Journal of
Horticulture and Forestry

  • Abbreviation: J. Hortic. For.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9782
  • DOI: 10.5897/JHF
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 314

Full Length Research Paper

Vegetation composition and dynamics along degradation gradient of Kiang'ombe hill forest in the drylands of Kenya

John Ngugi Kigomo*
  • John Ngugi Kigomo*
  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412-00200, Nairobi, Kenya,
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Gabriel Mukuria Muturi
  • Gabriel Mukuria Muturi
  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412-00200, Nairobi, Kenya,
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Francis Norman Gachathi
  • Francis Norman Gachathi
  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412-00200, Nairobi, Kenya,
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Samuel Munyua Kimani
  • Samuel Munyua Kimani
  • Environmental System Research Institute (Eastern Africa) P.O. Box 57783-00200, Nairobi Kenya.
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Margaret Nduta Kuria
  • Margaret Nduta Kuria
  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412-00200, Nairobi, Kenya,
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Eliud Macharia Waweru
  • Eliud Macharia Waweru
  • Kenya Forestry Research Institute, P.O. Box 20412-00200, Nairobi, Kenya,
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  •  Received: 30 May 2015
  •  Accepted: 28 July 2015
  •  Published: 31 July 2015

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