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Integrated global assessment of the natural forest carbon potential
(Nature, 2023-11-13)Forests are a substantial terrestrial carbon sink, but anthropogenic changes in land use and climate have considerably reduced the scale of this system1. Remote-sensing estimates to quantify carbon losses from global ... -
Combining camera trap surveys and IUCN range maps to improve knowledge of species distributions
(Conservation Biology, 2023)Reliable maps of species distributions are fundamental for biodiversity research and conservation. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List range maps are widely recognized as authoritative ... -
Sex ratios, damage and distribution of Myrianthus holstii Engl.: a dioecious afromontane forest tree
(Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2023)Male and female dioecious tropical trees are subjected to distinct demands that may influence their ecology. An example is Myrianthus holstii Engl. that produces persistent fruit eaten by elephants and other large mammals ... -
Is Fair Benefit Sharing a Reality or A Fallacy? Implications for Effective Collaborative Forest Management at Echuya Central Forest Reserve, S. W. Uganda
(East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2023)It is generally accepted that equitable benefits sharing from protected areas (PAs) is a probable technique for both sustainable management and PA conservation. Evidence however, suggests that this might not be entirely ... -
Seasonality in the equatorial tropics: Flower, fruit, and leaf phenology of montane trees in the highlands of Southwest Uganda
(Biotropica, 2023)Phenology influences many forest functions and can inform forest conservation and management, yet representative phenological data for most common tropical forest tree species remain sparse or absent. Between June 2011 and ... -
The global biogeography of tree leaf form and habit
(Nature Plants, 2023-10-23)Understanding what controls global leaf type variation in trees is crucial for comprehending their role in terrestrial ecosystems, including carbon, water and nutrient dynamics. Yet our understanding of the factors influencing ... -
Conservation in a Region of Political Instability: Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Uganda
(Conservation Biology, 2000)Bwindi Impenetrable is the most important forest in Uganda for conservation of biodiversity. It contains over half the world’s mountain gorillas. It is surrounded by densely populated agricultural land and lies within a ... -
Understanding Conservation Conflicts in Uganda: A Political Ecology of Memory Approach
(Conservation and Society, 2023)Political ecologists have linked conservation conflicts in post-independence Africa to the continuities and legacies of colonial policies that displaced and dispossessed people to create ‘wild places’. This paper introduces ... -
Human density modulates spatial associations among tropical forest terrestrial mammal species
(Global Change Biology, 2022)The spatial aggregation of species pairs often increases with the ecological similarity of the species involved. However, the way in which environmental conditions and anthropogenic activity affect the relationship between ... -
Native diversity buffers against severity of non-native tree invasions
(Nature, 2023)Determining the drivers of non-native plant invasions is critical for managing native ecosystems and limiting the spread of invasive species1,2. Tree invasions in particular have been relatively overlooked, even though ... -
Changes in floristic composition, diversity and anthropogenic perturbations in an east African tropical forest
(African Journal of Ecology, 2023)We assessed changes in floristic composition, diversity and anthropogenic activities in an East African forest; Echuya Central Forest Reserve (ECFR). Using 272 permanent sample plots, comparisons between 2015 and 2021 were ... -
Occurrence dynamics of mammals in protected tropical forests respond to human presence and activities
(nature ecology & evolution, 2023-06-26)Protected areas (PAs) play a vital role in wildlife conservation. Nonetheless there is concern and uncertainty regarding how and at what spatial scales anthropogenic stressors influence the occurrence dynamics of wildlife ... -
Evenness mediates the global relationship between forest productivity and richness
(Journal of Ecology, 2023)1. Biodiversity is an important component of natural ecosystems, with higher species richness often correlating with an increase in ecosystem productivity. Yet, this relationship varies substantially across environments, ... -
Is Fair Benefit Sharing a Reality or A Fallacy? Implications for Effective Collaborative Forest Management at Echuya Central Forest Reserve, S. W. Uganda
(East African Journal of Forestry and Agroforestry, 2023)It is generally accepted that equitable benefits sharing from protected areas (PAs) is a probable technique for both sustainable management and PA conservation. Evidence however, suggests that this might not be entirely ... -
Everyday adaptation practices by coffee farmers in three mountain regions in Africa
(Ecology and Society, 2022)Mountain environments in East Africa experience more rapid increases in temperature than lower elevations, which, together with changing rainfall patterns, often negatively affect coffee production. However, little is known ... -
Consistent diel activity patterns of forest mammals among tropical regions
(Nature communications, 2022)An animal’s daily use of time (their “diel activity”) reflects their adaptations, requirements, and interactions, yet we know little about the underlying processes governing diel activity within and among communities. Here ... -
Can Governance in Revenue Sharing Be a Pathway for a Win-win Situation between People’s Livelihood Improvement and Conservation?
(Journal of Social Science Research, 2015-05-25)This paper establishes the importance of good governance in improving local livelihoods and support for conservation. The study uses empirical realities from Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, an afromontane Gorilla sanctuary ... -
The Parasites of the Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park^ Uganda
(In Primates of Western Uganda, 2006)Detecting disease threats to endangered species and their ecosystems plays a crucial role in the survival of a population (McCallum & Dobson, 1995). As human pressure increases around and within habitats that contain ... -
Nutritional Aspects of the Diet of Wild Gorillas
(In Primates of western Uganda, 2006)The foraging behaviors and diet selection of animals in their natural habitats have been the focus of ecological field studies for decades. Diet affects the lifetime fitness of primates and reproductive performance, an ...
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