Browsing by Author "Chimbari, M."
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Influence of flooding variation on Molapo farming field size in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Molefe, C.; Cassidy, L.; Chimbari, M.; Magole, L. (International Journal of Agricultural Research and Review; http://www.springjournals.net/ijarr, 2014-02)In the Okavango Delta of Botswana, flood recession farming (molapo farming) contributes substantially to rural livelihoods by providing better yields than rain-fed dry land farming. However, molapo farming communities ... -
The tropical African mercury anomaly:lower than expected mercury concentrations in fish and human hair
Black, F.J.; Bokhutlo, T.; Somoxa, A.; Maethamako, M.; Modisaemang, O.; Kemosedile, T.; Cobb-Adams, C.; Mosepele, K.; Chimbari, M. (Elsevier, 2011)Mercury is a neurotoxin and global pollutant, and wetlands and newly flooded areas are known to be sites of enhanced production of monomethylmercury, the form of mercury that is readily biomagnified in aquatic food chains ...