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Becker, Mathias, Alvarez, Miguel, Heller, Gereon, Leparmarai, Paul, Maina, Damaris, Malombe, Itambo, Bollig, Michael and Vehrs, Hauke (2016). Land-use changes and the invasion dynamics of shrubs in Baringo. J. East. Afr. Stud., 10 (1). S. 111 - 130. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1753-1063

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Abstract

In the semi-arid savannahs around Lake Baringo, Kenya, the recent spread of bush encroachment by the invasive alien species Prosopis juliflora and the native Dodonaea viscosa has changed human-environment interactions. This article suggests how the spread dynamics of Prosopis and Dodonaea have operated. It also describes the strategies Baringo's peoples have adopted in the face of this dramatic bush invasion, relates these dynamics to current invasion theory, and analyses possible implications for Baringo's social-ecological systems. It is suggested that recent increased climate variability has triggered changes in land management and livelihoods around Lake Baringo, paving the way for bush encroachment and species invasion. The extent and speed of these changes has exceeded the capacity of local communities to adapt their productive systems, destabilizing the socio-ecology of the dryland savannahs around Lake Baringo and placing them in imminent danger of collapse.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Becker, Mathias UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Alvarez, Miguel UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Heller, Gereon UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Leparmarai, Paul UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Maina, Damaris UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Malombe, Itambo UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bollig, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Vehrs, Hauke UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-287696
DOI:	10.1080/17531055.2016.1138664
Journal or Publication Title:	J. East. Afr. Stud.
Volume:	10
Number:	1
Page Range:	S. 111 - 130
Date:	2016
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1753-1063
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language JULIFLORA SW. DC.; PROSOPIS-JULIFLORA; KENYA; BIODIVERSITY; RESILIENCE; DISPERSAL; CINERARIA; MESQUITE; SYSTEMS; GROWTH Multiple languages Area Studies; Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28769