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| Title: | Ecological changes following rules in use and anthropology: the case of Echuya bamboo forest, South-Western Uganda |
| Authors: | Banana, Abwoli Y.
Tweheyo, M. |
| Keywords: | Bamboo vegetation
hardwoods
oral history
forest succession
Echuya Forest Reserve
rules |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2004 |
| Publisher: | The Uganda Journal |
| Series/Report no.: | Volume 50.
pp. 39-49 |
| Abstract: | At the time of reservation in 1935, Echuya Forest Reserve located in S. Western Uganda was dominated by bamboo
(Arundinaria alpina Schum) vegetation. Presently, the bamboo vegetation is being replaced by hardwood tree species. In this study, we use both oral and written history to understand the rules in use and use patterns over-time to link rules in use to the observed ecological changes in Eehuya Forest Reserve. We conclude that rules restricting setting of fires in the reserve, and rules abolishing harvesting of hardwoods have had an impact on the direction of vegetation and ecological succession in Echuya Forest Reserve during the last century. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/42 |
| ISSN: | 0041-574X |
| Appears in Collections: | Research publications (UFRIC)
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