Eight stations with over 30 years of rainfall record were selected
in the dry region of Kenya, east of 37°E longitude, to study the
nature of the crop growing seasons during the short and the long rains
(October ...
A study was undertaken at Kibwezi division of Kibwezi district to investigate and
evaluate the practice and success factors responsible for the range rehabilitation work
undertaken by the Dryland Husbandry Project (DHP) ...
Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was used to model the impacts of land cover changes on stream flow regime in the Thiba River basin a sub-catchment of Tana River Basin covering a surface area of 1648 km2 in central ...
Marine pollution is one of the main anthropogenic factors identified globally to affect the estuarine and coastal ecosystems. One of the recipients of pollutants is the mangroves since they are intercepting between land ...
Light pollution is a key biodiversity threat and is defined as one of the global environmental problems threatening key species to extinction and posing a major challenge to biodiversity conservation. The absence of stringent ...
This study was conducted to test the effect of Rhizobium inoculation on 4 tree legumes: Leucaena leucocephala, Calliandra calothyrsus, Sesbania sesban (commonly used in intercropping systems in Kenya) and Robinia pseudoacacia ...
The study was carried out to determine the effectiveness of using a land user based land degradation and livelihood assessment approach, with the overall aim of improving the sustainable management of Lake Naivasha. The ...
The variability of background radiation from primordial radionuclides has led to the exposure of human beings to radiation doses of different ranges. Prompt or delayed harmful effects as a result of radiation exposure have ...
The thriving of the ostrich in an otherwise very
harsh environment has been an intriguing question to many
people. The objective of this study was to find out some
of the physiological explanations to this question.
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Two Acacia species (Acacia reficiens and A. Senegal) on two topographic sites (mountain slopes and lowlands) were studied for both standing biomass supported and annual aboveground production. The study was laid out as a ...
In Kenya, several water reservoirs located in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) are
undergo the trouble of accumulation of sediments. Kalundu Dam in Kitui County is a
typical reservoir located in ASAL that has been ...
This study is on the role of rural-urban linkages in urban and regional development, a case study of spatial interaction of Municipality of Machakos (MoM) and its umland. Spatial interaction analysis is used as the basis ...
This study focuses on supplemental irrigation in Mwala area of Machakos District. 1 he area is classified as Arid and Semi-Arid land (ASAL) where rainfall is unreliable in both time and space. This has often led to crop ...
Sorghum bicolor (L) Moench is an annual crop adapted to a wide range of
environmental conditions. It has a number of morphological and physiological
characteristics that contribute to its adaptation to arid and semi arid ...
Some aspects of the ecology of Barbus amphigramma Boulinger 1908 which
included distribution and abundance, effects of physico-chemical parameters on the
species, growth parameters, food and feeding habits and reproduction ...
The Kenyan mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is an endangered
Tragelaphine antelope sub-species endemic to Mt. Kenya- Aberdare ecosystems.
This antelope has currently been reduced to pockets of small ...
The Kenyan mountain bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus isaaci) is an endangered Tragelaphine antelope sub-species endemic to Mt. Kenya- Aberdare ecosystems. This antelope has currently been reduced to pockets of small populations ...
Surface water concentrations of inorganic nutrients and suspended particulate matter
(SPM) components were examined and compared between Mtwapa and Shirazi creeks in
Kenya. This was aimed at assesing the ecological ...
In 2010, the Economic Stimulus Program (ESP) was initiated by the Government of Kenya with the aim of encouraging aquaculture in Kenya. Kitui Central Sub- County benefited with 200 fish ponds under ESP. However, their ...