Plant Species Diversity and Composition of Two Wetlands in the Nairobi National Park, Kenya

dc.contributor.author	Kinyamario, J. I.
dc.contributor.author	Ruto, W. K. S
dc.contributor.author	Ng'etich, N. K.
dc.contributor.author	Akunda, E.
dc.contributor.author	Mworia, J. K.
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-07T11:57:53Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-07T11:57:53Z
dc.date.issued	2012
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.must.ac.ke/handle/123456789/464
dc.description.abstract	Two wetlands (Hyena and Nalogomon) in the Nairobi National Park were investigated by comparing plant composition in and around their immediate vicinity. The most common aquatic plant species in the Hyena wetland was Cyperus dives while in the Nalogomon wetland was Typha domingensis. The terrestrial vegetation surrounding Hyena wetland dominated by while that of surrounding Nalogomon wetland was the grass Hyparrhemia rufa. It was also noted that Hyena Dam waters were colonized by aquatic weeds, namely Gunnera perpensa, Enhydra fluctuans and Ludwigia abyssinica, that were absent in Nalogomon wetland waters. This could have been due to eutrophication of the waters of Hyena Dam as it originated from human settlements (city estates) outside the park boundary.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Asian Journal of Wetlands Ecology	en_US
dc.subject	Species Diversity	en_US
dc.subject	Wetlands	en_US
dc.subject	Aquatic Weeds	en_US
dc.subject	Nairobi National	en_US
dc.title	Plant Species Diversity and Composition of Two Wetlands in the Nairobi National Park, Kenya	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US