Browsing College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) by Subject "GIS"
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Assessing Erosion Risk and Heavy Metal Loading in Sediment from the Inner Murchison Bay Catchment
(Makerere University, 2022-12)Lake Victoria's Inner Murchison Bay (IMB) is suffering from deteriorating water quality, with pollutants including heavy metals posing ecological and human health concerns. The information gaps on sediment from the ... -
An assessment of the spatial and temporal dynamics of landslide hazards and their implications on communities in Kabale District.
(Makerere University, 2014)Landslide occurrences in Kabale district is on the increase in the last 10 years. These threaten livelihood and can impact on the ecosystem services and benefits to communities. In this study, the spatial and temporal ... -
Impact of Pit latrines on Groundwater Quality: A comparative study of boreholes and protected springs in Mpigi Town Council, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023-01)Pit latrines have increasingly become a threat to domestic groundwater supplies. The major issue of concern is not the use of these pit latrines, but having both pit latrines and groundwater within the same system boundary. ... -
The influence of land cover change on woody floristics in West Bugwe Central Forest Reserve,Uganda
(Makerere University, 2019-11)Forests play important roles in conserving biodiversity because they provide habitats to almost half of the terrestrial plant and animal species. However, forests are disappearing due to land cover conversions, and this ... -
Mapping Suitable Habitats for Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Kibaale National Park under present and future climate conditions.
(Makerere University, 2023-12-13)The Eastern Chimpanzees are medium – sized primates found in lowland and sub montane tropical forests, and forest galleries extending into savanna in East Africa that is Uganda, DRC, Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania. Kibaale ...