Author:Nondlazi, Basanda X; Cho, Moses A; Van Deventer, Heidi; Sieben, EJDate:Aug 2021Depressional wetlands are highly vulnerable to changes in land surface temperature and rainfall but little is known about their responses to future climate change. This study assessed the variation in edaphic factors between wetlands and along ...Read more
Author:Naidoo, Laven; Main, Russell S; Cho, Moses A; Madonsela, Sabelo; Majozi, Nobuhle, PDate:Jul 2021Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 have provided consistent hyper-temporal information (5–7 days or earlier) at high spatial resolutions (10m) on biophysical composition, structural and physiological conditions of crops in a variety of environments. ...Read more
Author:Cho, Moses A; Chirwa, PW; Marumbwa, FMDate:Jan 2021Within Southern African biomes, droughts are recurrent with devastating impacts on ecological, economic, and human wellbeing. In this context, understanding the drought impact on vegetation is of extreme importance. However, information on ...Read more
Author:Seile, BP; Bareetseng, Andries S; Koitsiwe, MT; Aremu, AODate:Mar 2022Harvesting of medicinal plants in the wild has an impact on sustainability of medicinal plants, which leads to the need for intervention in terms of conservation strategies. Siphonochilus aethiopicus, commonly known as African ginger or wild ...Read more
Author:Madonsela, Sabelo; Cho, Moses A; Ramoelo, Abel; Mutanga, ODate:Jun 2021The emergence of the spectral variation hypothesis (SVH) has gained widespread attention in the remote sensing community as a method for deriving biodiversity information from remotely sensed data. SVH states that spectral heterogeneity on ...Read more
Author:Effossou, KA; Cho, Moses ADate:Jun 2021There is a growing demand of land by multinational commercial agribusinesses to meet the increasing demand for food in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the export market. Land tenure system is identified as one of the factors stymieing the growth ...Read more
Author:Nzuza, P; Ramoelo, Abel; Odindi, J; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc; Madonsela, SabeloDate:Sep 2020Land degradation is defined as the reduction of biological and economic productivity, which impedes the capacity of the land to provide ecosystem services. There is a need to move towards near real-time monitoring of land degradation using ...Read more
Author:Adeyemi, A; Ramoelo, Abel; Cho, Moses A; Strydom, JDate:Sep 2021Evaluating changes in built-up impervious surface area (ISA) to understand the urban heat island (UHI) extent is valuable for governments in major cities in developing countries experiencing rapid urbanization and industrialization. This work ...Read more
Author:Adeyemi, A; Ramoelo, Abel; Cho, Moses A; Masemola, CDate:Apr 2021Globally, the unprecedented increase in population in many cities has led to rapid changes in urban landscape, which requires timely assessments and monitoring. Accurate determination of built-up information is vital for urban planning and ...Read more
Author:Tazvinga, Tenerica; Dzobo, O; Mapako, Maxwell CDate:May 2020Access to modern energy services is one of the pre-requisites to improved livelihood, yet the poor, particularly in developing countries, remain tied to unhealthy and inefficient traditional fuels. Renewable energy technologies are increasingly ...Read more
Author:Gondwe, MFK; Geldenhuys, CJ; Chirwa, PWC; Assédé, ESP; Cho, Moses ADate:Nov 2020Comparative information on the composition and diversity in tree species associations in Miombo woodland is limited. This study assessed how tree species associations across forest reserves of Miombo woodland in Malawi varied in composition ...Read more
Author:Okole, Blessed N; Kesavan Pillai, Sreejarani; Ndzotoyi, Phatheka, T; Phasha, Vivey MDate:Mar 2022Hair is considered an aspect of body appeal and its appearance is a gage of health in every culture. Natural hair products are becoming more in demand than synthetic products because they are considered safe and without severe side effects. ...Read more