon: Mansonia altissimaMansonia altissimae0
Treatment: plant growth factors/ growth hormonese0
Outcome: germination of seeds and growthe0
Direction: responded welle0

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“The study indicated that the germination of seeds and growth of Mansonia altissima seedling responded well to the treatments of plant growth factors/ growth hormones”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1482–1647

Title

Germination and Seedling Growth of M ansonia al tissima (A. Chev) in Response to Hormonal Treatment

James Maku; Alaba Emmanuel Gbadamosi; O. A. Fadoju International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2014

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The authors recommend that the hormone treatments could be adopted for raising this species for mass plantation establishment.

Taxon: M. altissimaMansonia altissimae0
Outcome: raising this species for mass plantation establishmente1

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“The growth of M. altissima (A. Chev) under different growth hormone was investigated”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 172–256

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“this could be adopted in raising this species for mass plantation establishment purposes”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1652–1740

Title

Germination and Seedling Growth of M ansonia al tissima (A. Chev) in Response to Hormonal Treatment

James Maku; Alaba Emmanuel Gbadamosi; O. A. Fadoju International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry 2014

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Mansonia altissima had 6.29% dominance and IVI 13.73%.

Taxon: Mansonia altissimaMansonia altissimae0
Outcome: Mansonia altissimae0
Value: 6.29%e0
Qualifier: 13.73%e0

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“Trema orientalis (4%), Terminalia superba (4%) and Mansonia altissima (6.29%) with IVI of 14.92%, 14.79% and 13.73%, respectively”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1302–1431

Title

Floristic Composition, Tree Canopy Structure and Regeneration in a Degraded Tropical Humid Rainforest in Southwest Nigeria

S O Olajuygbe; Ayodeji A. ADAJA Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation 2014

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Observation The forest contained 83 plant species in 78 genera and 39 families.
Observation Trees predominated with 46 species and 172 trees per hectare.
Observation Seven shrubs, 15 lianas, 13 herbs, one grass and one fern species were recorded.
Observation Tree basal area was 10.29±0.88 m2 per hectare.
Observation Total tree volume was 22.43±1.85 m3 per hectare.
Observation Terminalia superba was tallest at 35 m.
Observation Ficus mucuso was shortest at 9.3 m.
Observation Fabaceae was the most abundant family at 15.9%.
Observation Sterculiaceae accounted for 9.8%.
Observation Moraceae accounted for 7.3%.
Observation Trema orientalis had 4% dominance and IVI 14.92%.
Observation Terminalia superba had 4% dominance and IVI 14.79%.
Observation Tree species diversity was high, with H1 3.65 and EH 0.97.
Observation Twenty-nine tree species were naturally regenerating.
Observation No species was found in the emergent layer.
Observation The forest reserve remained highly diverse despite anthropogenic interference.
Recommendation The authors recommend seed supplementation or enrichment planting to aid restoration.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Mansonia altissima had the highest occurrence in inviolate forest, at 80stems/ha.

Taxon: Mansonia altissimaMansonia altissimae0
Outcome: highest number of occurrencee0
Value: 80stems/hae0
Setting: inviolate foreste0

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“In the inviolate forest, the species with the highest number of occurrence is Mansonia altissima (80stems/ha) and Caesalpinoidae and Sterculiaceae families have the highest number of species (6).”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1706–1901

Title

LOGGING IMPACTS IN TROPICAL LOWLAND HUMID FOREST ON TREE SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

V.A.J. ADEKUNLE Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2013. doi:10.15666/aeer/1103_491511

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Mansonia altissima had the lowest litter decomposition rate.

Taxon: Mansonia altissimaMansonia altissimae0
Outcome: litter decomposition ratee1
Direction: leaste0

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“Mansonia altissima the least”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 337–365

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“teak had the highest litter decomposition rate and Mansonia altissima the least”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 286–365

Title

Fluxes in litter decomposition in three selected indigenous species and teak in a converted rainforest ecosystem in southwestern Nigeria

AF Ojo; O Kadeba; J Kayode Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 2012. doi:10.3329/bjsir.v47i3.13069

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Mansonia altissima was inferred to have the lowest nutrient-release probability.

Taxon: Mansonia altissimaMansonia altissimae0
Outcome: probability of releasing litter nutrients into the soil nutrient poole1
Direction: leaste0
Qualifier: Mansonia altissimae0

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“Mansonia altissima had the least”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 633–665

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“The implication is that teak litter had the highest probability of releasing litter nutrients into the soil nutrient pool than any of the selected indigenous tree species while Mansonia altissima had the least”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 456–665

Title

Fluxes in litter decomposition in three selected indigenous species and teak in a converted rainforest ecosystem in southwestern Nigeria

AF Ojo; O Kadeba; J Kayode Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research 2012. doi:10.3329/bjsir.v47i3.13069

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Observation Teak had the highest litter decomposition rate.
Observation Mansonia altissima had the lowest litter decomposition rate.
Association Decomposition rates had no relationship among the studied species.
Observation All studied species had high decomposition rates.
Mechanism Teak litter was inferred to have the highest probability of nutrient release to soil.
Recommendation The authors inferred that any studied tree species could maintain soil fertility in monoculture plantations.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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W. indica, M. altissima and Malacantha alnifolia had paracytic stomata.

Taxon: W. indica, M. altissima and Malacantha alnifoliaMalacantha alnifoliaWaltheria indicaMansonia altissimae0
Outcome: paracytice0

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“paracytic in W. indica, M. altissima and Malacantha alnifolia”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1122–1183

Title

Foliar Epidermal Characters of Some Sterculiaceae Species in Nigeria

DO Aworinde; BO Ogundairo; KF Osuntoyinbo; et al. Bayero Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences 2012. doi:10.4314/bajopas.v5i1.10

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Observation Sterculiaceae species were relatively uniform in quantitative macromorphological traits, except leaf shape and base.
Observation Epidermal cell number, anticlinal wall pattern, cell wall thickness and stomata size varied among species.
Observation Epidermal cells ranged from polygonal to irregular, and anticlinal walls from straight to curved.
Observation All examined Sterculiaceae species except five named species were amphistomatic.
Observation T. cacao had anisocytic stomata.
Observation C. hispida had laterocytic stomata.
Observation C. millenni Schum had anomocytic stomata.
Observation C. nitida had Staurocytic stomata.

Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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M. altissima seeds showed a sigmoidal moisture-content versus humidity relationship.

Taxon: M. altissimaMansonia altissimae0
Organ / stage: Seedse0
Outcome: sigmoidal relationship between seed water content and relative humiditye0
Qualifier: three regions of water bindinge0

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“Seeds of T. superba, T. ivorensis, M. altissima, E. angolense and K. anthotheca, exhibited a sigmoidal relationship between seed water content and relative humidity indicative of three regions of water binding”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 816–1025

Title

Water Sorption Isotherm Characteristics of Seeds of Six Indigenous Forest Tree Species in Ghana

NS Olympio; JM Asomaning; M Sacande West African Journal of Applied Ecology 2011. doi:10.4314/wajae.v18i1.70312

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Seed moisture content increased with relative humidity.

Taxon: Garcinia kola, Terminalia superba, Terminalia ivorensis, Mansonia altissima, Entandrophragma angolense and Khaya anthothecaKhaya anthothecaGarcinia kolaTerminalia ivorensisEntandrophragma angolenseTerminalia superbaMansonia altissimae1
Treatment: relative humiditye0
Outcome: seed moisture contente0
Direction: increasede0

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“The isotherms showed that seed moisture content increased with increasing relative humidity”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1257–1348

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“Garcinia kola, Terminalia superba, Terminalia ivorensis, Mansonia altissima, Entandrophragma angolense and Khaya anthotheca”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 156–279

Title

Water Sorption Isotherm Characteristics of Seeds of Six Indigenous Forest Tree Species in Ghana

NS Olympio; JM Asomaning; M Sacande West African Journal of Applied Ecology 2011. doi:10.4314/wajae.v18i1.70312

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Other species seeds either lost or absorbed water depending on ambient relative humidity.

Taxon: Garcinia kola, Terminalia superba, Terminalia ivorensis, Mansonia altissima, Entandrophragma angolense and Khaya anthothecaKhaya anthothecaGarcinia kolaTerminalia ivorensisEntandrophragma angolenseTerminalia superbaMansonia altissimae1
Outcome: lost water (desorption) to the relative humidity chambers, or absorbed water from the chamberse0
Qualifier: depending on the relative humidity of the environmente0

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“Seeds of the other species either lost water (desorption) to the relative humidity chambers, or absorbed water from the chambers depending on the relative humidity of the environment they were placed”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1566–1765

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“Garcinia kola, Terminalia superba, Terminalia ivorensis, Mansonia altissima, Entandrophragma angolense and Khaya anthotheca”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 156–279

Title

Water Sorption Isotherm Characteristics of Seeds of Six Indigenous Forest Tree Species in Ghana

NS Olympio; JM Asomaning; M Sacande West African Journal of Applied Ecology 2011. doi:10.4314/wajae.v18i1.70312

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