GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA

Citropsis articulata (Spreng.) is a potent medicinal plant that is increasingly threatened by unsustainable harvesting and habitat destruction due to deforestation. This calls for enhancement of ex-situ conservation of C. articulata through offsite production. However, the success of offsite product...

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Autores principales:	Rapheal Wangalwa, Eunice Apio Olet, Grace Kagoro-Rugunda, Casim Umba Tolo, Patrick. E. Ogwang, Bernard Barasa
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Publicado:	Zibeline International 2021
Materias:	land suitability multi-criteria evaluation citropsis articulata gis ex-situ production Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:873c9c51967942658812e174af8fe9112021-11-24T03:51:38ZGIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA10.26480/ees.02.2021.101.1112521-08822521-0483https://doaj.org/article/873c9c51967942658812e174af8fe9112021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://environecosystem.com/archives/2ees2021/2ees2021-101-111.pdfhttps://doaj.org/toc/2521-0882https://doaj.org/toc/2521-0483Citropsis articulata (Spreng.) is a potent medicinal plant that is increasingly threatened by unsustainable harvesting and habitat destruction due to deforestation. This calls for enhancement of ex-situ conservation of C. articulata through offsite production. However, the success of offsite production of this species heavily rests on precisely assessing the suitability of the land for its production. In this study, an integrated GIS based multi-criteria evaluation approach was used to depict suitable areas for production of C. articulata based on key factors of; climate, soil and topography. Results revealed that only 13.04% (31495.77 km2) of Uganda’s land is very suitable to support natural production of C. articulata and is mainly situated in the western and central regions. Findings further revealed that 76.4% (24062.77 km2) of very suitable land area is situated outside protected areas, thus implying availability of potential sites for ex-situ and commercial production of C. articulata in the country. Findings also indicated that C. articulata has potential of thriving in well drained, moderately acidic soils and pleasantly warm regions endowed with moderately high precipitation and humidity. Since current stocks of C. articulata are mainly restricted to protected areas, cultivating this species will provide alternative sources of the plant harvest. This will help to relieve current pressures on the wild populations of C. articulata, thus providing a safety backup to the current in-situ conservation efforts.Rapheal WangalwaEunice Apio OletGrace Kagoro-RugundaCasim Umba ToloPatrick. E. OgwangBernard BarasaZibeline Internationalarticleland suitabilitymulti-criteria evaluationcitropsis articulatagisex-situ productionEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350ENEnvironment & Ecosystem Science, Vol 5, Iss 2, Pp 101-111 (2021)
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topic	land suitability multi-criteria evaluation citropsis articulata gis ex-situ production Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	land suitability multi-criteria evaluation citropsis articulata gis ex-situ production Environmental sciences GE1-350 Rapheal Wangalwa Eunice Apio Olet Grace Kagoro-Rugunda Casim Umba Tolo Patrick. E. Ogwang Bernard Barasa GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA
description	Citropsis articulata (Spreng.) is a potent medicinal plant that is increasingly threatened by unsustainable harvesting and habitat destruction due to deforestation. This calls for enhancement of ex-situ conservation of C. articulata through offsite production. However, the success of offsite production of this species heavily rests on precisely assessing the suitability of the land for its production. In this study, an integrated GIS based multi-criteria evaluation approach was used to depict suitable areas for production of C. articulata based on key factors of; climate, soil and topography. Results revealed that only 13.04% (31495.77 km2) of Uganda’s land is very suitable to support natural production of C. articulata and is mainly situated in the western and central regions. Findings further revealed that 76.4% (24062.77 km2) of very suitable land area is situated outside protected areas, thus implying availability of potential sites for ex-situ and commercial production of C. articulata in the country. Findings also indicated that C. articulata has potential of thriving in well drained, moderately acidic soils and pleasantly warm regions endowed with moderately high precipitation and humidity. Since current stocks of C. articulata are mainly restricted to protected areas, cultivating this species will provide alternative sources of the plant harvest. This will help to relieve current pressures on the wild populations of C. articulata, thus providing a safety backup to the current in-situ conservation efforts.
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author	Rapheal Wangalwa Eunice Apio Olet Grace Kagoro-Rugunda Casim Umba Tolo Patrick. E. Ogwang Bernard Barasa
author_facet	Rapheal Wangalwa Eunice Apio Olet Grace Kagoro-Rugunda Casim Umba Tolo Patrick. E. Ogwang Bernard Barasa
author_sort	Rapheal Wangalwa
title	GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA
title_short	GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA
title_full	GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA
title_fullStr	GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA
title_full_unstemmed	GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA
title_sort	gis-based land suitability analysis for ex-situ production of threatened citropsis articulata in uganda
publisher	Zibeline International
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/873c9c51967942658812e174af8fe911
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GIS-BASED LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR EX-SITU PRODUCTION OF THREATENED Citropsis articulata IN UGANDA

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