Tsetse control and land-use change in Lambwe valley, south-western Kenya

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-107

  Muriuki, G W ^a   Njoka, T J ^b   Reid, R S ^c   Nyariki, D M ^b  

^a Kenya Trypanosomiasis Research Institute   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aerial photography; Kenya; Lambwe valley; Land use; Tsetse

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; LAND USE CHANGE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RANGELAND; TRYPANOSOMIASIS; TSETSE FLY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

GLOSSINA; GLOSSINA (PROPER);

EID: 13744254086     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2004.04.005     Document Type: Article

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