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Gabriel Ameka

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCH OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
PhycologyAquatic macrophytesPlant ecology and conservationDNA barcoding of land plantsand algae
Publications

59

Citations

1,534

H-index

17

i10-index

25

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
26.0
Most cited paper
528
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:23
Publications

59 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Equipping the next generation of plant taxonomists: Insights and recommendations
ARG Simões, F Leliaert, GLC Bramley, RP Clark, RJ Smith, M Luján, ...
2025 Trends in Plant Science, 2025 Natural Sciences 9
Production of biodiesel from marine macroalgae occurring in the Gulf of Guinea, off the coast of Ghana
GK Ameka, LK Doamekpor, AA Amadu, AP Amamoo
2019 Ghana Journal of Science 60 (1), 50-58, 2019 Natural Sciences 9
Podostemaceae research in Africa (including Madagascar)-state of the art and open questions
GK Ameka, JP Ghogue, R Rutishauser
2010 Systematics and Conservation of African Plants: Proceedings of the 18th …, 2010 Natural Sciences 7
The Seaweeds of the West Tropical African Sub-Region: Identification Manual
DM John, GW Lawson, G Ameka
2001 Darwin Initiative Report 4, 2001 Natural Sciences 7
The ecology of aquatic macrophytes and the use and management of water resources in the Weija lake
GK Ameka
1987 MPhil. Thesis.) Department of Botany, University of Ghana, Legon, 1987 Natural Sciences 7
Additions and corrections to the bryophyte flora of Ghana, including a new species of Cololejeunea (Spruce) Schiffn. (Lejeuneaceae, Marchantiophyta)
NG Hodgetts, G Ameka, R Agyei, C Dankwah
2021 Journal of Bryology 43 (3), 251-258, 2021 Natural Sciences 6
4. Bioenergy: Biodiesel from Freshwater Green Microalgae and a Cyanobacterium Occurring in Ghana
LK Doamekpor, R Onwona-Agyeman, GK Ameka
2019 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 27 (2), 51-60, 2019 Natural Sciences 6
A checklist of rheophytes of Cameroon
F Kuetegue, B Sonké, GK Ameka
2019 PhytoKeys 121, 81, 2019 Natural Sciences 6
Aquatic macrophyte diversity, distribution, and control in coastal Southern Ghana, with priority on non-native invasive species
GK Ameka, A Ernest
2019 Indo Pacific Journal of Ocean Life 3 (2), 87-93, 2019 Natural Sciences 6
Rheophytes of Africa: a review
GK Ameka, JK Adomako, KAA DE Graft-Johnson, M Cheek, MD Swaine
1999 Journal of the Ghana Science Association 1 (3), 133-146, 1999 Natural Sciences 6
Podostemaceae research in Africa-state of the art and open questions
GK Ameka
2009 Proceedings of XVIII AETFAT Congress. Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2009 Natural Sciences 4
A review of chemical status of the Weija Lake
GK Ameka, KAA De Graft-Johnson, RK Akuamoah
2000 Journal of the Ghana Science Association 2 (2), 136-147, 2000 Natural Sciences 4
Residues and risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides in surface sediment of Afram River of Ghana.
SS Koranteng, DA Darko, GK Ameka, EO Owusu
2017 Natural Sciences 3
Intertidal macro-algal diversity and zonation patterns of the eastern and western coasts of Ghana
TS Gbedemah, AK Armah, G Ameka
2014 Natural Sciences 3
Molecular phylogeny of Cameroonian and Ghanaian Podostemaceae
Y Kita, R Imaichi, JP Ghogue, GK Ameka, M Kato
2005 Abstract poster, international botanical congress, Vienna, 2005 Natural Sciences 3
Enhancing Taxonomic Skills in West Africa and Supporting the Growth of GC Herbarium (Ghana).
R Borosova, AR Simoes, C Tang, G Ameka
2026 Pensoft Publishers, 2026 Natural Sciences 2
Integrating Fungal-Assisted Microalgal Harvesting for Sustainable Treatment and Resource Recovery from Wastewater
AA Amadu, D Oduro-Mensah, S Qiu, AW Abbew, M Li, X Lu, GK Ameka, ...
2025 Water 17 (19), 2832, 2025 Natural Sciences 2
Water Quality at the Habitat of the Podostemaceae in Ghana
GK Ameka, KAA de Graft-Johnson, JK Adomako
2007 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 11 (1), 2007 Natural Sciences 2
The morphology, taxonomy and distribution of the podostemaceae in west africa
GK Ameka
2003 West African Journal of Applied Ecology 4 (1), 2003 Natural Sciences 2
The distribution of Podostermaceae in Ghana
GG Ameka
2000 Journal of the Ghana Science Association 2 (1), 31-38, 2000 Natural Sciences 2
Changes in the Aquatic macrophytes of the Weija Lake, 1976-1993
GK Ameka, KAA De Graft-Johnson
1998 Ghana Journal of Science 38, 65-73, 1998 Natural Sciences 2
The Sudd Vegetation of Weija Lake, Ghana
GK Ameka, KAA De Graft-Johnson
1998 Kirkia, 1-9, 1998 Natural Sciences 2
Diversity, Distribution and Control of Aquatic Macrophytes of Southern Ghana with Particular Reference to the Alien Invasives
E Asare, GK Ameka
2015 Natural Sciences 1
Dna Barcoding in Sustainable Harvesting of Tree Species and Safety of Herbal Medicines Used in The Treatment of Malaria in Southern Ghana
CO Appiah, GK Ameka, TY Annang
2014 Health Sciences 1
DNA BARCODING AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE HARVESTING OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF DIARRHOEA AND MALE SEXUAL WEAKNESS IN GHANA.
G THOMAS, GK Ameka, TY Annang
2013 University of Ghana, 2013 Natural Sciences 1