George B. Chuyong

9.4k citations

49 papers · 2.4k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 22

Nature and Landscape Conservation top 1%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%
Ecology top 2%
Plant Science top 5%
Global and Planetary Change top 5%

Co-authors: David Kenfack Duncan W. Thomas David M. Newbery Renato Valencia Kyle E. Harms Leho Tedersoo Eneke Esoeyang Tambe Bechem Stephen P. Hubbell
Topics: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers)Plant and animal studies (15 papers)African Botany and Ecology Studies (11 papers)
Cited by: Nature and Landscape Conservation Ecological Modeling Forestry
Journals: PLoS ONE Ecology New Phytologist
Partner nations: Cameroon United States Switzerland

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George B. Chuyong

48 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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454 Pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing of tropical mycorrhizal fungi provide similar results but reveal substantial methodological biases

2010 456 citations Leho Tedersoo, R. Henrik Nilsson et al. New Phytologist profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Four Decades of Cover Change, Degradative, and Restitution Stages of Mangrove Forest in Douala-Edea National Park, Cameroon 2025 ·Forests ·(unknown),(unknown),George B. Chuyong	1
2	Effects of organic fertilizers on the macropropagation, vegetative growth, and pest infestation on plantain (Musa sp.) 2025 ·Archives of Agriculture and Environmental Science ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),George B. Chuyong	0
3	Long‐Term Impacts of Selective Logging in a Tropical Rainforest in the East Region of Cameroon 2024 ·African Journal of Ecology ·(unknown),George B. Chuyong,(unknown)	3
4	What structures diurnal visitation rates to flowering trees in an Afrotropical lowland rainforest understory? 2021 ·Insect Conservation and Diversity ·(unknown),George B. Chuyong,David Kenfack,(unknown),Duncan W. Thomas,(unknown),Amy E. Dunham	2
5	The Morphometric Evidence and Antifungal Activity of Chromolaena odorata in Western Cameroon 2019 ·Journal of Herbs Spices & Medicinal Plants ·George B. Chuyong,(unknown),Kwabena Darkwa	2
6	Phylogenetic turnover along local environmental gradients in tropical forest communities 2016 ·Oecologia ·Claire A. Baldeck,Steven W. Kembel,Kyle E. Harms,Joseph B. Yavitt,Robert John,Benjamin L. Turner,Sumedha Madawala,I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke,Savitri Gunatilleke,Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin,Somboon Kiratiprayoon,Adzmi Yaacob,M. N. Nur Supardi,Renato Valencia,Hugo Navarrete,Stuart J. Davies,George B. Chuyong,David Kenfack,Duncan W. Thomas,James W. Dalling	11
7	Ethnobotanical Survey of Fodder/Forage Plant Species in Range and Farming Systems in the Savannahs of Ngoketunjia, North Western Cameroon 2016 ·International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology ·(unknown),George B. Chuyong	2
8	Nitrate and ammonium levels of some water bodies and their interaction with some selected properties of soils in Douala metropolis, Cameroon 2013 ·African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology ·Aaron Suh Tening,George B. Chuyong,(unknown),Beatrice Ambo Fonge,Lydia L. Lifongo,(unknown)	12
9	Contribution of some water bodies and the role of soils in the physicochemical enrichment of the Douala-Edea mangrove ecosystem 2013 ·African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology ·Aaron Suh Tening,George B. Chuyong,(unknown),Beatrice Ambo Fonge,Lydia L. Lifongo,(unknown),(unknown),Cheo Emmanuel Suh	8
10	How Effective Are DNA Barcodes in the Identification of African Rainforest Trees? 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Ingrid Parmentier,Jérôme Duminil,Maria Kuzmina,Morgane Philippe,Duncan W. Thomas,David Kenfack,George B. Chuyong,Corinne Cruaud,Olivier J. Hardy	83
11	A Phylogenetic Perspective on the Individual Species-Area Relationship in Temperate and Tropical Tree Communities 2013 ·PLoS ONE ·Jie Yang,Nathan G. Swenson,Min Cao,George B. Chuyong,Corneille E. N. Ewango,Robert W. Howe,David Kenfack,Duncan W. Thomas,Amy Wolf,Luxiang Lin	18
12	Transient dominance in a central African rain forest 2013 ·Ecological Monographs ·David M. Newbery,Xander M. van der Burgt,Martin Worbes,George B. Chuyong	43
13	Soil resources and topography shape local tree community structure in tropical forests 2012 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Claire A. Baldeck,Kyle E. Harms,Joseph B. Yavitt,Robert John,Benjamin L. Turner,Renato Valencia,Hugo Navarrete,Stuart J. Davies,George B. Chuyong,David Kenfack,Duncan W. Thomas,Sumedha Madawala,I. A. U. N. Gunatilleke,Savitri Gunatilleke,Sarayudh Bunyavejchewin,Somboon Kiratiprayoon,Adzmi Yaacob,M. N. Nur Supardi,James W. Dalling	228
14	Ethnobotanical survey of the uses of Annonaceae around mount Cameroon 2011 ·CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),George B. Chuyong	20
15	Relationships among net primary productivity, nutrients and climate in tropical rain forest: a pan‐tropical analysis 2011 ·Ecology Letters ·Cory C. Cleveland,Alan R. Townsend,Philip Taylor,Silvia Álvarez-Clare,Mercedes Bustamante,George B. Chuyong,Solomon Z. Dobrowski,Pauline F. Grierson,Kyle E. Harms,Benjamin Z. Houlton,Alison Marklein,William J. Parton,Stephen Porder,Sasha C. Reed,Carlos A. Sierra,Whendee L. Silver,Edmund V. J. Tanner,William R. Wieder	373
16	An ethnobotanical investigation of the Annonaceae on Mount Cameroon 2010 ·Journal of Medicinal Plants Research ·(unknown),(unknown),George B. Chuyong,(unknown),Beatrice Ambo Fonge,(unknown),(unknown)	21
17	454 Pyrosequencing and Sanger sequencing of tropical mycorrhizal fungi provide similar results but reveal substantial methodological biasesbreakdown → 2010 ·New Phytologist ·Leho Tedersoo,R. Henrik Nilsson,Kessy Abarenkov,Teele Jairus,(unknown),Irja Saar,Mohammad Bahram,Eneke Esoeyang Tambe Bechem,George B. Chuyong,Urmas Kõljalg	456
18	A general framework for the distance–decay of similarity in ecological communities 2008 ·Ecology Letters ·Hélène Morlon,George B. Chuyong,Richard Condit,Stephen P. Hubbell,David Kenfack,Duncan W. Thomas,Renato Valencia,Jessica L. Green	304
19	CONTRASTING STRUCTURE AND COMPOSITION OF THE UNDERSTORY IN SPECIES-RICH TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS 2006 ·Ecology ·James V. LaFrankie,Peter S. Ashton,George B. Chuyong,Leonardo Co,Richard Condit,Stuart J. Davies,Robin B. Foster,Stephen P. Hubbell,David Kenfack,(unknown),Elizabeth Losos,(unknown),Sylvester Tan,Duncan W. Thomas,Renato Valencia,Gorky Villa	50
20	Does low phosphorus supply limit seedling establishment and tree growth in groves of ectomycorrhizal trees in a central African rainforest? 2002 ·New Phytologist ·David M. Newbery,George B. Chuyong,(unknown),Nicholas C. Songwe,(unknown),Lukas Zimmermann	44

About George B. Chuyong

George B. Chuyong is a scholar working on Forestry, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecological Modeling, having authored 49 papers that have together received 2.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (24 papers), Plant and animal studies (15 papers) and African Botany and Ecology Studies (11 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.1k citations), Ecological Modeling (278 citations) and Forestry (193 citations). George B. Chuyong has collaborated with scholars based in Cameroon, United States and Switzerland. Frequent co-authors include David Kenfack, Duncan W. Thomas, David M. Newbery, Renato Valencia, Kyle E. Harms, Leho Tedersoo, Eneke Esoeyang Tambe Bechem, Stephen P. Hubbell, Mohammad Bahram and R. Henrik Nilsson. Their work appears in journals such as PLoS ONE, Ecology and New Phytologist.

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