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SPECIES COMPOSITION, LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP AND REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY OF EPINEPHELUS GROUPERS (PISCES: SERRANIDAE) FROM SOUTH COAST KENYA INDIAN OCEAN WATERS OGONGO,
(Pwani Unversity, 2015-03)Globally, coastal and estuarine ecosystems are the most productive ecological systems providing essential ecosystem goods and services to the adjacent coastal populations. The ecosystems are however increasingly being ... -
ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS INFLUENCING FOOD SECURITY IN WENJE DIVISION, TANA RIVER COUNTY - KENYA
(Pwani University, 2015-08)Access to food is recognized as a right as stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948). However, food security is still not universally treated as a basic human right. Despite the various progressive ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURE AND BIOMASS ACCUMULATION IN MANGROVE FOREST OF KILIFI CREEK, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-02-08)Mangroves are typical marine ecosystems in tropical and sub-tropical coasts and are one of the most productive systems in the world. In Kenya, mangroves have formed well developed forests in sheltered coastlines such as ... -
ASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN BOREHOLES AND WELLS IN WAA LOCATION, KWALE COUNTY - KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-05)Water from boreholes and dug wells is extensively used in Kwale County, especially by rural communities living away from established market centers, where piped water is commonly available. The study aimed to assess the ... -
Assessment of the Impact of Resource use Conflicts on Community Livelihoods within the Tana DeltaSub County Kenya
(Pwani University, 2016-06)Most conflicts in the African continent have been connected with natural resources. Resource-based violent conflicts have direct, immediate and devastating impacts, with social, psychological, economic and ecological ... -
PHYTOREMEDIATION OF KIPEVU WASTE WATER USING VETIVER GRASS (Chrysopogon Zizanioides)
(2016-09)Treatment of wastewater worldwide has mainly been done using physical, chemical and biological wastewater treatment systems such as activated sludge and biological nutrient removal technologies (Bedewi, 2010).Mombasa ... -
ROLE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES; CASE ANALYSIS OF KURUWITU AND MKUNGUNI FISHING VILLAGES IN KENYA
(Pwani University, 2016-11)The use of indigenous knowledge in conservation of natural resources, and especially marine, has received increasing attention in recent years. This is partly attributed to its extensive contribution to the management of ... -
ROLE OF INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MANAGEMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES; CASE ANALYSIS OF KURUWITU AND MKUNGUNI FISHING VILLAGES IN KENYA WALTER JABALI
(Pwani Unversity, 2016-11)The use of indigenous knowledge in conservation of natural resources, and especially marine, has received increasing attention in recent years. This is partly attributed to its extensive contribution to the management of ... -
THE CONCENTRATION OF SELECTED HEAVY METALS IN RIVER MUKURUMUDZI , KWALE COUNTY
(Pwani University, 2016-11)Rivers are the major sources of water used in cities and its suburbs. This water may either be treated or untreated. River banks could be very busy, with varied activities ranging from farming to industries and other ... -
THE POTENTIAL OF SEAGRASS LITTER AS ORGANIC FERTILIZER IN KILIFI KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-03)ABSTRACT Beach-cast seagrass litter deposits are common in many coastal areas with extended seagrass meadows. Seagrass litter abundance on the shoreline is a contentious issue on the aesthetics of the beaches and as an ... -
THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN WATERSHED MANAGEMENT IN KIDAYA NGERENYI, TAITA TAVETA COUNTY, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-04-08)Watershed protection provides an integrated framework of management systems which seek to protect multiple natural resources including forests, water and soil. An in-depth understanding on resource characteristics of ... -
THE INFLUENCE OF NUTRIENTS ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEAGRASS IN THE MALINDI MARINE PARK AND RESERVE
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-12)This study examined the influence of nutrients on seagrass. Seagrass are marine angiosperms that serve a critical role in the conservation of marine species and promotion of coastal livelihoods. Seagrass continue to ... -
ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURAL VARIABILITY OF MANGROVE FORESTS ALONG THE KENYAN COAST
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-05-12)Mangrove forests play important roles benefit both the coastal communities and nation at large. However, no comparisons on structural variations of these ecosystems have ever been done and made available to forest managers ... -
ASPECTS OF THE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY OF THE COCONUT CRAB BIRGUS LATRO (LINNAEUS, 1767) ON ISLANDS WITHIN THE KISITE-MPUNGUTI MARINE PROTECTED AREA, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-06-05)The Coconut crab Birgus latro (Linnaeus, 1767) is widely distributed on remote tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Populations of B. latro are declining throughout their range, with loss of habitat and ... -
ASSESSMENT OF DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL CARNIVORES AND THEIR PREY IN ARABUKO-SOKOKE GAME RESERVE ALONG THE KENYAN COAST
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-06-08)Globally, animal populations are threatened by various biodiversity interferences such as game hunting and forest fragmentation. Forest carnivores have been a focus of research in the recent past. Unlike the large ... -
CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN THE SEAGRASS MEADOWS OF MALINDI MARINE PARK AND RESERVE, KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-07-12)Seagrass meadows are efficient carbon dioxide (CO2) sinks sequestering about 10% of the annual organic carbon (Corg) burial in the global oceans. Corg sequestered by seagrass beds in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in ... -
INFLUENCE OF SEAWEED EXTRACT IN ENHANCING PHYTOREMEDIATION OF BIO-DIGESTER EFFLUENT BY DUCKWEED
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-08-07)Enriching water bodies with nutrients contaminates water bodies. Whereas, the use of duckweed plants to restore eutrophied water bodies have been going on, treating duckweed with seaweed extract to increase N and P removal ... -
EVALUATION OF COCONUT (Cocos nucifera L.) GENETIC DIVERSITY FOR GERMPLASM CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION IN COASTAL LOWLANDS OF KENYA JUSTUS CHARO
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-09)The genetic diversity of coconut (Cocos nucifera L), the most important cash crop along the Kenyan Coast, has not been fully characterised, which limits formulation of sound conservation strategies and sustainable utilization ... -
SEWAGE LINKED CONTAMINATION OF PUBLIC RECREATIONAL BEACH WATERS IN MOMBASA COUNTY KENYA
(Pwani Unversity, 2017-11-07)Population increase and coastal development causes marine pollution. The increasing influx of sewage to coastal waters poses a direct threat to human and environmental health upon which the economy relies (Murray, 2007). ... -
EVALUATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING SEAWEED FARMING IN JAMBIANI VILLAGE IN UNGUJA ISLAND, ZANZIBAR
(Pwani Unversity, 2018-01-05)Commercial seaweed farming in Zanzibar started in 1989 with a steady increase over the years. The benefits of seaweed notwithstanding, its production has generally declined. This study sought to find out the factors that ...