A5091573087- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Seed and Plant Biochemistry
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Climate change and permafrost
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Plant and animal studies
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Forest Management and Policy
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Cocoa and Sweet Potato Agronomy
- Climate change impacts on agriculture
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Urban Agriculture and Sustainability
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Plant and Fungal Interactions Research
University of Bonn
2021-2025
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization
2020
Maseno University
2017
ABSTRACT Agricultural and environmental economists are in the fortunate position that a lot of what is happening on ground observable from space. Most agricultural production happens open one can see space when where innovations adopted, crop yields change, or forests converted to pastures, name just few examples. However, converting remotely sensed images into measurements particular variable not trivial, as there more pitfalls nuances than “meet eye”. Overall, however, research benefits...
Accurate estimation of snow-covered area (SCA) is vital for effective water resource management, especially in snowmelt-dependent regions like the Kabul River Basin (KRB). It serves as a reference point comparing expected variations availability driven by climate change, particularly arid and semi-arid KRB. In this study, fractional snow cover (FSC) was estimated across KRB using Landsat moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) datasets. For purpose, 34 Landsat-8 MODIS...
Tea, Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze is a globally significant crop, with approximately 6.6 billion cups consumed daily, making it the second most beverage after water. It supports millions of livelihoods and contributes significantly to regional economies, particularly in Africa. Despite its importance, monitoring tea plantations continent remains manual as there are no spatially-explicit maps, thereby hindering efficient quantification forest biodiversity changes associated cultivation, for...
Globally, endemic species and natural habitats have been significantly impacted by climate change, further considerable impacts are predicted. Therefore, understanding how change can aid in advancing the necessary conservation initiatives. The use of niche modeling is becoming a popular topic biological to forecast changes distributions under various scenarios. This study used Australian Community Climate Earth System Simulator version 1 (ACCESS-CM2) general circulation model coupled...
Abstract Background Understanding how local communities perceive threats and management options of wild edible plants (WEPs) is essential in developing their conservation strategies action plans. Due to multiple use values, including nutrition, medicinal, construction, cultural as well biotic abiotic pressures, WEPs are exposed overexploitation, especially within arid semiarid lands, hence the need manage conserve them. We demonstrate an understanding indigenous communities’ perceptions...
Abstract Wild edible plants (WEPs) can provide diverse and nutrient-rich food sources that contribute to the health well-being of communities worldwide. In northwestern Kenya, WEPs are vital dietary components for nomadic pastoral with limited access cultivated crops. However, increasing impact climate change poses a threat these valuable resources, their sustainable utilization remains precarious. Here, we assessed potentially suitable habitats richness 23 selected in region using species...
Abstract Availability is a crucial aspect of wild edible plants (WEPs) consumption by indigenous communities. Understanding the local perception this availability helps to determine, which contribution WEPs can make rural We used an integrated participatory approach investigate important parameters and themes that influenced woody WEPs. demonstrate in three communities Turkana County, Kenya. By availability, we referred ease accessing, harvesting, transporting, processing for consumption....
Termite mounds are major sites of functional heterogeneity in the tropical ecosystems globally; through their prodigious influence on vegetation and soil perturbation. They aid aeration, water infiltration catabolism vegetative matter into nutrient rich humus. There is no documentation a model for prediction lifeforms with respect to mound basal radii, heights altitude. Objective this study was therefore develop rapid (trees, shrubs, lianas grass) abundance based physiography (basal radii...