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Bark-stripping and food habits of blue monkeys in a forest plantation in mount Meru, Tanzania

Maganga, S. L. S (UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO, 1989-04)

Bark-stripping of Cupressus lusitanica (cypress) and Pinus patula (pine) by blue monkeys (Cercopethicus mitis kibonotensis) in Meru Forest Plantations has been a problem since they were established in the early 1950s. ...
Comparing Productivity and Costs of Three Subgrading Machines

Abeli, W.S. (1993)

Production rates and costs of three forest road construction machines (Ford County 1164 tractor, D4D and D6D Caterpillar bulldozers) were analysed and compared. Results showed that differences in production rates were ...
Optimal road spacing for manual skidding sulkies

Abeli, W. S.; Magomu, G. M. (Forest Research Institute Malaysia, 1993-09)

An optimal road spacing is the one which minimizes the overall sum of skidding costs, road construction and road maintenance costs. As road spacing increases, skidding cost increases while road construction and maintenance ...
The influence of logging and animal grazing on the litter layer and water infiltration rate of soils in plantation forests

Abeli, W. S.; Sawe, C. T. (Journal of Tropical Forest Scienc, 1999)

The influence of logging and animal grazing on the litter layer and water infiltration rate of soils in plantation forests. Investigations to show the extent of soil disturbance caused by logging and animal grazing ...
Critique of decentralized political structures in water resource management in Tanzania: the case of Pangani river basin

Olemako, T. R; Munishi, P. K. T; Kadigi, R. M. J (WIT PRESS, 2011-05)

Tanzania adopted the river basin model in 1950s and declared it as an essential feature for economic development. Since 1990 management of water resources in Tanzania is based on the nine river basins that do not follow ...
Insects feeding on Sesbania species in natural stands and agroforestry systems in southern Malawi

Sileshi, G.; Maghembe, J. A; Rao, M. R; Ogol, C. K. P. O; Sithanantham, S. (Kluwer Academic, 2012-04)

Pest and disease interactions in agroforestry systemsis a little studied area.Surveys were conducted in the Mangochi and Zomba districts of southern Malawi between December 1997 and February 1998 to identify insects feeding ...
Socio-economic impact of ox skidding project to the surrounding villages of Mount Meru forest plantations, Northern Tanzania

Abeli, W. S.; Maximillian, J. R.; Kweka, A. E.; Shemwetta, D. T. K. (Southern African Forestry Journal, 2012-05-09)

The ox skidding project was initiated with the objective ofusing oxen for transporting logs from the stump sites to the landings. Itwas supposed to be a participatory research project aimed at integrating scientific knowledge ...
Carbon storage potential and climate change mitigation: a case of pugu forest reserve, Kisarawe district, Tanzania

Beda, Goodluck (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013)

Pugu Forest Reserve is a coastal forest covering an area of 2,410 hectares; but has been significantly altered by on-going extraction and conversion to other land uses which releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere ...
Tanzanian rangelands in a changing climate: impacts, adaptations and mitigation

Sangeda, A. Z.; Malole, J. L. (2014)

Livestock are central to the livelihoods of Tanzanians who rely on them for income via sales of milk, meat, skins and draught power. Owning livestock is amongst the ways in which many Tanzanians could diversify their ...
Market signals of unsustainable and inequitable forest extraction: assessing the value of illegal timber trade in the Eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania

Schaafsma, M; Burgess, N. D; Swetnam, R. D; Ngaga, Y. M; Treue, T; Turner, R. K (Elsevier, 2014)

Natural forests and woodlands of the Eastern Arc Mountains (EAM) in Tanzania are under threat from deforestation and degradation. The estimated annual revenues from EAM hardwood for domestic use are USD 10 million in terms ...
Learn by doing: modelling the effect of training and job interruptions on tree cutting time for chainsaw operators in plantation forests, Tanzania

Silayo, Dos Santos A.; Migunga, George A; Shemwetta, Dunstan T. K. (2014-11)

Timber harvesting in Tanzania uses semi-mechanized and labour – intensive logging systems. Manual or semi- mechanized logging operations by using hand tools are more favoured due to cheap labour availability. For example, ...
Identifying ecosystem service hotspots for targeting land degradation neutrality investments in south-eastern Africa

Willemen, L; Crossman, N.D; Quatrini, S; Egoh, B; Kalaba, F.K; Mbilinyi, B; Groot, R.d (Elsevier, 2017-05)

Land degradation response actions need motivated stakeholders and investments to improve land management. In this study we present methods to prioritise locations for degradation mitigation investments based on stakeholder ...
Stump diameter : a potential predictor of removed biomass through tree cutting

Mugasha, W.A; Mauya, E; Karlsson, K; Malimbwi, R.E. (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2021)

Stump diameter (SD) has been rarely considered as an important tree parameter in forestry. It is until recently that SD has been found to be important predictor of tree diameter at breast height (D) and forest stand parameter ...
Resource use efficiency in beekeeping using modern beehives: a case of Sikonge district, Tabora - Tanzania

Wawa, M.M.; Lusambo, L.P.; Mbeyale, G.E (Tanzania Journal of Forestry and Nature Conservation, 2022)

This study revealed detailed information concerning resource use efficiencies using modern beehives essential in planning to improve yield and profit of beekeeping in Sikonge District. Choices made by a beekeeper to ...

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