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Alex Awiti |
Mr
Awiti is responsible for
acquiring, processing analysing
spatial data necessary for
assessment and monitoring of
land degradation at both
regional and river basin levels
under the Improved Land
Management Project in the Lake
Victoria Basin. He also oversees
the running of ICRAF’s
decision support systems
laboratory.
He previously worked as a
Regional Research Fellow for the
African Highlands Initiative (AHI).
Mr Awiti has conducted research
on spatial determinants of Large
Herbivore grazing patterns in
Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
Mr. Awiti is a PhD candidate in
the department of Botany,
University of Nairobi.Mr
Awiti has a BSc in wildlife
management and MPhil in
environmental studies from Moi
University. Before joining ICRAF
he worked on the Electronic Data
Atlas for Agenda 21
(ELADA 21)
project at the Centre for
Biodiversity, National Museums
of Kenya. Spouse: Akinyi.
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Current
Research Project
My
current research focuses on
biogeochemical and ecological
processes in forest and
agricultural systems. In
particular, much of this
research focuses on the effects
of natural and anthropogenic
disturbances on biogeochemical
processes and trace gas exchange
in tropical ecosystems. I work
at the interface between
terrestrial ecology, soil
science and atmospheric science.
We intend to use our knowledge
of variations in cultivated
soils and forest soils to
develop ecologically based
principles for nutrient
management.
Research
Interests
Climate
change, trace gas fluxes, land
use change, biogeochemistry,
biodiversity conservation
Recent
Publications
Awiti,
A, M. Walsh and K. Shepherd.
2001. Assessment of Erosion
Potential in the Lake Victoria
Basin. Proceedings of the 5th
Africa GIS Conference, UNEP,
Nairobi, Kenya 5th
–9th November 2001(forthcoming)
Awiti, A. 2001.Linking soil functional capacity decline to land use and
landuse change: a case study of
Kakamega and South Nandi forest
ecotones, Western Kenya. A PhD
dissertation proposal submitted
to the Department of Botany,
University of Nairobi
Walsh,
M, K Shepherd, R Coe and A
Awiti. Spectral detection of
erosion phase transition in a
large watershed. (Submitted
to Geoderma.
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