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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 ...
Toward a holistic and risk-based management of european river basins
(University of Nairobi, 2009)
The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires a good chemical and ecological status of European surface waters by 2015. Integrated, risk-based management of river basins is presumed to be an appropriate ...
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 ...
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. ...