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dc.contributor.authorIsabirye, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-07T08:22:49Z
dc.date.available2021-12-07T08:22:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/11051
dc.description.abstractPitch pine is a commonly grown pine species in Uganda. It has been cultivated for its good resin and wood. At present many authorities dealing in forestry in Uganda are enforcing polices that will increase on the country’s forest cover. The policies encourage afforestation and reforestation of exotic tree species to meet future intervention on production of timber to save the indigenous tree species in the natural forests. Areas in the country that support optimum growth of pitch pine have not been delimited and current method of attaining sites suitable for optimum growth of the tree is cumbersome, expensive and covers few areas. The research implements the use of geospatial technologies and remote sensing technology to produce a map showing sites suitable for optimum growth of pitch pine basing on the natural and geographic requirements for optimal growth met by the study area. The existing pitch pine plantation in the study area were used to assess the accuracy of the suitability map.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMakerere Universityen_US
dc.subjectGeographic Information Systemen_US
dc.subjectPitch pine treesen_US
dc.subjectAfforestationen_US
dc.subjectTimber productionen_US
dc.subjectIndigenous tree speciesen_US
dc.titleDelineation of sites suitable for optimal growth of pitch pine trees using GIS and remote sensing. A case study of Jinja, Ugandaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US


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