Browsing by Author "Dhau, Inos"

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    Local community attitudes and perceptions towards benefits and challenges associated with biodiversity conservation in Blouberg Nature Reserve, South Africa
    (Journal of Ecology, 2022) Dube, Timothy; Rampheri, Mangana B; Shoko, Cletah; Marambanyika, Thomas; Dhau, Inos
    This study assessed the benefits and challenges associated with local community involvement in biodiversity conservation in the Blouberg Nature Reserve (BNR) of South Africa. To achieve this, a descriptive research design was used in the study. Three hundred and thirty-five households from four villages scattered around the nature reserve were selected using a stratified systematic sampling procedure to participate in a household questionnaire survey. The BNR Manager was purposefully selected for an in- depth structured interview so that an overview of socio-economic benefits and challenges to the community from the park's perspective could be known. Field data collection was conducted during the month of June 2019.
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    Use of remotely sensed data to estimate tree species diversity as an indicator of biodiversity in BloubergNature Reserve, South Africa
    (Taylor and Francis Group, 2022) Rampheri, Mangana; Dube, Timothy; Dhau, Inos
    We use remotely sensed data to estimate species diversity inBlouberg Nature Reserve (BNR) in the Limpopo province, SouthAfrica to understand the state of biodiversity since communities’involvement in conservation initiatives. To achieve this objective,Landsat series data collected before and after community involve-ment in biodiversity conservation were used in conjunction withselected diversity indices i.e., Shannon-Wiener Index (H’) andSimpson Index (D). Thirty 15m 15 mfield plots were selectedand all trees within each plot were identified, with the help ofBotanists. Further, we applied regression analysis to determinethe relationship between satellite derived tree species diversityandfield observations. The results of the study demonstrated asignificant (p<0.5) variation in tree species diversity between1990 and 2019.