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Reserves as oceanic islands: lessons for conserving some East African montane forests
(University of Nairobi, 2008-04)
Current models, applying equilibrium theory to reserve planning, all treat reserves as land-bridge islands. Recent evidence suggests that most forests in East Africa, especially montane ones, are more accurately regarded ...
Key elements of fisheries management on Lake Victoria
(University of Nairobi, 2002)
The fisheries of Lake Victoria have always been dynamic and the relevant authorities have continually tried to manage them. During the second half of the last century, numerous changes took place and fisheries managers had ...
Community participation in the rehabilitation of a sand dune environment in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
This study aims to document various community efforts in land rehabilitation and assess their potential. Data were captured using interviews and focus group with 150 community members. A public participation index was used ...
Phenology of Avicennia marina (Forsk.) Vierh. in a Disjunctly-zoned Mangrove Stand in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2010)
Avicennia marina in Gazi Bay, Kenya, displays a disjunct zonation pattern across the intertidal zone with a seaward and a landward A. marina fringe. Earlier studies revealed significant differences in its vegetation ...
Mechanistic model simulations of the East African climate using NCAR regional climate model: influence of large-scale orography on the Turkana low-level jet
(University of Nairobi, 2001-06)
The National Center for Atmospheric Research regional climate model (RegCM) is employed to study the
dynamics of the Turkana low-level jet that lies between the Ethiopian and the East African highlands, and ...
Student Retention Prediction in Higher Learning Institutions: The Machakos University College Case
(University of Nairobi, 2015)
Student retention has become one of the most important
priorities for decision makers in higher learning institutions
(HLI). Improving student retention starts with a thorough
understanding of the reasons behind the ...
Plasmodium berghei ANKA: Selection of resistance to piperaquine and lumefantrine in a mouse model
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
We have selected piperaquine (PQ) and lumefantrine (LM) resistant Plasmodium berghei ANKA parasite lines in mice by drug pressure. Effective doses that reduce parasitaemia by 90% (ED90) of PQ and LM against the parent line ...
Hard parts in the female system of Syndesmis longicanalis (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela, Umagillidae) are basement membrane derivatives
(University of Nairobi, 1995)
Data are presented on the ultrastructure of the sclerotised parts in the female system
of the symbiotic turbellarian (Platyhelminthes) Syndesmis longicanalis. The bursal canal, in-
semination canal, and bursal valve are ...