May 2016

Assessment of tree species distribution and diversity in the major urban green spaces of Nairobi city, Kenya

Plant composition of urban green spaces is an important component of urban ecosystem as it influences the provision of many environmental and social services that contribute to the quality life. In Nairobi, a few remnants of continuous highland forest exist but they are under increasing pressure from the rapidly changing surrounding landscape. The plant composition is being altered by human encroachment and other...

Author(s): David Onguso Nyambane, John Bosco Njoroge and Arnold Onyango Watako