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Kenya: A Natural Outlook

Chapter 12. Vegetation

By: Andreas B. Brink,Catherine Bodart,Graeme Buchanan,Marco Clerici,François Donnay,George Eshiamwata,Jean-Marie Gregoire,Bernard K. Kirui,Andrea Lupi,Ilaria Palumbo,Jean-François Pekel

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Kenya: A Natural Outlook

Chapter 12. Vegetation

By: Andreas B. Brink,Catherine Bodart,Graeme Buchanan,Marco Clerici,François Donnay,George Eshiamwata,Jean-Marie Gregoire,Bernard K. Kirui,Andrea Lupi,Ilaria Palumbo,Jean-François Pekel

Monitoring vegetation dynamics and land cover change in Kenya are essential for the sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity conservation. However, accurate status of seasonal variation in vegetation and long-term land cover change data valid at the regional and country level generally do not exist or are hard to obtain. Here, we describe the various ecological regions of Kenya and the associated rainfall and land cover patterns of each ecological zone. This includes the use of low-resolution satellite data time series to characterise for each ecoregion and land cover type the interannual variability of the vegetation cycle, including the start-, mid- and end of the growing season. Seasonal variation in vegetation phenology is mapped to highlight the areas of greatest interannual variation and compared to rainfall patterns over the focal study period. Statistical estimates of land cover change are produced for six broad classes for the years 1990, 2000 and 2010, based on detailed land cover change assessed by a systematic sampling of high-resolution satellite imagery. Rates of change for Kenya are presented and discussed in light of the low-resolution time series analysis. Results highlight information on land cover change processes such as vegetation dynamics and deforestation. These are discussed within the context of the drivers of changes to the natural ecosystem—their potential impact on land availability for human activities such as agriculture and logging for timber and fire wood production on the one side and habitat and biodiversity conservation on the other side. Finally, biodiversity and habitat value, ecosystems and threats are analysed for Kenya’s conservation and protected areas so as to identify the status of and pressures on the country’s protected areas. Six indicators of species irreplaceability, habitat irreplaceability and the level of perceived threat to a protected area’s habitat and species from agriculture and human population are analysed. In addition, high-resolution satellite images taken over conservation areas are used for assessing land cover changes inside protected areas and in the surrounding 20km buffer zone. The results show the importance and effectiveness of protected areas in reducing the loss of natural vegetation and hence protecting the habitats and biodiversity.

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0128083905

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Communicating Professionally, Third Edition

A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians

By: Catherine Sheldrick Ross,Kirsti Nilsen

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Communicating Professionally, Third Edition

A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians

By: Catherine Sheldrick Ross,Kirsti Nilsen

An updated and expanded version of the training guide Booklist called "one of the most valuable professional publications to come off the presses in a long time," the new third edition of Communicating Professionally is completely revised with new sections outlining the opportunities offered by contemporary communication media. With more resource information on cross-cultural communication, including new applications of communication principles and the latest research-based material on communication in general, this comprehensive manual covers Fundamental skills such as listening, speaking, and writing Reading others’ nonverbal behavior How to integrate skills, with tips for practicing Sense-making, a theory of information as communication Common interactions like speaking one-on-one, working in groups, and giving presentations Training others in communication skills, including a special section on technology-based training

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American Library Association

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1555709087

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Emotion-Oriented Systems

By: Catherine Pelachaud

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Emotion-Oriented Systems

By: Catherine Pelachaud

The Affective Computing domain, term coined by Rosalind Picard in 1997, gathers several scientific areas such as computer science, cognitive science, psychology, design and art. The humane-machine interaction systems are no longer solely fast and efficient. They aim to offer to users affective experiences: user’s affective state is detected and considered within the interaction; the system displays affective state; it can reason about their implication to achieve a task or resolve a problem. In this book, we have chosen to cover various domains of research in emotion-oriented systems. Our aim is also to highlight the importance to base the computational model on theoretical foundations and on natural data.

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John Wiley & Sons

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111860332X

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Health Professionals on Screen

By: Ann Catherine Paietta,Jean L. Kauppila

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Health Professionals on Screen

By: Ann Catherine Paietta,Jean L. Kauppila

Over the years the representation of medical personnel has varied from heroes to villains, madmen to bumbling boobs, money grubbers to humanitarians, and compassionate savers to aloof snobs. This comprehensive resource documents all significant appearances of health professionals on film or television.

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081083636X

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