Conference Book of Abstracts - Taita Taveta University College

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in the Coastal Region: The Coastal and MarineEcosystem Perspectives. ....................................................................................................................... 25Microbial enzymes: industrial applications and current status in Kenya ................................................. 26Plant species richness alters the emission of volatile organic compounds .............................................. 27Green Chemistry: biocatalysts from metagenomes for application in pharmaceutical and fine chemicalindustries ............................................................................................................................................. 28Potential of biofilms in aquatic environmental bioechnology applications and diversity studies in Kenya30Establishing a “Microbial–Plant” Interface As a Means to Control Rice Blast Disease ............................. 31Molecular Variation and Genetic Structure in the Kenya’s Black Rhinoceros Meta population:Implications for Conservation ................................................................................................................ 32The Kenya coastal forests: biodiversity, values, threats and opportunities ............................................. 33Day 3 ..................................................................................................................................................... 35Keynote Address: Termite guts – world's smallest bioreactors .............................................................. 35Global Repositioning African indigenous Vegetables and Fruits into the Food Basket to Feed the World inthe 21st Century .................................................................................................................................... 35Biodiversity Informatics: an emerging science, promoting conservation ................................................ 36Natural Products Research as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation .................................................................. 37Bioprospecting for microorganisms symbiotic with halophytes to provide genes for salt tolerance fromsaline environments. ............................................................................................................................. 38Kenya’s unique plant diversity: investing in modern botanical gardens .................................................. 38Web 2.0 tools: Their Application in education and research ................................................................... 40Environmental Impact Assessment Process for Biodiversity Conservation Projects in Kenya .................. 44Disturbances in a mangrove ecosystem – implications in the long term recovery patterns and Climatechange .................................................................................................................................................. 45Poster Presentations ............................................................................................................................. 46Litterfall in a peri-urban mangrove receiving raw domestic sewage, Mombasa, Kenya? ......................... 46Are mangroves sustainable as peri-urban forests? A Case Study of Mombasa, Kenya ............................ 48