A5071273383- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
Land Use/Land Cover (LULC) changes alter the ecosystem structure and function, resulting in variations of Ecosystem Service Values (ESVs). This study investigated impacts LULC on ESVs over 37 years Cherangany Hills Water Tower (CHWT) Kenya. Landsat images from 1985 2022 were used to examine historical CHWT. Supervised classification was carried out using Random Forest (RF) classifier R-Studio while ArcGIS desktop software for mapping evaluate changes. Accuracy assessments also conducted each...
Detecting and monitoring forest cover change its drivers has become a vital component of management globally as it helps in decision-making policy development. The objective this study was to analyze the spatio-temporal trends from 1985 2020 Cherangany hills ecosystem, Kenya. Landsat satellite data Google Earth Engine (GEE) algorithms were used for land mapping detection. In addition, literature review undertaken establish over time area. results show an overall decline forest, water...
Changes in Land Use/ Cover (LULC) due to anthropogenic and natural drivers alter the ecosystem structure function, resulting variations of Ecosystem Service Values (ESVs). This study investigated impacts LULC on ESVs over 37 years Cherangany Hills Water Tower (CHWT) Kenya. Landsat images from 1985 2022 were used examine historical land cover changes CHWT. Supervised classification was carried out using Random Forest (RF) classifier R-Studio while ArcGIS desktop software (version 10.8) for...