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Utilization and On-Farm Conservation Of Woody Tree Species In Mazimasa Sub-County, Butaleja District, Eastern Uganda
(International Journal of Innovative Agriculture & Biology Research, 2020)
The losses of woody species result from rapid human population growth rates and poverty. Losses of
woody species do not only affect the rural community that depend on it, but also contribute to the current
climate change. ...
Ethnoveterinary medicines for cattle (Bos indicus) in Bulamogi county, Uganda: plant species and mode of use
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2003)
In this paper, we present an inventory and the mode of use of plants to treat cattle. This study was carried out in Bulamogi county of Uganda,
using methods consisting of semi-structured interviews employing a checklist ...
Identifying indigenous practices for cultivation of wild saprophytic mushrooms: responding to the need for sustainable utilization of natural resources
(Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2019)
Due to increasing pressure on natural resources, subsistence agriculture communities in Uganda and
Sub-Saharan Africa are experiencing increasingly restricted access to diminishing natural resources that are a ...
Exploring the genetic diversity of jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) grown in Uganda based on SSR markers
(Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2020)
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. is an economically
important tree crop that is widely cultivated
inUganda for its fruit. Despite its economic importance,
little is known about the genetic diversity of jackfruit in
the ...
Patterns of crop raiding by primates around the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda
(Wildlife Biology, 2005)
Crop raiding by primates in particular and wild animals in general is a significant
source of people-forest conflict around the Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda.
Crop loss to wild animals undermines local support for ...
Wildlife Snaring in Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda
(Human Dimensions of Wildlife, 2010)
Snaring is an indiscriminate vertebrate trapping method that has maimed more than
36% of an estimated 700 resident chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) of Budongo Forest
Reserve. This study was conducted in two phases to assess ...
Production, seasonality and management of chimpanzee food trees in Budongo Forest, Uganda
(African journal of ecology, 2007)
This study monitored the phenology of fruit and leaf of 575
chimpanzee food trees (40 species belonging to fifteen
families) in the Budongo Forest Reserve (Uganda) from
June 1999 to June 2006. We also monitored the ...
Transdisciplinary approach to solving conservation challenges: A case of Budongo Conservation Field Station, Uganda
(PeerJ PrePrints, 2016)
The conservation of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) faces complex and dynamic threats, deriving mostly from anthropogenic factors such as high density and poverty in local human populations. One specific threat is poaching, ...
Effects of selective timber harvest on amphibian species diversity in Budongo forest Reserve, Uganda
(Forest Ecology and Management, 2020)
We studied the effects of forest management on amphibian communities in the Budongo Central Forest Reserve,
Uganda. We sampled amphibians from May to August of 2012 in four compartments with different logging and
arbor ...
Medicinal plants used by communities of Ngai Subcounty, Apac District, northern Uganda
(African Journal of ecology, 2007)
An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in Ngai subcounty
in Apac District. Three parishes of Ajerijeri, Abok
A and Omach were taken as stratified sample areas in
which both male and female traditional healers of ...