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Genotype and soil fertility interaction in the growth of black spruce progeny from a central New Brunswick population

Maliondo, S. M.; Krause, H. H. (Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 1984)

Seedlings representing 10 half-sib families from a black spruce (Piceamariana (Mill.) B.S.P.) stand in central New Brunswick were raised in a greenhouse on three different soils, each with two levels of fertility. Seedling ...
The influence of economic reforms on utilisation of forest resources by the local communities in Tanzania: The case of Kitulanghalo forest reserve and its surrounding villages, Morogoro District, Tanzania

Ngaga, Y.M.; Kihiyo, V.B.; Kajernbe, G. C. (2004-07-10)

The economic reforms undertaken in Tanzania between 1981 and 1994 ill order to redress the deteriorating economy has caused retrenchment, closure or privatization of some of' the parastatals and many people who were ...
Economics of Rainwater Harvesting for Crop Enterprises in Semi-Arid Areas: The Case of Makanya Watershed in Pangani River Basin, Tanzania

Mutabazi, K.D.; Senkondo, E. E.; Mbilinyi, B.P.; Tumbo, D.S.; Mahoo, H. F. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2005)

Contrary to irrigated agriculture that uses blue water, rainwater harvesting that uses green water as direct rain (in-field management) and runoff (spate irrigation) has been accorded little importance in terms of economic ...
Economic assessment of ecosystem goods and services delivered by Pangani basin, Tanzania.

Lalika, Makarius C.S; Deckere, Eric; Ngaga, Yonika M (2006)

Ecosystem services are increasingly promoted as a means for documenting the values humans place on ecosystems and evaluating benefits derived from natural resources. However, one of the main reasons that scientists and ...
Competition between maize and pigeonpea in semi-arid Tanzania: effect on yields And nutrition of crops

Kimaro, A.A; Timmer, V.R.; Chamshama, S.A.O; Ngaga, Y.N; Kimaro, D.A (Elservier, 2009)

Productivity of maize–pigeonpea cropping systems is dependent on facilitative and competitive interactive effects on resource availability. Controlling these interactions may benefit farmers through increased productivity ...
Tobacco growers at the crossroads: towards a comparison of diversification and ecosystem impacts

Geist, Helmut J; tsung Chang, Kang-; Etges, Virginia; Abdallah, Jumanne M (2009)

An international Framework Convention on Tobacco Control has been in force since 2005, also aimed at regulating tobacco farming: FCTC article 17 on diversification, and FCTC article 18 on socio-ecological issues. Relating ...
Analysis of climate variability, perceptions and coping strategies of Tanzanian coastal forest dependent communities

Kashaigili, J. J.; Levira, P.; Liwenga, E.; Mdemu, M. V. (2013)

Climate variability and change are among the biggest challenges of the 21st century. Like in many other areas globally, the coastal communities of Tanzania have always been facing climatic variability at various time ...
Challenges and opportunities for sustaining the Usangu wetland in Tanzania

Njau, P. H.; Munishi, P. K. T.; Mbije, N. E.; Kadigi, R .M. J. (2013)

Despite the many benefits that wetlands provide, the same resources constitute one of the most threatened, degraded and lost habitats in the world. Sustaining them and restoring the lost ones require a thorough understanding ...
Usage of indices for extraction of built-up areas and vegetation features from Landsat TM image: a case of Dar es salaam and Kisarawe peri-urban areas, Tanzania

Mwakapuja, Francis; Liwa, Evaristo; Kashaigili, Japhet (International Journal of A griculture and Forestry, 2013)

This paper address the use of Indices Co mbination with Supervision Classification methods to extract urban built-up areas, vegetation and water features fro m Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM7) imagery covering Dar es Salaam ...
Analysing ecosystem services at watershed scale: implications for conservation in Upper Kikuletwa Sub-Catchment, Tanzania

Lalika, M. C.S.; Meire, P.; Ngaga, Y. M.; Ngowi, S. E. (DAAD, 2014)

Catchment forests perform myriad ecological functions including provision of ecosystem services. They are, however, increasingly degraded due to anthropogenic activities in such a way their capacity to regulate and supply ...
Analysis of staffing and training needs for Effective delivery of extension service in Sustainable land management in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

Kessy, John F (Scientific Research Publishing, 2014)

An assessment of staffing and training needs for effective delivery of extension services in main- streaming sustainable land management (SLM) practices in Kilimanjaro Region was conducted in June/July 2013. Data collection ...
Wet season bird species richness and diversity along urban-rural gradient in Morogoro municipality and surrounding areas, Tanzania

Rija, Alfan A.; Bugingo, Adili; Said, Abubakari; Mwamende, Kuruthumu A. (Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), 2014-06)

This study examined the variation in diversity and distribution of avian species across an urban–rural gradient during the wet season in Morogoro municipality and its surroundings. A total of 2547 individuals comprising ...
Mixed method approaches to evaluate conservation impact: evidence from decentralized forest management in Tanzania

Lund, Jens Friis; Burgess, Neil D.; Chamshama, Shabani A. O.; Dons, Klaus; Isango, Jack A.; Kajembe, George C.; Meilby, Henrik; Moyo, Francis; Ngaga, Yonika M.; Ngowi, Stephen E.; Njana, Marco A.; Mwakalukwa, Ezekiel E.; Skeie, Kathrine; Theilade, Ida; Treue, Thorsten (Foundation for Environmental Conservation, 2014-06-01)

Nearly 10% of the world’s total forest area is formally owned by communities and indigenous groups, yet knowledge of the effects of decentralized forest management approaches on conservation (and livelihood) impacts ...
Potential of carbon storage in major soil types of the Miombo woodland ecosystem, Tanzania: A review

Shelukindo, H. B.; Semu, E.; Msanya, B. M.; Munishi, P. K. T.; Maliondo, S. M. S.; Singh, B. R. (Academic and Scientific Publishing, 2014-07)

This review was undertaken to explore the potential of soils to sequester and store large quantities of carbon (C) in the form of soil organic carbon (SOC) from the view point of global climate change regulation and reduced ...
Understanding watershed dynamics and impacts of climate change and variability in the Pangani River Basin, Tanzania

Lalika, Makarius C.S.; Meire, Patrick; Ngaga, Yonika M.; Chang’a, Ladislaus (Elsevier, 2014-12-02)

Watersheds and rivers are vital ecological features for the provision of hydrological services for the health, welfare and prosperity of human communities. Nevertheless, anthropogenic activities coupled with climate ...
Exploring watershed conservation and water governance along Pangani River Basin, Tanzania

Lalika, M. C. S.; Meire, P.; Ngaga, Y. M. (2015 Elsevier Ltd., 2015)

tWater scarcity is among the contemporary problems of our time across the globe. The problem is wors-ened by policy failures to enforce water governance and watershed conservation. Consequently, it hascurtailed the capacity ...
Exploring the future land use- biodiversity-climate nexus in East Africa: an application of participatory scenario analysis

Capitani, Claudia; Norfolk, Olivia; Platts, Philip; Burgess, Neil; Mukama, Kusaga; Mbilinyi, Boniface; Malugu, Isaac; Munishi, Pantaleo; Marchant, Rob (Whiterose University, 2015-11)

Climate change and land-use-land-cover change (LULCC) are expected to have major impacts on global biodiversity. In highly diverse tropical moist forests, future biodiversity trajectories will also depend on political and ...
Eliciting smallholder farmers’ tradeoffs and preferences on the attributes of climate smart agriculture in the breadbasket areas of Tanzania using a conjoint experiment method

Mussa, Kassim R.; Saria, Josephat A.; Kusiluka, Lughano J. M.; Jiwaji, Noorali T.; Gwambene, Brown; Pauline, Noah M.; Msofe, Nangware K.; Tegeje, Juma A.; Messo, Innocent (Science Publishing Group, 2015-11-13)

While policy and decision-makers are striving to enhance food security amidst maddening impacts of climate change, climate smart agriculture is thought of as a promising breakthrough for responding to climate change impacts ...
Climate change risks on protected areas ecotourism: shocks and stressors perspectives in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania

Mkiramweni, N. P.; DeLacy, T.; Jiang, M.; Chiwanga, F. E. (Taylor & Francis, 2016)

Protected areas are increasingly becoming important sites for ecotourism worldwide. Due to the high dependence on climate and natural ecosystems, protected areas ecotourism is, however, considered to be at risk of climate ...
Land cover change and carbon emissions over 100 years in an African biodiversity hotspot

Willcock, S.; Phillips, O . l.; Platts, P. J.; Swetnam, R. D.; Balmford, A.; Burgess, N. D.; Ahrends, A.; Bayliss, J.; Doggart, N.; Doody, K.; Fanning, E.; Green, J. M. H.; Hall, J.; Howell, K. l.; Lovett, J. C.; Marchant, R.; Marshall, A. R.; Mbilinyi, B.; Munishi, P. K. T.; Owen, N.; Topp-Jorgensen, E. J.; Lewis, S. l. (Wiley Researcher Academy., 2016)

Agricultural expansion has resulted in both land use and land cover change (LULCC) across the tropics. However, the spatial and temporal patterns of such change and their resulting impacts are poorly understood, particularly ...

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