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dc.contributor.authorOmari, J.
dc.contributor.authorMworia, J.
dc.contributor.authorGichuki, N.
dc.contributor.authorMligo, C.
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T10:49:40Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T10:49:40Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.citationOmari, J., Mworia, J., Gichuki, N., & Mligo, C. (2020). Soil properties and their influence on tree species distribution on and off the floodplain in the Tana River area of Kenya. Journal of Sustainability, Environment and Peace, 3(1), 1-7. Retrieved from http://jsep.uonbi.ac.ke/ojs/index.php/jsep/article/view/245en_US
dc.identifier.issn2663 - 4627
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.must.ac.ke/handle/123456789/455
dc.description.abstractVariation in soil properties can influence plant composition and distribution in river floodplains of semi-arid regions. Soil data were collected alongside tree species data on and off the Tana River floodplain in South-eastern Kenya from plots that were organized along transects. A t-test was used to compare soil properties and canonical correspondence analysis to relate the soil properties to the tree species distribution. Moisture (t = 5.92), pH (t = 2.03), P (t = 5.91), Mg (t = 3.25) and Ca (t = 2.04) were significantly higher inside the floodplain (P < 0.05), and bulk density outside the floodplain (t = -8.76, P < 0.05). The influence of soil properties on tree species distribution was higher inside the floodplain with a higher fitted variation of 43% for the first two axes. Bulk density, Ca, Mg, K and CEC significantly influenced the distribution of tree species inside and outside the floodplain. The influence of moisture, P, N and C outside, and pH inside was also significant. The results show that soil properties and flood regime disturbances are important drivers of the vegetation composition. This information is useful in management of tree populations in the light of climate variability and mega dam constructions.en_US
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dc.publisherJournal of Sustainability, Environment and Peaceen_US
dc.subjectfloodplainen_US
dc.subjectsoil propertiesen_US
dc.subjectTana Riveren_US
dc.subjecttree species distributionen_US
dc.titleSoil properties and their influence on tree species distribution on and off the floodplain in the Tana River area of Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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