Sökning: "elgon"

Hittade 5 uppsatser innehållade ordet elgon.

1. 1. Natural hazards and farmers' experience of climate change on highly populated Mt. Elgon, Uganda

   Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Författare :Marit Aalrust Ripel; [2014]
   Nyckelord :Uganda; physical geography; Mount Elgon; climate change; farmers’ vulnerability; natural hazards; ecosystem analysis; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : In general Uganda receives enough rainfall to rain-feed crops and pasture but as climate is changing the seasonal patterns are expected to become more extreme. This influences how the land can be used, and has a strong impact on the farmers who depend on their land for economic income and food security. This report has two aims. LÄS MER

3. 2. GIS-based time series study of soil erosion risk using the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model in a micro-catchment on Mount Elgon, Uganda

   Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Författare :Boyi Jiang; [2013]
   Nyckelord :geomatics; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; time series; GIS; Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation RUSLE ; Uganda; soil erosion; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Sammanfattning : Land degradation has already been treated as one of the most serious problem all around the world. This study is a GIS-based time series study which devotes to calculate annual soil loss value, seek for soil erosion trends linked with precipitation and land use in Manafwa micro-catchment, Mount Elgon region, Uganda. LÄS MER

4. 3. Small-Scale Farmers Land Use and Socioeconomic Situation in the Mount Elgon District in Northwestern Kenya : A Minor Field Study - Combined Field Mapping and Interview

   Kandidat-uppsats, Geografi

   Författare :Patrik Kaati; [2011]
   Nyckelord :land use; small-scale farmer; socioeconomic situation; sustainable soil and water conservation measures; GIS; semi-structured interviews; political ecology; landesque capital; land degradation; core-periphery relationships;

   Sammanfattning : This Minor Field Study was carried out during November and December in 2011 in the Mount Elgon District in Western Kenya. The objective was to examine nine small-scale farming household´s land use and socioeconomic situation when they have joined a non-governmental organization (NGO) project, which specifically targets small-scale farming households to improve land use system and socioeconomic situation by the extension of soil and water conservation measures. LÄS MER

5. 4. Effects of land use on soil microbial community function in western Kenya highlands

   L3-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Författare :Glòria Pallarès Vinyoles; [2008]
   Nyckelord :soil microbial community function; land use; agroforestry; Biolog Ecoplates; Kenya;

   Sammanfattning : Land degradation, agricultural intensification and deforestation may result in a loss of soil microbial community function, detrimental to resilience and to sustained productivity. In order to assess the effects of land use on microbial community function in a tropical soil the following hypotheses were considered: (1) functional capacity measured as substrate-utilization potential decreases with intensification of land use and (2) tree planting - i. LÄS MER

7. 5. The impact of agroforestry and other landuses on soil functional capacity

   L3-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Ecology

   Författare :Lena Adolfsson; [2008]
   Nyckelord :agroforestry; soil functional capacity; Biolog Ecoplate; substrate utilisation potential; soil microorganism; functional biodiversity; soil bacteria;

   Sammanfattning : Deforestation, agricultural cultivation and overuse of land resources can lead to decreasing functional capacity of soil microorganisms, e.g. decreasing decomposition and mineralisation capacity and rate. LÄS MER