Impact of land use and cover change on soil quality and pasture productivity in semi-arid rangelands
The impact of land use and cover change on soil quality and pasture production was investigated
in the rangelands of Nakasongola District, Uganda, Landsat (TM) images of 1986 and 1990 and
Landsat (ETM+) of 2000 and 2004 for Nakasongola District were used to determine the extent
and patterns of land use and cover change using the Integrated Land and Water Information
Systems (ILWIS) 3.6 software. A modified-Whittaker sampling design was used to collect soil
and pasture samples in three land cover types (bare, herbaceous and woody) under three