Regeneration dynamics of woody species in degraded natural forests in western Kenya
Abstract
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Deforestation has become rampant in many areas in Kenya
due to pressure on land resulting from human population increase.
Efforts to rehabilitate areas that have been deforested have
had little success due to the limited knowledge of vegetation
community dynamics during regeneration. In this study, we
evaluated the effect of repeated site disturbance, habitat quality
seed dispersal limitation on woody species regeneration. Study
sites were protected or left unprotected in Kibiri, Wire and Homa
hills and monitored for 2 - 3 years. The effect of protection
was significant for number of stems/ha and rate of height
increase. No seeds germinated in the green house from soils
collected from study areas. From this study, decision support
tools for forest managers will be developed.
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