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Clinical malaria transmission trends and Its association with climatic variables in Tubu village, Botswana: A retrospective analysis
(Plos One, http://journals.plos.org/plosone/, 2016-03-16)
Good knowledge on the interactions between climatic variables and malaria can be very useful for predicting outbreaks and preparedness interventions. We investigated clinical malaria transmission patterns and its temporal ...
Population structure, species composition and distribution of riparian woody plant communities in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2016-09)
There is limited information on the species composition and distribution, population structure and dynamics and the underlying environmental controls of riparian woodland communities in the Okavango Delta. This study aimed ...
Economic analysis of the preferences and perceptions of tourists in the Okavango Delta, Botswana: implications for rural development
(University of Botswana; www.ub.bw, 2016-08)
The Okavango Delta, Botswana is one of the renowned inland deltas in the world. The Delta was declared a Ramsar and World Heritage sites in 1997 and 2014, respectively. This pristine wilderness habitat attracts international ...
Spatial policy in natural resources governance
(Science Pubblishing Group, http://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/, 2016-09-29)
Governance of natural resources includes issues of power, use, access and most importantly, responsibility. While many people assume natural resources to be free and
open for all, most natural resources are in fact under ...
Effects of divergent migratory strategies on access to resources for Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer)
(Oxford University Press; https://academic.oup.com, 2016-12-05)
Populations of large herbivores frequently display divergent migratory strategies, a likely consequence of the trade-off between the costs and benefits of migration. Globally, physical and environmental barriers disrupt ...
Influence of the annual flood-pulse on catch per unit effort, condition and reproduction of Clarias gariepinus from the upper Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Tailor and Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2016-03-07)
Catch per unit effort (CPUE), length, weight and maturity data for Clarias gariepinus were collected during monthly gillnet surveys in the upper Okavango Delta between 2001 and 2009 to investigate their relationship with ...
Improving financial inclusion of the socially and economically disadvantaged in Botswana through the Grameen Bank Microcredit Model
(Botswana Journal of Business; http://journals.ub.bw, 2016-10-04)
Almost fifty years after attaining independence from the Great Britain and achieving remarkable economic development, Botswana is still struggling to have universal financial inclusion for its people. This paper discusses ...
Climate variability and rural livelihoods: how households perceive and adapt to climatic shocks in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(American Meteorological Society; https://journals.ametsoc.org, 2016-04)
Climate variability and change have adverse effects on agricultural production and other livelihood strategies of the rural households. The paper hypothesizes that rural households naturally devise means of overcoming the ...
Variation of physico-chemical parameters along a river transect through the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Tailor and Francis Online; https://www.tandfonline.com, 2016-06-07)
The Okavango Delta depends on water quantity and quality to sustain its ecosystem services. Whereas many studies have been carried out on its hydrology, few have been done on water quality in the delta. Water pH, electrical ...
Fire frequency drives habitat selection by a diverse herbivore guild impacting top–down control of plant communities in an African savanna
(Nordic Society Oikos, www.nordicsocietyoikos.org/, 2016)
In areas with diverse herbivore communities such as African savannas, the frequency of disturbance by fire may alter the top–down role of different herbivore species on plant community dynamics. In a seven year experiment ...