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Patterns of Elephant (Loxodonta Africana Blumenbachi) Browsing in Faidherbi Woodlands Of The Zambezi Heartland Floodplains In Mana Pools National Park (Zimbabwe) And Lower Zambezi National Park (Zambia)

Dava, Jenias (2012-08-28)

Patterns of elephant browsing in Mana Pools and Lower Zambezi National Parks’ riverine vegetation were investigated in sixteen and five variables transects, respectively. In each transect, tree and shrub species were ...

Population Dynamics of Marula, Sclerocarya birrea sub sp. caffra in Mwenezi, Zimbabwe

Munondo, Runyararo (2012-08-29)

This study, conducted in Ward 3, Mwenezi, determined the abundance, distribution and size structure of Marula, Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra. The relationship between incidence of debarked stems and size structure was ...

Modelling of Greenhouse Microclimate for Rose Production in Zimbabwe.

Pasipanodya, Tamburiro Tecla (2012-09-13)

The main objective of the project was to adapt and validate the Gembloux Dynamic Greenhouse Climate Model for the prediction and control of the microclimate of an operational greenhouse in Zimbabwe. The use of modelling ...

The Impact Of Communal Land Use On Dambos In Lower Gweru, Zimbabwe

Dube, Trevor (2012-08-29)

The study investigated how the exploitation of dambos changes their vegetation composition, soil properties and how that will in-turn affect the water quality. Species diversity and evenness ware higher in Madikane (H’ = ...

Using Modelling as a Management Tool for Water Resources: Identifying Problems and Causes and Providing Solutions to Current Eutrophication Problems in Lake Chivero.

Tendaupenyu, Itai Hilary (2012-08-29)

The PAMOLARE model can be used as an effective tool for managing water resources. Projections show that in the next 25 years Lake Chivero’s water quality will further deteriorate if there are no measures taken immediately ...

Diversity patterns and host shifts in ectomycorrhizal fungi across an agricultural disturbance gradient in the mid-Zambezi area, Zimbabwe

Tsamba, Joshua (2016-11)

Fallowing creates land mosaics characterised by vegetation communities at different stages of succession. Such mosaics are expected to harbour mycorrhizal associations that reflect host species composition and diversity. ...

Wildlife Conflict Management Between Imire Safari Ranch and its Surrounding Community in Hwedza District.

Muhwati, Tirivanhu (2012-08-16)

This study focused on a conflict over wildlife resources between Imire Safari Ranch and the surrounding community that has been resettled on former large scale commercial farms in Watershed East Ward of Hwedza District ...

A Study of the Helminth Parasite of Fish and Fish-eating Birds in the Manyame Catchment, Zimbabwe.

Barson, Maxwell (2012-07-11)

This study was done to determine the major helminth parasites of the sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus, the straightfin barb, Barbus paludinosus and four species of piscivorous birds: Phalacrocorax africanus (Reed ...

Adansonia digitata distribution, structure, abundance and elephant damage across Gonarezhou National Park, southeast Zimbabwe.

Mashapa, Clayton (2013-09-25)

An assessment was made to determine density, structure and distribution of baobabs across Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) management strata, southeast Zimbabwe. The three GNP management strata coincide with a soil group ...

Impact of agricultural intensification on biodiversity and secondary succession in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Northern Zimbabwe

Tambara, Edwin Munyaradzi (2013-06-04)

In this thesis, the impact of woodland clearing, cultivation intensity and fallowing on tree species diversity, physiognomy and dominance was tested in the semi-arid mid-Zambezi valley, northern Zimbabwe. This study ...