Theses & Dissertations Open Access Assessment of forage dynamics under variable climate in Karamoja sub-region of Uganda A. Egeru Livestock herding is an important undertaking in rangeland areas of East Africa. These regions are characterized by climate variability that affects the availability of key livestock production resources especially forage and water. This s… RUF-35377 2014 CC BY 4.0 22 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Improvement of land use information flow for mangroves forest conservation and rural farming in Democratic Republic of Congo F.P. Banga · R.S. Lumbuenamo · G.O. Obati Communities adjacent to the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mangrove forest areas depend on subsistence farming systems. These farming systems are characterized by insufficient use of improved knowledge and technology, and low levels of pro… RUF-35153 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Soil biodiversity research in Uganda: Gains, consolidation and capacity needs A. Akol · B. Isabirye · M. Isabirye · G. Mutumba +4 more We examined abundance and diversity of rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhiza fungi, nematodes, collembolan, termites, earthworms, ants and beetles in forest, grassland, mixed cropping, fallow, sugar and tea plantation; encompassing Mabira forest… RUF-35116 2010 CC BY 4.0 16 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Land use/land cover changes and their impact on the human-elephant conflict in Laikipia West District, Kenya Wellington Ekaya · T. W. Mumu · G. A. Olukoye Changes in land use and cover between 1973 and 2008 in Laikipia West district, Kenya was studied. The district shares a boundary with a protected wildlife area that among others has elephants. These often raid crops in addition to competin… RUF-34786 2010 CC BY 4.0 11 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Monitoring vegetation phenological stages using remote sensing data for pasture management in arid and semi-Arid lands of Kenya M. K. Ambani · C. B. Lukorito · G. O. Ouma The objective of this study was to monitor grassland phenological stages in selected arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya, so as to provide information useful in pasture management. Five years of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index… RUF-34760 2010 CC BY 4.0 10 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Effect of land use and cover change on carbon stock and water quality of River Atari in Kapchorwa-Uganda F. Kansiime · J.G.M. Majaliwa · J. Sirike The objective of this study was to examine the trend in landuse/ cover change around Atari micro-catchment and determine the effect of these changes on carbon stock and Atari river water quality. An Earth Resources Data Analysis System (ER… RUF-34698 2010 CC BY 4.0 10 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Sediments and nutrients hotspot areas dynamics in selected micro-catchments of the Lake Tanganyika basin in Democratic Republic of Congo E. Azanga · F. Kansiime · J.G.M. Majaliwa This study aims at mapping changes in landuse in the Lake Tanganyika micro-catchments in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It also aimed at assessing the level of pollution of L. Tanganyika resulting from offloaded material and nutrients f… RUF-34566 2010 CC BY 4.0 7 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Land use change effect on carbon stocks in western Uganda J.G.M. Majaliwa · H. Makuma-Massa · D. Mfutumikiza · C. Nandozi +1 more This study was conducted in Fortportal Municipality, Kabarole District of Western Uganda to find out the effect of land use change on carbon stocks between 1973 and 2000. Landsat series of 1973, 1986 and 2000 of Fortportal municipality wer… RUF-33909 2014 CC BY 4.0 11 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Dynamics of land use and land cover change in semi-arid Karamoja sub-region, Uganda A. Egeru · L. MacOpiyo · M.G.J. Majaliwa · J. Mburu +1 more There is limited information on the patterns of land use and land cover changes taking place in the semi-arid ecosystem of Karamoja, a key livestock producing sub-region of Uganda. Thus, this study was designed to determine the pattern and… RUF-33872 2014 CC BY 4.0 11 Aug 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Impact of Land Use/Cover Change on Soil Carbon Stocks, Livelihoods and Opportunities for Mitigation in Mt. Elgon Region S. Balaba Tumwebaze The study was conducted to assess community perception on landuse/cover change and its impact on the their livelihood. Knowledge on community copping strategies in improving and maintaining soil carbon levels was also investigated. Analysi… RUF-32262 2012 CC BY 4.0 16 May 2014
Journal articles Open Access Landuse/Cover Change Trend in Soroti District Eastern Uganda A. Egeru This study assessed the extent and trend of landuse/cover change in Soroti District, Uganda. A series of systematically corrected Orthorectified Landsat imageries of 1973, 1986 and 2001 were downloaded from the Landsat website. The images … RUF-31295 2009 CC BY 4.0 11 Jul 2013