Utilization of mangrove wood products around Mida Creek (Kenya) amongst subsistence and commercial users
Utilization of mangrove wood products around Mida Creek (Kenya) amongst subsistence and commercial users
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DOI：
10.1007/bf02866549
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发表时间：
2000-10-01
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影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
Koedam, N
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Dahdouh-Guebas, F;Mathenge, C;Koedam, N
米达溪（肯尼亚）包括红树林和其他海洋资源，对重点村庄社区具有经济、生态和环境重要性。共采访了116户家庭（其中100户可用于数值分析），估计约占Mida Creek总人口的30%，以评估人类对Mida Creek红树林资源的依赖。调查表明，红树林是房屋建筑、燃料木材、木炭和造船的主要木材资源。红树林产品的次要用途包括制药和医疗应用、制革材料和家具制造。据报道，黑根茎、木犀草和木犀草是房屋建筑和薪柴的主要资源，而海桑和木犀草分别可用于造船和药用。调查进一步描述了收获活动和房屋建设，并揭示了物种在这一特定用途中的偏好。由于供应枯竭和禁止砍伐红树林，当地人开始转向其他木材和偷猎。我们认为，要制定红树林和使用者生存需要的养护政策，需要的是当地的利用模式，而不是全球的有用性数据。
Mida Creek (Kenya) comprises mangrove forests and other marine resources that are of economic, ecological, and environmental importance to the focal village communities. In total 116 households (100 of which could be used for numerical analysis), which are estimated to correspond to a coverage of ca. 30% of the total Mida Creek population, were interviewed to assess the human reliance on mangrove resources in Mida Creek. The survey indicates that mangroves are a major resource of wood for house construction, fuel wood, charcoal, and boat building. Minor uses of mangrove products include pharmaceutical and medicinal applications, tanning material and furniture making. Rhizophora mucronata, Ceriops tagal, and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza are the major resources for house construction and fuel wood, while Sonneratia alba and Xylocarpus granatum were reported To be useful for boat building and medicinal uses respectively. The survey further describes harvesting activities and house construction, and reveals species preferences within this one particular use. As a result of depletion of the supply and the banning of mangrove harvesting, the local people are turning to other wood materials and to poaching. In our view, local utilization patterns rather than global usefulness data are required to establish a conservation policy of both mangroves and users' subsistence requirements.