Classification, Characterisation, and Use of Small Wetlands in East Africa

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dc.contributor.authorSakana, Naomi
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorBecker, M.
dc.contributor.authorBoehme, Beate
dc.contributor.authorHanda, Collins
dc.contributor.authorKamiri, Wangechi
dc.contributor.authorLangensiepen, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorMenz, Gunter
dc.contributor.authorMisana, Salome B.
dc.contributor.authorMogha, Neema G.
dc.contributor.authorMöseler, Bodo M.
dc.contributor.authorMwita, Emiliana J.
dc.contributor.authorOyieke, Helida
dc.contributor.authorVan Wijk, Mark
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-02T13:43:20Z
dc.date.available2016-06-02T13:43:20Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractSmall wetlands in Kenya and Tanzania cover about 12 million ha and are increasingly converted for agricultural production. There is a need to provide guide-lines for their future protection or use, requiring their systematic classification and characterisation. Fifty-one wetlands were inventoried in 2008 in four contrasting sites, covering a surveyed total area of 484 km 2 . Each wetland was subdivided into sub-units of 0.5–458 ha based on the predominant land use. The biophysical and socio-economic attributes of the resulting 157 wetland sub-units were determined. The wetland sub-units were categorized using multivariate analyses into five major cluster groups. The main wetland categories comprised: (1) narrow permanent-ly flooded inland valleys that are largely unused; (2) wide permanently flooded inland valleys and highlands flood-plains under extensive use; (3) large inland valleys and lowland floodplains with seasonal flooding under medium use intensity; (4) completely drained wide inland valleys and highlands floodplains under intensive food crop production; and (5) narrow drained inland valleys under permanent horticultural production. The wetland types were associated with specific vegetation forms and soil attributes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSakané, N., Alvarez, M., Becker, M., Böhme, B., Handa, C., Kamiri, H.W., Langensiepen, M., Menz, G., Misana, S., Mogha, N.G. and Möseler, B.M., 2011. Classification, characterisation, and use of small wetlands in East Africa. Wetlands, 31(6), pp.1103-1116.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s13157-011-0221-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2350
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Linken_US
dc.subjectFloodplainen_US
dc.subjectInland valleyen_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.subjectWetland typologyen_US
dc.titleClassification, Characterisation, and Use of Small Wetlands in East Africaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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