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Influence of household demographic and socio-economic factors on water demand in Ngamiland District, Botswana
(Taylor & Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2022-03-11)
Water is one of the most important natural resources without which humans cannot survive. Although efforts have been geared toward ensuring an adequate water supply, potable water shortages continue to persist. This paper, ...
Methane flux measurements along a floodplain soil moisture gradient in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(The Royal Society, https://royalsociety.org/, 2021-09-21)
Data-poor tropical wetlands constitute an important source of atmospheric CH4 in the world. We studied CH4 fluxes using closed chambers along a soil moisture gradient in a tropical seasonal swamp in the Okavango Delta, ...
Species richness, diversity, density and spatial distribution of soil seed banks in the riparian woodland along the Thamalakane River of the Okavango Delta, northern Botswana
(Elservier, https://www.elsevier.com, 2021-12)
Soil seed banks serve as reservoirs of seeds for subsequent regeneration of plants. Soil seed banks were investigated along the Thamalakane Riparian Woodlands (hereafter referred to as TRWs) of the Okavango Delta, northern ...
Phenology is the dominant control of methane emissions in a tropical non-forested wetland
(Springer Nature, https://www.springernature.com, 2022-01-10)
Tropical wetlands are a significant source of atmospheric methane (CH4), but their importance to the global CH4 budget is uncertain due to a paucity of direct observations. Net wetland emissions result from complex ...
Factors influencing the implementation of poverty eradication programs in selected communities of ngamiland west, Botswana
(University of Botswana, www.ub.bw, 2022)
Poverty eradication program targeted poor and vulnerable members of any society to attain a self-sufficient, dignified livelihood. The focus of the study was to analyse factors influencing implementation of the poverty ...
Levers and leverage points for pathways to sustainability.
(British Ecological Society, 2020-07-23)
1. Humanity is on a deeply unsustainable trajectory. We are exceeding planetary boundaries and unlikely to meet many international sustainable development goals and global environmental targets. Until recently, there was ...
Environmental factors that influence species diversity of floodplain plant communities in different flooding phases in the Okavango delta, Botswana
(South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), https://www.sanbi.org/, 2020-05-01)
Species composition and distribution in seasonal floodplain plant communities are influenced by variation in flooding. However, the influence of intra-flooding variation phases on the diversity of seasonal floodplain ...