The ethnobotany and ecological status of Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. in Budondo Sub-county, eastern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorTabuti, John R. S.
dc.contributor.authorMugula, Ben Belden
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-26T09:38:25Z
dc.date.available2022-05-26T09:38:25Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractUseful trees are believed to be threatened. However, most evidence about these concerns is anecdotal. The objectives of this study were to document uses of Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv., local harvesting patterns, perceptions about the species population dynamics, as well as local attitudes to its conservation. A further objective was to determine its availability, distribution and population structure. The study was carried out using ethnobotanical and quantitative ecological methods. The species was found to be multipurpose and produced fourteen different products and services. The most frequently mentioned products were herbal medicines, sawn timber and wood for construction. Individuals of the species were sometimes felled to harvest wood. Community responses indicated that the species was rare and was declining in the area. The quantitative inventory supported this community view: the species had a low density (33 individuals, >5 cm diameter at breast height per ha) and a flat size class distribution with a calculated least-squares regression slope of )0.0357. The species population appeared to be threatened by clearing of land for crop agriculture, human population growth, logging and a poor attitude to its conservation. Respondents claimed that they were not interested in conserving it because they had a low appreciation of its true value; lacked land, propagation material and skills; or because the species was slow growing.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTabuti, JR, & Mugula, BB (2007). The ethnobotany and ecological status of Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Olivier. in Budondo Sub‐county, eastern Uganda. African Journal of Ecology , 45 , 126-129.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00869.x
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3438
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Ecologyen_US
dc.subjectAgroforestryen_US
dc.subjectCommunity forestryen_US
dc.titleThe ethnobotany and ecological status of Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. in Budondo Sub-county, eastern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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