THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA
<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">A study was conducted to establish the current trend in distribution of </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Italic; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">Commiphora myrr...
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| author | A. Luvanda G. Wanjiru E. Makatiani |
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| description | <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">A study was conducted to establish the current trend in distribution of </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Italic; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">Commiphora myrrha</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;"> in its natural stands in Wajir County. Data was collected through observation, interviews and questionnaires, photographs (remote sensing images) using a Global Positioning System (GPS) to to mark the plant’s hot spots and locate the tree stand coordinates. A supervised classification of Land Sat images acquired in 2003, 2009 and 2011 was undetaken. The results show that </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Italic; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">C. myrrha </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">covers an average area of 61,620.23Ha. The area under </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Italic; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">C. myrrha</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;"> had declined between 2009 and 2011 and this could be attributed to human and environmental factors. It is therefore recommended that sustainable management and conservation strategies be adopted to ensure imprived tree cover.</span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-058903a6ab7447209be3fa2766c2f6d32022-12-22T01:08:25ZengLaboratory of Complex Mapping, Faculty of Geography, MSUInterCarto. InterGIS2414-91792414-92092014-01-0120010.24057/2414-9179-2014-1-20-7043THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYAA. Luvanda0G. Wanjiru1E. Makatiani2Kenya Forestry Research Institute, Dryalnd Eco-region Research Programme, Kitui, Kenya.Kenya Forestry Research Institute, NairobiKenya Forestry Research Institute, Nairobi<p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">A study was conducted to establish the current trend in distribution of </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Italic; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">Commiphora myrrha</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;"> in its natural stands in Wajir County. Data was collected through observation, interviews and questionnaires, photographs (remote sensing images) using a Global Positioning System (GPS) to to mark the plant’s hot spots and locate the tree stand coordinates. A supervised classification of Land Sat images acquired in 2003, 2009 and 2011 was undetaken. The results show that </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Italic; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">C. myrrha </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">covers an average area of 61,620.23Ha. The area under </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Italic; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;">C. myrrha</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 9px; color: #000000;"> had declined between 2009 and 2011 and this could be attributed to human and environmental factors. It is therefore recommended that sustainable management and conservation strategies be adopted to ensure imprived tree cover.</span></p>http://intercarto.msu.ru/jour/article/view/45 |
| spellingShingle | A. Luvanda G. Wanjiru E. Makatiani THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA InterCarto. InterGIS |
| title | THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA |
| title_full | THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA |
| title_fullStr | THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA |
| title_short | THE USE OF REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES IN ASSESSING THE DISTRIBUTION TRENDS OF COMMIPHORA MYRRHA IN WAJIR COUNTY, KENYA |
| title_sort | use of remote sensing techniques in assessing the distribution trends of commiphora myrrha in wajir county kenya |
| url | http://intercarto.msu.ru/jour/article/view/45 |
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