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Growth response of woody species to elephant foraging in Mwea National Reserve, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2009-12)
The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is known to greatly affect the structure and dynamics of vegetation. In Mwea National Reserve, elephants foraged mainly on Acacia ataxacantha and Grewia bicolor out of the five ...
NPP Grassland: Nairobi, Kenya, 1984-1994
(University Of Nairobi, 1996)
Net primary production of a savanna grassland in Nairobi National Park, Kenya, was determined from 1984 to 1994 by monitoring monthly dynamics of live biomass and dead matter, above and below ground, together with monthly ...
Factors affecting abundance and distribution of submerged and floating macrophytes in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(2007)
Macrophytes have been shown to perform important ecological roles in Lake Naivasha. Consequently, various studies regarding the impact of biotic factors on the macrophytes have been advanced but related studies on environmental ...
Vegetation dynamics of coastal sand dunes near Malindi, Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2001-06)
This study describes the composition, structure and distribution of coastal dune vegetation near Malindi, Kenya. The vegetation was made up of 156 plant species. Sixty families were recorded with Gramineae (seventeen ...
Observations and modeling of biomass and soil organic matter dynamics for the grassland biome worldwide
(University of Nairobi, 1993-12)
Century is a model of terrestrial biogeochemistry based on relationships between climate, human management (fire, grazing), soil properties, plant productivity, and decomposition. The grassland version of the Century model ...
Assessment of the performance of exotic and indigenous tree and shrub species for rehabilitating saline soils of Northern Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2003)
In the semi-desert zone of North Horr, northern Kenya, soil salinity reaches toxic levels, with extensive salt crusts at the surface. Environmental groups are involved in tree and shrub planting trials with the objective ...
The distribution of C3 and C4 photosynthetic species of the Centrospermeae along an altitudinal gradient in Western Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
Two hundred and seventy eight species of the Centrospermeae were collected at different sites in Western Kenya representing gradients of altitude and aridity. Climate data were obtained from meteorological research stations. ...
Nutritive value of papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, Cyperaceae), a tropical emergent macrophyte
(University of Nairobi, 1989)
Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus, Cyperaceae) covers large areas in tropical African wetlands. Analysis of its nutritive value has revealed that crude protein is higher in umbels than culms. Ruminai dry matter digestibility of ...