The Impact of Livestock Grazing on Soil Characteristics in Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMligo, Cosmas
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-11T14:07:59Z
dc.date.available2016-05-11T14:07:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractLivestock grazing is an anthropogenic disturbance on the soil properties in montane forests of the northern slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. It was determined the effect of livestock grazing on SOC, N, CEC, SAS, SFD and P in the montane forest. Forty plots were randomly established for collection of soil samples. Data showed livestock grazing decreased the accumulation of SOC and consequently negatively affected the natural pattern of N, P, SFD, CEC and SAS. An opposing pattern of available soil phosphorus was interpreted that the nutrient pool retained in plant tissues particularly in the long-lived trees, which were absent in heavily grazed area. The observed positive correlation between SOC with TN and CEC implies the livestock grazing impacts on the former negatively affected the later soil parameters. Low fungal density in degraded parts of the montane forest indicates that they are sensitive to the current land use change. Based on the observation from this study, it can be regarded that excessive livestock grazing has a long-term negative ramification for soil conservation in montane forest. An important decision has to be sought off with regard to the conservation management of soil characteristics of the montane forest in Kilimanjaro Mountain.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMligo, C., 2015. The Impact of Livestock Grazing on Soil Characteristics in Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection, 3(09), p.24.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4236/gep.2015.39004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/1956
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherScientific Researchen_US
dc.subjectLivestock Grazingen_US
dc.subjectMontane Foresten_US
dc.subjectNorthern Slopesen_US
dc.subjectKilimanjaroen_US
dc.subjectSoilen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Livestock Grazing on Soil Characteristics in Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeJournal Article, Peer Revieweden_US
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