Publications

Scientific articles, academic theses, dissertations, research reports and other peer-reviewed research outputs will be available from here.

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Aalto, I.J., Maeda, E.E., Heiskanen, J., Aalto, E.K. & Pellikka, P.K.E. (2022). Strong influence of trees outside forest in regulating microclimate of intensively modified Afromontane landscapes. Biogeosciences 19, 4227–4247, 2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-19-4227-2022

Abera, T.A., Heiskanen, J., Maeda, E.E., Hailu, B.T. & Pellikka, P.K.E. (2022). Improved detection of abrupt change in vegetation reveals dominant fractional woody cover decline in Eastern Africa. Remote Sensing of Environment 271, 112897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2022.112897

Abera, T. A., Vuorinne, I., Munyao, M., Pellikka, P. K. E., & Heiskanen, J. (2022). Land Cover Map for Multifunctional Landscapes of Taita Taveta County, Kenya, Based on Sentinel-1 Radar, Sentinel-2 Optical, and Topoclimatic Data. Data 7(3), 36. https://doi.org/10.3390/data7030036

Amara, E., Adhikari, H., Heiskanen, J., Siljander, M., Munyao, M., Omondi, P. & Pellikka, P. (2020). Aboveground biomass distribution in a multi-use savannah landscape in southeastern Kenya: impact of land use and fences. Land 2020, 9, 381; https://doi.org/10.3390/land9100381

Tang, Z., Adhikari, H., Pellikka, P., & Heiskanen, J. (2022). Impact of Preprocessing on Tree Canopy Cover Modelling: Does Gap-Filling of Landsat Time Series Improve Modelling Accuracy? Frontiers in Remote Sensing 3, 936194. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2022.936194

Wachiye, S., Pellikka, P., Rinne, J., Heiskanen, J., Abwanda, S., & Merbold, L. (2022). Effects of livestock and wildlife grazing intensity on soil carbon dioxide flux in the savanna grassland of Kenya. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 325, 107713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2021.107713

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS

 

MASTER'S THESES

Elli-Nora Kaarto (2023). Changes in agroforestry in the Taita Hills, Kenya, based on multitemporal airborne laser scanning data. Master’s Programme in Geography / Geoinformatics, University of Helsinki, Finland.  https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/359277/kaarto_elli-nora_thesis_2023.pdf?sequence=2

Cardozo, Dahiana Rocio Gamarra (2022). Assessment of the spring resilience to drought under different landuse type in Taita Hills, Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands.

Khan, Abdul Hadi Al Nafi (2022). Assessing the recharge areas and groundwater flow systems of the Taita Hill springs in Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands.

Kihungu, Rose (2022). Mapping Prosopis juliflora Aboveground Biomass Using Remote Sensing in Taveta Sub-County, Kenya. Department of Geospatial and Space Technology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.

Mulondo, Ivan (2022). Contribution of livestock bomas to nutrient pollution and microbial fecal contamination of aquatic systems, Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands.

Mwende, Bobsammy Munioki (2022). Comparative assessment of the impact of land cover change and climate variability on groundwater recharge - A remote sensing approach in Taita Hills catchment in Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands.

Omuron, Oswald (2022). Greenhouse gas emissions from two prominent features of livestock managements systems: Waterpans and bomas in pastoral and agro-pastoral systems in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, Delft, the Netherlands.

Viertola, Julia (2022). Livelihood Aspirations of Maasai Women Amid Systemic Change in Pastoralism. Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki. https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/344499

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