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Influence Buffer Zone Regimes Area on the Protected Tree Species Richness and Density in Kakamega Forest, Kakamega County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, Kenya, 2020-02)
Buffer zone regimes (BZRs) enhance protection of forests in the world. For
instance, they influence protection of about 50% in Latin America 30% in Sub-Saharan
Africa and 63% in temperate countries. In Kenya, Nyayo Tea ...
Subtle Impacts of Temperature and Rainfall Patterns on Land Cover Change Overtime and Future Projections in the Mara River Basin, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020)
The interactive and cumulative effect of temperature and rainfall on land cover change is a priority at global, regional and local scale. This study examined changes in six land cover categories (forestland, grasslands, ...
Using GIS to Assess Sustainable Land Management; A case of Manyatta B, an Informal Settlement in Kisumu, Kenya
(Research Gate, 2020)
Sustainable land management is a knowledge based mechanism through which land is managed
to ensure that land as a resource is optimally utilized taking into consideration the current users
and users while ensuring that ...
Subtle Impacts of Temperature and Rainfall Patterns on Land Cover Change Overtime and Future Projections in the Mara River Basin, Kenya
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2020)
The interactive and cumulative effect of temperature and rainfall on land cover change is a priority at global, regional and local scale. This study examined changes in six land cover categories (forestland, grasslands, ...
Influence of forest fragmentation on tree fragmentation on tree speciesdiversity in the detachment portions of Kakamega Forest, Kakamega County, Kenya
(East African Scholars Publisher, 2020)
Forest fragmentation occurs when large continuous forests are perforated by small
holes or broken up into edges and smaller patches to form a non-perforated matrix of open
spaces. In various tropical developing countries, ...
Effect of land use on soil quality in Rivers Nyando and Yala catchments of Lake Victoria Basin, Western Kenya
(Agricultural Science Research Journal, 2020)
Soil, as a major subsystem of land, is rapidly changing with time as a result of
changes in its’ environment or management. Periodic soil quality assessment is
thus vital in evaluating agro-ecosystem sustainability, soil ...
Heavy metals in surface sediments of lake naivasha, kenya: Spatial distribution, source identification and ecological risk assessment
(Springer International Publishing, 2020)
Heavy metals retained in sediments pose a threat to aquatic ecosystem and society. Knowledge of the status and sustainability of lake sediment in areas undergoing rapid economic development is scarce, and yet it is required ...