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| Mathenge, C.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Kairo, J.G.; Koedam, N.. |
| Mida Creek (Kenya) comprises mangrove forests and other marine resources that are of economic, ecological and environmental importance to the local village communities. In total 116 households (100 of which could be used for numerical analysis), which are estimated to correspond to a coverage of ca. 30 % of the total Mida Creek population, were interviewed to assess the human reliance on mangrove resources in Mida Creek. The survey indicates that mangroves are a major resource of wood for house construction, fuelwood, charcoal and boat building. Minor uses of mangrove products include pharmaceutical and medicinal applications, tanning material and furniture making. Rhizophora mucronata, Ceriops tagal and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza are the major resources... |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Mangrove; Survey analysis; Ethnobotany; Wood; Kenya; Mangroves; Wood; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8421. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/803 |
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| Huxham, M.; Kairo, J.G.; Skov, M.W.. |
| Mangrove forests are unique ecosystems which provide a range of important goods and services. However, they are suffering high rates of destruction around the world, and will be one of the first ecosystems affected by the predicted sea level rise. This project aims to establish re-planted experimental plots of mangroves in cleared areas. Experimental treatments will consist of plots of three different tree species, along with all possible multi-species mixtures and unplanted controls. Volunteers will assist in planting mangroves, and in measuring a range of biological and physical parameters relevant to important ecosystem functions, such as productivity and growth rates, susceptibility to disease, faunal abundance (of fish and crabs) and sedimentary... |
| Tipo: Working Paper |
Palavras-chave: Kwale District; Kenya; Gazi Bay; Mangroves; Ecosystems. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/715 |
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| Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Kairo, J.G.; Gwada, P.. |
| The structure and regeneration patterns of Mida Creek mangrove vegetation were studied along belt transects at 2 forest sites of Mida Creek (3°20'S, 40°00'E): Uyombo and Kirepwe. Based on the species importance values, the dominant mangrove tree species in Mida were Ceriops tagal (Perr.) C. B. Robinson and Rhizophora mucronata Lamk. Tree density varied from 1197 trees ha–1 at Kirepwe to 1585 trees ha–1 at Uyombo and mean tree height was higher at the former site compared to the latter. The sizeclass structure at both localities of Mida showed the presence of more small trees than large ones. Spatial distribution pattern of adults and juveniles varied greatly between sites and they showed a close to uniform pattern (Morisita’s Index I0 << 1) for... |
| Tipo: Journal Contribution |
Palavras-chave: Mangroves; Forestry; Http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3055. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1834/986 |
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