CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN INDUCED VEGETATION CHANGES IN FALGORE GAME RESERVE, KANO STATE
CHARACTERIZATION OF HUMAN INDUCED VEGETATION CHANGES IN FALGORE GAME RESERVE, KANO STATE
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2000-02
Authors
NKONGHO, EYONG PAULINE
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Abstract
This study is an attempt to characterise vegetation changes
in Falgore game reserve area of Kano State, in relation to
variation in ianduse activities. Both intensive and extensive
ground truthing exercise were employed to collect data on the
ground vegetation characteristics such as species type, number,
density, height trunk diameter, basal area, crown cover and
percent vegetation cover, as well as information on Landuse
history and practices in the area. The result obtained revealed
that part of the study area under cultivation, representing about
33% of the sampled area, have low values of species number,
density and percent vegetation cover. In areas where Landuse
activities such as grazing, wood exploitation and settlement
development predominating (representing about 67% of the
sampled area) , the major vegetation characteristics that appear
to have been affected include species height, trunk diameter,
crown cover and basal area. Results of statistical analysis of
the data for the various vegetation characteristics revealed
that the vegetation characteristics that are mostly affected by
variation in Landuse practice and intensities are species height
and trunk diameter suggesting a somewhat strong link between
changes in vegetation height and trunk diameter and effects of
Landuse activities like grazing, wood exploitation and
settlement development.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU
BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR' THE DEGREE 0F MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
GEOGRAPHY (ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT).
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA.
FEBRUARY, 2 0 0 0
Keywords
CHARACTERIZATION,, HUMAN,, INDUCED,, VEGETATION,, CHANGES,, FALGORE,, GAME,, RESERVE,, KANO,, STATE,