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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Mount Kilimanjaro"”.
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Communities, Place, and Conservation on Mount Kilimanjaro
The Chagga people have lived and worked on Mount Kilimanjaro for more than 250 years. Through traditions and social practices within their communities and families, strong bonds are established between the Chagga and their home on the mountain. Kilimanjaro National Park and Forest Reserve (KINAPA) …
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Community and Land Attachment of Chagga Women on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Chagga women who control land on Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, have a deep and profound sense of attachment to their lands and homes. This thesis compares their reasons for attachment to the systemic model. The systemic model states that community attachment is dependent on social ties and …
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Biogeochemical Investigations in Old Growth and Disturbed Forest Sites at Mount Kilimanjaro
Areas covered by mountain rainforests in East Africa have important functions as catchment areas for the streams in the savannah. Still, little is known about the biogeochemical processes in these often threatened ecosystems. The current study aims to present basic information on soils and …
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The role of tourism activities on the livelihoods of communities in the villages adjacent to Mountain Kilimanjaro
… of communities in the villages adjacent to Mount Kilimanjaro. The general objective of this study was to assess the role of tourism activities on the livelihoods of communities living adjacent to Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park. Specifically, the study identified tourism activities taking …
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The Concept of man in the framework of the Bantu Ontology: The Chagga case
… situated in north eastern Tanzania surrounding Mount Kilimanjaro. Drawing the sample of the study from three Wards of Okaoni, Kibosho Mashariki and Kibosho Magharibi of Moshi District Council the study employs ethno-philosophical approach focussed on the gathering qualitative data some of which …
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East African monsoon variability since the last glacial
… of future climate. From Lake Challa near Mount Kilimanjaro, we report records from a laminated lake sediment core spanning the last 25,000 years. Analyzing a monthly cleared sediment trap confirms the annual origin of the laminations and demonstrates that the varve-thicknesses are strongly …
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Comparison of sonographic lung comet evaluation by an experienced ultrasonographer and novice in a high-altitude environment
… lung ultrasound scans at varying altitudes on Mount Kilimanjaro according to a standardized 8-zone protocol. One experienced sonographer scanned each participant, with his score then used as the “gold standard” for comparison, followed by a novice sonographer. The two sonographers were blinded …
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Investigations on rainfall variability during the late Quaternary based on geochemical analyses of lake sediments from tropical and subtropical southern Africa
… Challa, a small, deep crater lake on the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro. In this lake form mm-scale laminated sediments which were analyses with micro-XRF scanning for changes in the element composition. By comparing these results with investigations on thin sections, results from ongoing sediment trap …