TAGDev Resources Open Access Awareness, perceptions and implementation of policy and legal provisions on wetlands in Uganda Vincent Barugahare · W. Kakuru · D.M. Tumusiime · Nelson Turyahabwe +1 more Wetland degradation is currently a major global environmental challenge. In Uganda, the situation is similar despite the country’s relatively long history of wetland policy and legislation. This study was carried out after over two decades… RUF-37179 2017 CC BY 4.0 26 Sep 2017
TAGDev Resources Open Access Characterising wetland hydrology and water quality in streams and wetlands of Khalong-la-Lithunya, Lesotho M.B. Khoeli · B.F. Mapeshoane · M. Masopha · M. Mokhatla +3 more Wetland hydrology is important in understanding wetland systems, evaluating wetland functions and processes and assessing wetland conditions. Wetlands assimilate and transform pollutants and nutrients ensuring that quality water is dischar… RUF-36653 2017 CC BY 4.0 24 Mar 2017
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Spatial Variability of Hydric Soil Properties to Delineate Khalong-la-Lithunya Wetlands Motlalepula Gerard Rasekoele Spatial variability in wetland soils provide insight into underlying ecosystem processes and may itself give an indication of wetland condition. The study was conducted to characterise and delineate soil variability of wetlands of Khalong-… RUF-36474 2016 CC BY 4.0 7 Nov 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Hydro-period, surface-ground water interactions and water quality to assess wetland condition of Khalong-la-Lithunya Motseko Mots'ets'e Wetland degradation may pose effects on wetland functioning. Wetland hydrology and water quality are important in understanding wetland systems in evaluating wetland functions and processes hence are used to assess the wetland condition. T… RUF-36472 2016 CC BY 4.0 7 Nov 2016
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Physio-chemical characteristics, isotopic signatures and hydrochemistry of two contrasting wetlands in two agro-ecological zones of Lesotho R. Mating Agricultural activities; grazing and cropping are thought to be the major contributors to non-point wetland pollution and other land degradation forms in the highlands and foothills while industrial effluents and domestic waste disposal ar… RUF-35534 2012 CC BY 4.0 30 Sep 2015
Theses & Dissertations Open Access Impact of climate change and anthropogenic pressures on degradation and loss of wetlands in two ago-ecological zones of Lesotho T. Nkheloane There is sparse information on the wetlands of Lesotho in terms of their characteristics, climate change impacts, management and coverage and there is a growing concern on high levels of degradation observed in these ecosystems. Thus the m… RUF-35532 2012 CC BY 4.0 30 Sep 2015
Working Document Series Open Access Diet and Feeding Habits of a Small Catfish, Clarias Liocephalus in Wetlands of Western Uganda L. Chapman · J. Kang’ombe · J. Rutaisire · D. Sikawa +1 more Clarias liocephalus is an air-breathing catfish inhabiting wetlands of Uganda and widely distributed in East Africa. The species is in high demand for sale as live bait in the Nile perch fishery of Lake Victoria and equally important in th… RUF-32222 2012 CC BY 4.0 14 May 2014
