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PaperStories: Something Chitinous?

Pubs@ThePub What will we find under the microscope in the next sample? Some plant remains? charcoal? animal fossils? You never fully know until you have a look through the microscope. After preparing the samples and having a look, one item really stood out. Was it a fossil plant seed? or something chitinous, from an invertebrate […]

Researchers study future of Kenya’s ‘last big mountain forest’ | CIFOR Forests News Blog

Researchers study future of Kenya’s ‘last big mountain forest’ | CIFOR Forests News Blog.

Researchers study future of Kenya’s ‘last big mountain forest’ | CIFOR Forests News Blog

NAIROBI, Kenya — One forest, myriad functions. The pressure on Kenya’s Mau Forest and the land-use changes occurring in and around it are among the most pressing environmental issues facing the country today, raising questions about the future of the forest—and of the millions of people who depend on the services and products it provides. […]

Nyabuiyabui Swamp fieldwork

  Nyabuiyabui swamp field work was carried out between 10-12/04/2014 by Colin Courtney Mustaphi, Esther Githumbi who were accompanied by Rebecca Muthoni (Intern at National Museums of Kenya) and Joseph Mutua (BIEA). Nyabuiyabui Swamp is located in Mau forest, Kiptunga block and permission to carry out the field work was granted by the KFS.  It […]

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