Vegetation regeneration in formerly degraded hilly areas of Rwampara, South Western Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorKyayesimira, Juliet
dc.contributor.authorLejju, Julius B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-18T05:11:32Z
dc.date.available2021-12-18T05:11:32Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractRwampara hills located in South Western Uganda have long been subjected to intensive degradation due to increased human activities. The hills have been left bare as a result of vegetation clearing for agricultural land, charcoal burning and grazing. In 1998, the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) attempted to restore the degraded hilly areas with the aim of establishing the restoration potential. With the cooperation of the local people, NEMA set aside some parts of the hills to allow natural regeneration, while another parts were planted with exotic tree species mainly Eucalyptus spp. and Pinus patula. This paper presents findings of an assessment on the level of indigenous vegetation regeneration in the three zones namely; restored, planted and areas undergoing degradation due to grazing. The indigenous vegetation was sampled using nested quadrats set along line transects. The results indicate that species richness was different among the three habitat types with the highest number (17 species) recorded in the degraded (grazing) area, followed by the restored area (12 species) and the plantation had the least (10 species). Species density was highest in the restored zone (289.83/ha) and least (80.2/ha) in the plantation zone. The most common indigenous tree species regenerating in all the three study zones were; Olea europaea subsp. africana, Albizia adiathifolia and Markhamia lutea.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKyayesimira, J., & Lejju, J. B. (2015). Vegetation regeneration in formerly degraded hilly areas of Rwampara, South Western Uganda. Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment, 7(3), 87-94. Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment, https://doi.org/10.5897/JENE2015.0508en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5897/JENE2015.0508
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/779
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Ecology and The Natural Environmenten_US
dc.subjectDegraded hillsen_US
dc.subjectVegetation regenerationen_US
dc.subjectWestern Ugandaen_US
dc.titleVegetation regeneration in formerly degraded hilly areas of Rwampara, South Western Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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