The abundance and diversity of soil mites was monitored along a gradient of land use types (LUTs) during the wet seasons in soils of Taita Taveta, Kenya. Sampling of mites from soils was carried out in eight LUTs which included maize-based system (Zea mays), coffee (Coffea Arabica), horticulture,...
Maribie, CW
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Nyamasyo, GHN
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Ndegwa. PN
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Mung'atu, Joseph K.
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Lagerlof, J
,
Gikungu, M
,
[Abundance and diversity of soil mites (Acari) along a gradient of land use types in Taita Taveta, Kenya]
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Abundance and diversity of soil mites (Acari) along a gradient of land use types in Taita Taveta, Kenya
A major strategy towards addressing soil fertility depletion is the conservation and sustainable use of rhizobia that are able to fix nitrogen in the soil in association with legumes. The study assessed abundance and diversity of legume nodulating rhizobia (LNB) in soils collected from six differ...
Mwenda, George M.
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Karanja, Nancy M.
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Boga, Hamadi M.
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Kahindi, James M.
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Muigai, A.M.
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Odee, D
,
[Abundance and diversity of legume nodulating rhizobia in soils of Embu district, Kenya]
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Abundance and diversity of legume nodulating rhizobia in soils of Embu district, Kenya
Degraded lands—lands that have lost some degree of their natural productivity through human activity—account for over 20 percent of forest and agricultural lands in Latin America and the Caribbean. Some 300 million hectares of the region’s forests are considered degraded, and about 350 million he...
Vergara, Walter
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Gallardo Lomeli, Luciana
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Rios, Ana R.
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Isbell, Paul
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Prager, Steven D.
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Camino, Ronnie de
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[The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America]
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The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America
Clavijo, Mónica
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Muriel, Juliana
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García, María Alejandra
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Twyman, Jennifer
,
Marín, Diego
,
Orrego-Varón, Mayra
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Labarta, R.A.
,
Mendoza, Luis
,
Yanez, Fernando
,
[Participación de mujeres y hombres en la producción de arroz en Ecuador]
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Participación de mujeres y hombres en la producción de arroz en Ecuador
Knapp, EB
,
Urbano, P
,
Bell, W.B.
,
Rubiano Mejía, Jorge Eliécer
,
[Changes in land cover/land use as a possible indicator of sustainable development in a hillside environment of rio Cabuyal in Cauca, Colombia]
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Changes in land cover/land use as a possible indicator of sustainable development in a hillside environment of rio Cabuyal in Cauca, Colombia
The use of Earth Observation (EO) provides Contracting Parties to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands with new approaches to ensure the wise use and conservation of wetlands at the national and global levels. EO has many applications including the inventory, assessment
and monitoring of wetlands. A...
Rebelo, Lisa-Maria
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Finlayson, C. Max
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Strauch, A.
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Rosenqvist, A.
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Perennou, C.
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Tottrup, C.
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Hilarides, L.
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Paganini, M.
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Wielaard, N.
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Siegert, F.
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Ballhorn, U.
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Navratil, P.
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Franke, J.
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Davidson, N.
,
[The use of Earth Observation for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring]
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The use of Earth Observation for wetland inventory, assessment and monitoring
Villholth, Karen G.
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López Gunn, E.
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Conti, K.
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Garrido, A.
,
Gun, Jac van der
,
[Advances in groundwater governance]
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Advances in groundwater governance
Including inland water bodies, Ghana covers 238,539 square kilometers and is located on the south central coast of West Africa. The country shares bor¬ders in the east with Togo, in the north with Burkina Faso, and in the west with Côte d’Ivoire. The topography of Ghana is mainly undulating, with...
Niger is a landlocked country in West Africa located between 11°37´ and 23°23´ north latitude and between 00°10´ and 16°00´ east longitude, with an area of 1,267,000 square kilometers. Niger shares borders with Algeria and Libya in the north, Chad in the east, Nigeria and Benin in the south, and ...
This study reviewed the status of natural resources and the driving forces for change, as well as past and ongoing approaches in natural resource management at the watershed scale in Ethiopia. First, we reviewed established environmental policy tools and the legal and policy framework, and determ...
Hagos, Fitsum
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Rooijen, Daniel J. van
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Haileslassie, Amare
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Yehualashet, H.
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Indries, H.
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[Investigation of the modalities for an innovative financing mechanism for participatory natural resource management in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia]
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Investigation of the modalities for an innovative financing mechanism for participatory natural resource management in the Bale Eco-region, Ethiopia