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  1. Carbon stocks of the terraces of the Lower Tana River floodplain and delta, Kenya, prior to conversion for biofuel production

    Carbon stocks of the terraces of the Lower Tana River floodplain and delta, Kenya, prior to conversion for biofuel production

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: LV Mukhwana --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya Q Luke --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya E Delmas --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya K Otoi --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya O Hamerlynck --- Kenya Wetlands Biodiversity Research Team (KENWEB), Kenya L Vandepitte --- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Belgium B Adkins --- Dadacha Consulting Ltd, Kenya
    Few studies have addressed the terraces adjacent to the Tana River and delta. In May 2012 a survey assessed the woody vegetation of the terraces in anticipation of their conversion to a biofuel farm. The 64 000 hectares targeted by...
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  2. Population ecology of Red-necked Spurfowl <em>Pternistis afer</em> in the coastal towns of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Population ecology of Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer in the coastal towns of the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Johann H van Niekerk --- , South Africa
    Conserved remnants of indigenous vegetation patches and corridors are regarded as important components of the built environment for the survival of birds. Field research was conducted at Boknes and Cannon Rocks in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa to study...
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  3. Wildlife corridors in a Southern African conservation landscape: the political ecology of multispecies mobilities along the arteries of anthropogenic conservation

    Wildlife corridors in a Southern African conservation landscape: the political ecology of multispecies mobilities along the arteries of anthropogenic conservation

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Anthropology Southern Africa • Authors: Michael Bollig --- University of Cologne, Germany
    The decline of biodiversity is a key topic in public discussions around the globe. These debates have triggered massive efforts to increase protected areas and to safeguard the corridors connecting them. The wildlife corridors dealt with in this article are...
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  4. Mammalian and avian community response to African elephant (<em>Loxodonta africana</em>) habitat disturbance in south-eastern Kenya

    Mammalian and avian community response to African elephant (Loxodonta africana) habitat disturbance in south-eastern Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Dakota Vaccaro --- Western Kentucky University, United States Bruce A Schulte --- Western Kentucky University, United States
    African elephants (Loxodonta africana) play a significant role in the modification of their habitat, foremost by decreasing woody vegetation cover and density. Little is known regarding the effects of elephant habitat disturbance (EHD) on medium-to-large mammal and bird communities. While...
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  5. Silvicultural management strategies for climate change mitigation with the focus on plantation forests

    Silvicultural management strategies for climate change mitigation with the focus on plantation forests

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern Forests: a Journal of Forest Science • Authors: Ben du Toit --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa
    This technical note explores several practical actions whereby short-rotation plantation forests in warm climates can be managed for increased resilience in the face of climate change. It includes landscape level issues such as ecosystem resilience, limiting the invasive tendencies of...
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