دورية أكاديمية
The Effect of Land Cover Change on Soil Properties around Kibale National Park in South Western Uganda
العنوان: | The Effect of Land Cover Change on Soil Properties around Kibale National Park in South Western Uganda |
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المؤلفون: | J. G. M. Majaliwa, R. Twongyirwe, R. Nyenje, M. Oluka, B. Ongom, J. Sirike, D. Mfitumukiza, E. Azanga, R. Natumanya, R. Mwerera, B. Barasa |
المصدر: | Applied and Environmental Soil Science, Vol 2010 (2010) |
بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2010. |
سنة النشر: | 2010 |
المجموعة: | LCC:Agriculture (General) LCC:Environmental sciences |
مصطلحات موضوعية: | Agriculture (General), S1-972, Environmental sciences, GE1-350 |
الوصف: | The change from natural forest cover to tea and Eucalyptus is rampant in protected areas of western Uganda. The objectives were; to examine the trend in land-use /cover change and determine the effect of these changes on the physico-chemical properties of soils around Kibale National Park. The trend in land use/cover change was assessed by analyzing a series of landsat images. Focused group discussions and key informant interviews were used for land-use/cover reconstruction. Three major land uses were included; woodlot (Eucalyptus grandis; 5 years old) ), tea (57 years old) and natural forest used as a control. Each of these land-uses were selected at two different North facing landscape positions and were replicated three times. A total of 36 composite soil samples were taken at 0–15 and 15–30 cm depth from natural forest, Tea plantation and eucalyptus on three ridges. Results showed that small scale farming, tea and eucalyptus plantation and built up area have increased over time, to the expense of woodlot and forest cover. Tea and Eucalyptus have induced changes in: exchangeable Mg and Ca, available P, SOM, pH, and bulk density of sub soil (P |
نوع الوثيقة: | article |
وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
اللغة: | English |
تدمد: | 1687-7667 1687-7675 |
Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1687-7667; https://doaj.org/toc/1687-7675 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2010/185689 |
URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/a57bdf9ce96d4e24be97d0578718f856 |
رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.57bdf9ce96d4e24be97d0578718f856 |
قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
تدمد: | 16877667 16877675 |
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DOI: | 10.1155/2010/185689 |