Human and natural impacts on forests along lower Tana river, Kenya: implications towards conservation and management of endemic primate species and their habitat

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dc.contributor.authorOguge, N. O.
dc.contributor.authorMoinde-Fockler, N. N.
dc.contributor.authorKarere, G. M.
dc.contributor.authorOtina, D.
dc.contributor.authorSuleman, M. A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-30T13:49:03Z
dc.date.available2014-01-30T13:49:03Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.descriptionDOI:10.1007/978-1-4020-6320-6_21en_US
dc.description.abstractSeventy-three forest patches were assessed to determine the effects of human and natural impact on native forests along the Lower Tana River flood plains in Kenya between January and March 2001. Seventeen of these forests were within the Tana River Primate National Reserve (TRPNR) while 56 were outside the protected area. Cultivation and dyke construction had the most devastating human impact, which involved partial or complete forest clearing resulting in further fragmentation of forest patches [Suleman MA, Wahungu GM, Mouria PK, Karere GM, Oguge N, Moinde NN (2001) Tana River primate census and forest evaluation. A report to Kenya Wildlife Services]. Natural impacts were either die back or flooding, which appeared to cause progressive degradation of forest structure and biodiversity. Overall, forest area in the Lower Tana significantly reduced by 34.5% (P < 0.001) over a 21-year period. Forest loss was greater outside the reserve (38%) than inside (29.2%) reiterating the significant role played by this protected area in habitat and species conservation. Continued forest loss increases extinction risks for the endemic primate species the Tana River Red Colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus) and the Crested Mangabey sub-species (Cercocebus galeritus galeritus). Initiation of community conservation programmes outside the reserve and introduction of sustainable micro-economic projects were recommended to enhance sustainable livelihoods and the environment.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVertebrate Conservation and Biodiversity Volume 5, 2007, pp 335-347en_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-1-4020-6320-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/8889
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Netherlandsen_US
dc.subjectForest destructionen_US
dc.subjectHuman and Natural impactsen_US
dc.subjectTana Riveren_US
dc.subjectTana Riveren_US
dc.subjectRed Colobusen_US
dc.subjectCrested Mangabeyen_US
dc.subjectCommunity conservationen_US
dc.titleHuman and natural impacts on forests along lower Tana river, Kenya: implications towards conservation and management of endemic primate species and their habitaten_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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