Download or read book The Vegetation of Laikipia District Kenya written by Simon W. Taiti and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tree Inventory and Vegetation Survey of Mukogodo Landscape Laikipia District written by M. N. Muchiri and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Smallholders in Laikipia District Kenya written by Felicitas Bachmann and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Access Livelihood vulnerability and Landscape level Vegetation Change in Laikipia Kenya written by Ryan Robert Unks and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mobility in semi-arid lands is essential for wildlife and herders alike to buffer spatially and temporally variable key resources. On the Laikipia Plateau, recent decreases in pastoralists' seasonal grazing access are related to shifts in land tenure, decreasing porosity of boundary lines, wildlife conservation, and increasing intensity of conflicts in surrounding lands. Interrelated to these changes are the influences of wildlife NGOs in pastoralist governance and as employers. We used an interdisciplinary approach, drawing from ethnographic and landscape ecological methods, to ask how changes in informal and formal institutions have impacted herding ecology over the past 30 years. Using qualitative and quantitative methods we explored how the restricted mobility of pastoralist herding at one group ranch has led to cascading social and livelihood changes, and how today both institutional and biophysical factors create new compounded stressors that are experienced unevenly. Institutional change has led to reserve forage access being available in very few areas, requiring either numerous household assets, or relationships with private land owners to gain access. Shifting norms of cooperative herding, new institutions shaping access, and employment all appear to be exacerbating inequality and stratifying herding strategies, with most relying on small amounts of goats, or illicit grazing, to subsist. We built upon this understanding of reorganization of herding to analyze how novel pressure relates to vegetation changes that are frequently attributed to livestock, in contrast with pastoralists' own accounts. We used GIS methods to estimate pressure and test correlations between metrics of vegetation change. Most changes did not show meaningful correlations to livestock. There was little evidence that the most dramatic changes detected, with 18% of the area experiencing loss of Euphorbia spp. canopy, and 37% of the land experiencing shrub encroachment, were related to livestock. Correlations with livestock pressure implied that cattle may have had impacts on grasses during the dry season and contributed to increases in two encroaching understory species. Smalll stock estimates were correlated with some decreases in shrubs, vines, and grasses. We interpret human-environment interactions as embedded in complex social, political, and economic context and make recommendations to inform livelihood and conservation policy.
Download or read book The Contested Lands of Laikipia written by Marie Ladekjær Gravesen and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-11-16 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the violence and conflict that lead up to the land invasions prior to Kenya's 2017 general election. The Contested Lands of Laikipia tells how, and why, land claims and ethnic categories became increasingly politicized here over the past century.
Download or read book The Socioecology of Adult Female Patas Monkeys and Vervets in Kenya written by Jill Pruetz and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For upper-level and/or graduate level Primatology or Biological Anthropology courses. Socioecology of Adult Female Patas Monkeys and Vervet in Kenya, East Africa provides students with a glimpse into a research project from start to finish. It discusses basic issues of studying primates and explores one of the major theories that has defined primatology for several decades. This text not only contributes detail on primate behavior, but also on the ecological variables that influence primate behavior. These are often difficult to measure, but the unique environment at the study site enabled the author to address questions that are much more difficult to answer elsewhere.
Download or read book Local Communities and Wildlife written by Oscar Wambuguh and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flora of Tropical East Africa Aloaceae 1994 written by Susan Carter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1994-06-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is intended to be of use as a reference for anyone concerned with the identification and utilization of the Aloaceae family of plants in eastern Africa.
Download or read book Aspects of Livestock Production and Livestock Husbandry in Three Small scale Farming Areas in Laikipia District Kenya written by Peter Moor and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flora of Tropical East Africa Adiantaceae 2002 written by B. Verdcourt and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2000-01-15 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A descriptive account of the Elatinaceae native and naturalised in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, together with information on exotic ornamental and crop plants. At least one species per genus is illustrated, and the bibliography and synonymy are sufficiently detailed to explain the nomenclature and taxonomic circumscriptions within a broad regional context.
Download or read book The Dry Forests and Woodlands of Africa written by Emmanuel N. Chidumayo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dry forests and woodlands of Sub-Saharan Africa are major ecosystems, with a broad range of strong economic and cultural incentives for keeping them intact. However, few people are aware of their importance, compared to tropical rainforests, despite them being home to more than half of the continent's population. This unique book brings together scientific knowledge on this topic from East, West, and Southern Africa and describes the relationships between forests, woodlands, people and their livelihoods. Dry forest is defined as vegetation dominated by woody plants, primarily trees, the canopy of which covers more than 10 per cent of the ground surface, occurring in climates with a dry season of three months or more. This broad definition - wider than those used by many authors - incorporates vegetation types commonly termed woodland, shrubland, thicket, savanna, wooded grassland, as well as dry forest in its strict sense. The book provides a comparative analysis of management experiences from the different geographic regions, emphasizing the need to balance the utilization of dry forests and woodland products between current and future human needs. Further, the book explores the techniques and strategies that can be deployed to improve the management of African dry forests and woodlands for the benefit of all, but more importantly, the communities that live off these vegetation formations. Thus, the book lays a foundation for improving the management of dry forests and woodlands for the wide range of products and services they provide.
Download or read book Kenya s High Country written by Tui De Roy and published by . This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of East African Natural History written by East Africa Natural History Society and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Biology of African Savannahs written by Bryan Shorrocks and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Savannah habitats comprise an ecologically important but ultimately fragile ecosystem. They constitute one of the largest biomes on Earth, covering about twenty percent of the land surface, and can be simply described as tropical and subtropical grasslands with scattered bushes and trees. Most savannahs occur in Africa (with a smaller amount in South America, India and Australia), which is the region that this book concentrates on. Savannahs form a rich mosaic of diverse ecosystems, and The Biology of African Savannahs offers a concise but comprehensive introduction to their ecology. It describes the major plants (grasses, and trees such as Acacia) and animals (mainly large mammals) that live in this habitat, and examines the biological and ecological factors that influence their population size, interactions (such as predation) and community composition. Conservation issues such as climate change, hunting, and conflict between wildlife and domestic animals are also discussed. This accessible text is suitable for both senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses in savannah and tropical ecology as part of a wider ecology and/or conservation biology degree programme. It will also be of relevance and use to the many professional ecologists and conservation practitioners requiring a concise but authoritative overview of the topic.
Download or read book Flora of Tropical East Africa Euphorbiac v2 1988 written by Susan Carter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on the family Euphorbiaceae. They are well defined tribe which includes ten other small genera of tropical and sub-tropical regions. Euphorbia are annual, biennial or perennial herbs, shrubs or trees, sometimes succulent and unarmed or spiny, with a milky usually caustic latex.
Download or read book Mammals of Africa Volume II written by Jonathan Kingdon and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-11-20 with total page 557 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mammals of Africa (MoA) is a series of six volumes which describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. This is the first time that such extensive coverage has ever been attempted, and the volumes incorporate the very latest information and detailed discussion of the morphology, distribution, biology and evolution (including reference to fossil and molecular data) of Africa's mammals. With more than 1,160 species and 16-18 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are given special attention in the series. Each volume follows the same format, with detailed profiles of every species and higher taxa. The series includes hundreds of colour illustrations and pencil drawings by Jonathan Kingdon highlighting the morphology and behaviour of the species concerned, as well as line drawings of skulls and jaws by Jonathan Kingdon and Meredith Happold. Every species also includes a detailed distribution map. Edited by Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Tom Butynski, Mike Hoffmann, Meredith Happold and Jan Kalina, and written by more than 350 authors, all experts in their fields, Mammals of Africa is as comprehensive a compendium of current knowledge as is possible. Extensive references alert readers to more detailed information. Volume II is edited by Thomas Butynski, Jonathan Kingdon and Jan Kalina and contains profiles of 93 species of primates; this includes the great apes, Old World monkeys, lorisids and galagos.
Download or read book Mammals of Africa written by Jonathan Kingdon and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-05-23 with total page 3500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mammals of Africa (MoA) is a series of six volumes which describes, in detail, every currently recognized species of African land mammal. This is the first time that such extensive coverage has ever been attempted, and the volumes incorporate the very latest information and detailed discussion of the morphology, distribution, biology and evolution (including reference to fossil and molecular data) of Africa's mammals. With 1,160 species and 16 orders, Africa has the greatest diversity and abundance of mammals in the world. The reasons for this and the mechanisms behind their evolution are given special attention in the series. Each volume follows the same format, with detailed profiles of every species and higher taxa. The series includes some 660 colour illustrations by Jonathan Kingdon and his many drawings highlight details of morphology and behaviour of the species concerned. Diagrams, schematic details and line drawings of skulls and jaws are by Jonathan Kingdon and Meredith Happold. Every species also includes a detailed distribution map. Extensive references alert readers to more detailed information. Volume I: Introductory Chapters and Afrotheria (352 pages) Volume II: Primates (560 pages) Volume III: Rodents, Hares and Rabbits (784 pages) Volume IV: Hedgehogs, Shrews and Bats (800 pages) Volume V: Carnivores, Pangolins, Equids and Rhinoceroses (560 pages) Volume VI: Pigs, Hippopotamuses, Chevrotain, Giraffes, Deer and Bovids (704 pages)
