Search Results - "Kairo, J. G."

Mangroves facing climate change: landward migration potential in response to projected scenarios of sea level rise by Di Nitto, D, Neukermans, G, Koedam, N, Defever, H, Pattyn, F, Kairo, J. G, Dahdouh-Guebas, F

“…Mangrove forests prominently occupy an intertidal boundary position where the effects of sea level rise will be fast and well visible. This study in East…”
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Mangroves in peril: unprecedented degradation rates of peri-urban mangroves in Kenya by Bosire, J. O, Kaino, J. J, Olagoke, A. O, Mwihaki, L. M, Ogendi, G. M, Kairo, J. G, Berger, U, Macharia, D

“…Marine ecosystems are experiencing unprecedented degradation rates higher than any other ecosystem on the planet, which in some instances are up to 4 times…”
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Below-ground root yield and distribution in natural and replanted mangrove forests at Gazi bay, Kenya by Tamooh, F., Huxham, M., Karachi, M., Mencuccini, M., Kairo, J.G., Kirui, B.

“…Estimation of total biomass in woody ecosystems is important because of its relevance to nutrient turnover and the potential to store carbon. Most work on…”
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Litter degradation and CN dynamics in reforested mangrove plantations at Gazi Bay, Kenya by Bosire, J.O., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Kairo, J.G., Kazungu, J., Dehairs, F., Koedam, N.

“…The main objective of this study was to assess how mangrove reforestation has influenced litter degradation and concomitant nutrient dynamics in previously…”
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Human-impacted mangroves in Gazi (Kenya): predicting future vegetation based on retrospective remote sensing, social surveys, and tree distribution by Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Van Pottelbergh, I., Kairo, J. G., Cannicci, S., Koedam, N.

“…Gazi Bay, Kenya, covers an area of 18 km₂, and its mangroves are degraded. We present a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the degradation of…”
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Allometry and biomass distribution in replanted mangrove plantations at Gazi Bay, Kenya by Kairo, J.G, Bosire, J, Langat, J, Kirui, B, Koedam, N

“…1.This study reports above-ground biomass of 5 and 8 years old mangrove plantations in Kenya. Trees with stem diameter greater than 5.0 cm inside 100 m² sample…”
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Success rates of recruited tree species and their contribution to the structural development of reforested mangrove stands by Bosire, J. O., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Kairo, J. G., Wartel, S., Kazungu, J., Koedam, N.

“…In response to widespread global degradation of mangrove forests, many initiatives have been undertaken to reforest degraded sites. However, many of these…”
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Utilization of Mangrove Wood Products around Mida Creek (Kenya) Amongst Subsistence and Commercial Users by F. Dahdouh-Guebas, C. Mathenge, J. G. Kairo, Koedam, N.

“…Mida Creek (Kenya) comprises mangrove forests and other marine resources that are of economic, ecological, and environmental importance to the local village…”
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Digital terrain modelling to investigate the effects of sea level rise on mangrove propagule establishment by Nitto, D. Di, Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Kairo, J. G., Decleir, H., Koedam, N.

“…We studied the vegetation structure dynamics of mangroves, in order to contribute to an overall view on the conditions of propagule establishment from the…”
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Human-induced stresses on mangrove swamps along the Kenyan coast by ABUODHA, P. A. W, KAIRO, J. G

“…Mangroves form important ecosystems in Kenya's coastal areas. They produce goods and services that are of environmental, ecological and economic importance to…”
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Identifying global and local drivers of change in mangrove cover and the implications for management by Maina, J. M., Bosire, J. O., Kairo, J. G., Bandeira, S. O., Mangora, M. M., Macamo, C., Ralison, H., Majambo, G., Poulter, Benjamin

“…Background Climate change and human activities continue to drive a widespread decline in global mangrove coverage, undermining their capacity to provide…”
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Spatial variations in macrobenthic fauna recolonisation in a tropical mangrove bay by Bosire, J.O., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Kairo, J.G., Cannicci, S., Koedam, N.

“…Recolonisation by crab species and sediment-infauna taxa (at class level) in artificially regenerated mangrove stands of Avicennia marina, Rhizophora mucronata…”
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Predation on propagules regulates regeneration in a high-density reforested mangrove plantation by Bosire, J. O., Kairo, J. G., Kazungu, J., Koedam, N., Dahdouh-Guebas, F.

“…Seedling recruitment underpins natural regeneration and contributes to the restocking of forest stands, which in the long term determines the structure and…”
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Colonization of non-planted mangrove species into restored mangrove stands in Gazi Bay, Kenya by Bosire, J.O., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Kairo, J.G., Koedam, N.

“…Recruitment of non-planted mangrove species into Rhizophora mucronata, Sonneratia alba and Avicennia marina reforested stands (all of them 5 years old) was…”
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Propagating uncertainty to estimates of above-ground biomass for Kenyan mangroves: A scaling procedure from tree to landscape level by Cohen, R., Kaino, J., Okello, J.A., Bosire, J.O., Kairo, J.G., Huxham, M., Mencuccini, M.

“…•Accounting for species and site effects is important in biomass regression models.•Model predictions correspond well with validation dataset (R2=0.96, p=…”
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Functionality of restored mangroves: A review by Bosire, J.O., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Walton, M., Crona, B.I., Lewis, R.R., Field, C., Kairo, J.G., Koedam, N.

“…Widespread mangrove degradation coupled with the increasing awareness of the importance of these coastal forests have spurred many attempts to restore…”
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Restoration and management of mangrove systems — a lesson for and from the East African region by Kairo, J.G., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Bosire, J., Koedam, N.

“…The restoration of mangroves has received a lot of attention world wide for several reasons. Firstly, the long ignored ecological and environmental values of…”
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Predation on propagules regulates regeneration in a high-density reforested mangrove plantation by BOSIRE, J. O, KAIRO, J. G, KAZUNGU, J, KOEDAM, N, DAHDOUH-GUEBAS, F

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Mangrove species and stand mapping in Gazi bay (Kenya) using quickbird satellite imagery by Neukermans, G., Dahdouh-Guebas, F., Kairo, J. G., Koedam, N.

“…This paper presents an automated method for mangrove stand recognition (delineation and labeling) and species mapping based on fuzzy per-pixel classification…”
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Influence of a Salinity Gradient on the Vessel Characters of the Mangrove Species Rhizophora mucronata by SCHMITZ, NELE, VERHEYDEN, ANOUK, BEECKMAN, HANS, KAIRO, JAMES GITUNDU, KOEDAM, NICO

“…• Background and Aims Although mangroves have been extensively studied, little is known about their ecological wood anatomy. This investigation examined the…”
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