The following master's theses have utilized the facilities and services of the Taita Research Station
Kivistö, Kanerva (2022). Krimin-Kongon verenvuotokuume Keniassa. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Aroalho, Sari (2021). Culture and the creative economy as builders of society in Kenya. Faculty of Science.
Laasonen, Asta (2021). Biogenic carbon monoxide fluxes in four terrestrial ecosystems. Faculty of Science.
Vedder, Daniel (2021). Evolutionary Rescue by Introgressive Hybridisation in Zosterops. Faculty of Biology, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Germany.
Aalto, Iris (2020). Assessing the cooling impact of tree canopies in an intensively modified tropical landscape. (*) Faculty of Science.
Manninen, Petra (2020). Soil respiration around termite mounds in African semi-arid savanna. Faculty of Science.
Namata, Bright (2020). Microbial source tracking of faecal pollution in the water sources of Taita-Taveta County: Relationship between faecal pollution specific to livestock or humans and human related public health risks. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands.
Parviainen, Anna (2020). Sticta-suvun jäkälien fotobionttien geneettinen monimuotoisuus Kenian Taitavuorilla. Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Szeto, Usko (2020). Ihmistoiminnan ja korkeusvaihtelun vaikutukset sammakkoeläinten laji- ja yksilömääriin Kenian Taitavuorilla. Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Sädekoski, Niklas (2020). Tropical altitudinal gradient soil organic carbon estimation with VIS-NIR (400-1000 nm) imaging spectroscopy. Faculty of Science.
Vuorinne, Ilja (2020). Assessing Agave sisalana biomass from leaf to plantation level using field measurements and multispectral satellite imagery. (*) Faculty of Science.
Waiswa, Michael (2020). Effects of livestock on carbon and nitrogen fluxes and storage in watering pans of semi-arid areas: Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. Limnology and Wetland Management, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands.
Bisia, Collins Muhadia (2019). Effects of livestock on water quality and the related health risks in Taita Hills, Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands.
Gachibu, Elizabeth Wangari (2019). Greenhouse gas emission from livestock water pans and water points along tropical streams in Taita Hills, Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands.
Gubamwoyo, Sharon (2019). Greenhouse gas emissions from rivers in Taita Hills, Kenya. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands.
Leppäniemi, Elina (2019). Termiittikekojen kemiallisen ja mineralogisen koostumuksen suhde kekojen väriin ja kekoja ympäröivään maaperään ja kallioperään Taita Hills Wildlife Sanctuaryn alueella Etelä-Keniassa. Faculty of Science.
Oyedayo, Oyelowo (2019). Spatiotemporal Modelling of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting with LiDAR Data in the Taita Hills, Kenya. (*) Faculty of Science.
Palosaari, Maiju (2019). Vulnerability to Climate Change: Gender analysis of smallholder farmers’ contextual vulnerability: A case study in Taita Hills. (*) Faculty of Science.
Salla, Anni (2019). Weather and climate information services in subsistence agriculture : farmers’ experiences on the adequacy of these services in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Faculty of Science.
Autio, Antti (2018). Transnational road project and regional development: Expectations of regional administration and realized impacts. Case study in Taita Taveta County, Kenya. Faculty of Science.
Karvonen, Veera (2018). Elephants in Taita Taveta County, Kenya: analysing and predicting the distribution
Onyancha, Brenda Monchari (2018). Crop diversification using improved sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.] varieties as an adaptation strategy to climate varibility by subsistence farmers in Taita Hills, Kenya. Institute of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Tanila-Pellikka, Kristiina (2018). Koulutuksen merkitys matkalla toivottuun tulevaisuuteen: Tapaustutkimus tulevaisuuskuvista suomalaisten ja kenialaisten nuorten kuvaamina. Faculty of Education, Tampere University.
Cardwell, Amanda (2017). The effect of land use on infiltration in Taita Hills, Kenya.
Martikainen, Noora (2017). Carbon isotope and elemental composition of sedimentary carbonate rocks in the Kurase group, Taita Hills, South Kenya.
Newman, Rebecca (2017). Land use and climate interactions and impacts on beekeeping livelihoods across scales of change in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Environment Department, University of York, UK.
Nousiainen, Anni (2017). Leaf litter ants in indigenous rainforest and coniferous plantations of the Taita Hills, Kenya. (*)
Pagh-Schlegel, Ole (2017). Farm forestry and the forest transition. A case study of smallholder farmers' motivation to practice farm forestry in a highland area of southern Kenya. Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Uusitalo, Ruut (2017). Modeling the spatial distribution of Culex and Stegomyia mosquitoes collected in the Taita Hills, Kenya in 2016, with notes on other genera.
Vento, Eero (2017). Divergent objectives of protected area management: Impacts on territorial tourism development in Taita Taveta County, Kenya.
Äärilä, Sakari (2017). Species distribution models explaining human-wildlife conflicts in Taita Taveta County, Kenya.
Hietanen, Jesse (2016). Predicting Soil Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Content Using Airborne Laser Scanning in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Kuronen,Toini (2016). Primates on Farms – Perceived Human-Wildlife Conflicts around Ngangao Indigenous Cloud Forest, Taita Hills, Kenya.
Motaroki, Lilian (2016). Assessment of Conservation Agriculture as an Adaptation Option to Climate Change in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Institute of Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Mwang'ombe, Mwamodenyi James (2016). Understanding the socio-economic dynamics in rural households in Taita Kenya that influence choice and adoption of alternative livelihood options. School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, U.K.
Viinikka, Arto (2016). Mapping Individual Tree Species Using Airborne Imaging Spectroscopy and Laser Scanning Data in Taita Hills, Kenya.
Arcaro, Anthony (2015). Athmospheric Deposition and Canopy Interactions in Afromontane Forests in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Broas, Jessica (2015). Mapping above-ground biomass of trees outside forests in the Taita hills, Kenya, using airborne laser scanning and individual tree detection.
Heikinheimo, Vuokko (2015). Impact of land change on aboveground carbon stocks in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Luvonga, Eric (2015). Diversity and Pollination Activity of Flower Visiting Insects Associated with Avocado along the Slopes of Taita Hills in Kenya. Department of Biological Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kenya.
Räsänen, Marinka (2015). Political economy and ecology of water control –dynamics of water policy reform and water justice in Taita Hills, South-Eastern Kenya. Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä.
Schäfer, Elisa (2015). Tree species diversity estimation using airborne imaging spectroscopy.
Stam, Åsa (2015). The growth and biomass increase of bryophyte and lichen transplants in Taita Hills, Kenya.
Virtanen, Elina (2015). Fine-resolution climate grids for species distribution studies in data-poor regions.
Andersson, Matias (2014). Assessing the Cultural Potential of Ecological Sanitation in Improving Waste Management and Food Security in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Piiroinen, Rami (2014). Classification of agricultural crops of the Taita Hills, Kenya using airborne AisaEAGLE imaging spectroscopy data.
Tuomaala, Emilia (2014). Exploring people's perceptions of biodiversity and ecosystem services in Taita Hills, Kenya.
Achola, Sarah Murabula (2013). Assessment of the Potential for Integration of Ecosystem Based Approaches and Local Indigenous Knowledge into Climate Change Adaptation in the Taita Hills, Kenya. Department of Meteorology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.
Kivivuori, Belinda (2013). The local perception on changes in water availability and accessibility in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Laakso, Janita (2013). Influence of Topography and Land Use on Physical Soil Properties at the Wundanyi Catchment Area in Taita Hills, Kenya.
Itkonen, Pekka (2012). Estimating leaf area index and aboveground biomass by empirical modeling using SPOT HRVIR satellite imagery in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Jauhiainen, Kaisa (2012). The diversity of Coccocarpia and their cyanobionts in the Taita Hills and Mount Kasigau, Kenya.
Kolu, Nina (2012). Modelling least-cost corridors to increase indigenous forest patch connectivity in Taita Hills, Kenya.
Pöytäniemi, Sini (2012). Predicting soil erosion with universal soil loss equation using GIS and remote sensing. A case study in Taita Hills, South Eastern Kenya.
Ruuska, Eeva (2012). The significance and sustainability of charcoal production in the changing landscape of Dakatcha woodland, SE-Kenya.
Saarikko, Janne (2012). Kaukokartoitus kansainvälisessä kriisinhallinnassa – IKONOS- ja SPOT -satelliittikuvat tiestön kartoituksessa Kenian Taita Tavetan piirikunnassa.
Zschauer, Karoliina (2012). Households’ energy supply and the use of firewood in the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Tuovinen, Veera (2011). Leptogium species in Taita Hills and the genetic diversityof their cyanobionts.
Van de Loock, Dries (2011). Variatie in sociale structuur in gefragmenteerde populaties van de Cabanis’s greenbul (Phyllastrephus cabanisi) in zuid-oost Kenia. University of Ghent.
Boström, Mårten (2010). The utilization of GPS in orienteering mapping in urban Helsinki and suburban Kenya.
Gama, José (2009). Taita Hills MySQL database, and performing analysis with the statistics package R.
Msagha, Johanna (2008). Population development in Taita Taveta – A comparative study to national demographic trends.
Ruotsalainen, Anna (2008). Enhancing local livelihoods in Taita Hills, Kenya: Indigenous tree species as part of farmers’ livelihoods and environmental rehabilitation.
Vanonen, Juuso (2008). The conflicts of land in Taita Taveta District, Kenya.
Keskinen, Antero (2007). Mapping road infrastructure in developing countries applying remote sensing and GIS – the case of the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Lanne, Milla (2007). Monitoring indigenous tropical montane forests in the Taita Hills using airborne digital camera imagery (pdf).
Himberg, Nina (2006). Community-based ecotourism as a sustainable development option: Case of the Taita Hills, Kenya.
Mäkelä, Miika (2006). Aerial photograph segmentation methods in agroforestry studies in Uganda.
Hurskainen, Pekka (2005). Change detection of urban areas in SW-Kenya using airborne and spaceborne remote sensing data (pdf).
Masalin, Katja (2005). Land use change detection in the Taita Hills, Kenya applying aerial photography and SPOT XS satellite data (pdf).
Hermunen, Taru (2004). Land use policy in Kenya – experiences from Taita Taveta district (pdf).
Vilkuna, Johanna (1991). Epävirallinen talous: voimavara Kenian alueellisessa kehityksessä?
Virtanen, Aija (1991). Kenian metsien kohtalo – monimuotoisista metsistä erillisiksi metsäsaarekkeiksi.
Ollikainen, Päivi (1990). Pientilallisten mahdollisuudet maidontuotannon tehostamiseen Taitavuorilla, Keniassa.
Pellikka, Petri (1990). Land Use and its Classification Using a Multispectral Spot XS Satellite Image in the Taita Hills, SE-Kenya.
Raitis, Riikka (1990). Population growth and fertility in Kenya and a case study of the Taita-Taveta District.
Teinilä, Yrjö (1990). Maaperäeroosio luonnon riskitekijänä Taita Hillsillä Keniassa. Paikallisen väestön näkökulma.