Fruit trees drive small‐scale movement of elephants in Kibale National Park, Uganda

Biotropica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorena Benitez ◽  
Simon A. Queenborough
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Kibale National Park ◽  
Small Scale

scholarly journals Suitable Habitats for Endangered Frugivorous Mammals: Small-Scale Comparison, Regeneration Forest and Chimpanzee Density in Kibale National Park, Uganda

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. e102177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Bortolamiol ◽  
Marianne Cohen ◽  
Kevin Potts ◽  
Flora Pennec ◽  
Protase Rwaburindore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Kibale National Park ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Suitable Habitats

scholarly journals The Effect of Land Cover Change on Soil Properties around Kibale National Park in South Western Uganda

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. M. Majaliwa ◽  
R. Twongyirwe ◽  
R. Nyenje ◽  
M. Oluka ◽  
B. Ongom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
National Park ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Natural Forest ◽  
Kibale National Park ◽  
Nitrogen Fertilizers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Land Uses ◽  
Western Uganda

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<.05). Landscape positions within land use also significantly influenced most soil properties (P<.05). Similar findings were observed by Wang et al. (2006) in commercial tea plantations in China that received nitrogen fertilizers.

(A review) Vegetation and biotopes of the National Park “Narochansky” with the Map of terrestrial vegetation (S. 1 : 60 000) and the Map of biotopes (S. 1 : 60 000)

2019 ◽  
pp. 68-72
Author(s):  
E. A. Volkova
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Practical Importance ◽  
Vegetation Mapping ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Terrestrial Vegetation ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
National Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Experimental Botany ◽  
High Level

A monograph “Vegetation and biotopes of the “Narochansky” National Park was published in Minsk, Belarus in 2017, edited by A. V. Pugachevsky (Grummo et al., 2017). It includes the Map of terrestrial vegetation (S. 1 : 60 000) and the Map of biotopes (S. 1 : 60 000). Some small-scale maps such as the Map of changes in forest cover of the “Narochansky” National Park for the period 1985–2016, the Map of forest loss in the “Narochansky” National Park for the period 1985–2016 and a series of inventory and analytical maps on the basin of the Naroch Lake are given. This monograph can be considered as a small regional Atlas with detailed explanatory texts to the maps. It presents the experience on vegetation mapping accumulated in the Laboratory of Geobotany and Vegetation mapping of the Institute of Experimental Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus. Despite some critical comments, mainly concerning the biotope map, this publication of Belarusian geobotanists deserves an approval. They received the full answers to the questions posed: “What do we protect?” and “What is a current state of the vegetation of the National Park and the main trends of its dynamics? Cartographic design is made at a high level; the maps have both scientific and practical importance in the planning of environmental and economic activities.

Correlations between Social Context and Fecal Glucocorticoid Metabolite Concentrations in Free-ranging Female Gray-cheeked Mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena) in Kibale National Park, Uganda

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 239-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata E. Arlet ◽  
Freerk Molleman ◽  
Lynne A. Isbell ◽  
Rebecca L. Chancellor ◽  
James R. Carey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
National Park ◽  
Kibale National Park ◽  
Lophocebus Albigena ◽  
Metabolite Concentrations ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Fecal Glucocorticoid

scholarly journals The Smart Forest Conundrum: Contextualizing Pitfalls of Sensors and AI in Conservation Science for Tropical Forests

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 194008292110147
Author(s):  
Dipto Sarkar ◽  
Colin A. Chapman
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forests ◽  
National Park ◽  
Critical Discussion ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Kibale National Park ◽  
Conservation Science ◽  
Field Station ◽  
Data Production ◽  
Global Corporations ◽  
The One

The term ‘smart forest’ is not yet common, but the proliferation of sensors, algorithms, and technocentric thinking in conservation, as in most other aspects of our lives, suggests we are at the brink of this evolution. While there has been some critical discussion about the value of using smart technology in conservation, a holistic discussion about the broader technological, social, and economic interactions involved with using big data, sensors, artificial intelligence, and global corporations is largely missing. Here, we explore the pitfalls that are useful to consider as forests are gradually converted to technological sites of data production for optimized biodiversity conservation and are consequently incorporated in the digital economy. We consider who are the enablers of the technologically enhanced forests and how the gradual operationalization of smart forests will impact the traditional stakeholders of conservation. We also look at the implications of carpeting forests with sensors and the type of questions that will be encouraged. To contextualize our arguments, we provide examples from our work in Kibale National Park, Uganda which hosts the one of the longest continuously running research field station in Africa.

New Intercommunity Infanticides by the Chimpanzees of Ngogo, Kibale National Park, Uganda

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hogan M. Sherrow ◽  
Sylvia J. Amsler
Keyword(s):  
National Park ◽  
Kibale National Park
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