University of Botswana Research, Innovation and Scholarship Archive: Recent submissions
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Seasonal variation in energy influxes and carbon dioxide exchange for a broad-leaved semi-arid savanna (Mopane woodland) in Southern Africa
(Blackwell publishing, www.blackwellpublishing.com, 2004)We studied the seasonal variation in carbon dioxide, water vapour and energy fluxes in a broad-leafed semi-arid savanna in Southern Africa using the eddy covariance technique. The open woodland studied consisted of an ... -
Preliminary land-use and land-cover mapping in the upper Okavango basin and implications for the Okavango delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)Image processing in the upper Okavango catchment resulted in ten generalised classes which may be used as base line data for monitoring future overall land-use/cover change assessments over the entire upper catchment. ... -
Prospects of basket production in promoting sustainable rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
(John Wiley and Sons, http://www.wiley.com, 2004)This paper uses the concept of sustainable rural livelihoods and income diversification to assess the role that basket making as a cultural tourism activity can play in improving rural livelihoods in the Okavango Delta, ... -
The socio-cultural impacts of tourism development in the Okavango delta, Botswana
(Routledge, http://www.informaworld.com, 2004)The objective of this article is to assess the socio-cultural impacts of tourism development in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. This paper largely relied on the research work and reports by the author in the Okavango Delta ... -
Causes and possible solutions to water resource conflicts in the Okavango River Basin: The case of Angola, Namibia and Botswana
(Elsevier, www.elsevier.com, 2004)This paper reviews available literature concerning water resources use in the Okavango River Basin (ORB). It describes a number of common arguments regarding possibilities for the emergence of violent conflict in and among ... -
Relationship between small-scale structural variability and simulated vegetation productivity across a regional moisture gradient in southern Africa
(2011-11-23)The observed variability in vegetation structure within landscapes was used as the basis for model estimates of the range of annual productivity of landscape patches at four sites along a moisture gradient in southern ... -
Minerals that host metals at Dorowa Rock Phosphate Mine, Zimbabwe
(Bentham Open, 2010)This study set out to establish the major minerals at Dorowa and determine which of those are likely to host metals that may leach into surface and groundwater. This study comes after a preliminary assessment of the water ... -
Habitat utilization by impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Okavango Delta
(Botswana Society, 2005)This paper presents preliminary results from a long-term study on the ecology of large herbivores in the Okavango Delta. The paper evaluates habitat selection and utilization by impala (Aepyceros melampus) at the various ... -
Voicing the text: South African oral poetry and performance
(Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2000)This article is about how communities living within the same borders and planet view each other and is mainly concerned about Southern Africa. The article goes further to say social groups are partly defined by our stories, ... -
E-learning platforms and humanities education: an African case study
(Edinburgh University Press, www.eupjournals.com/ijhac, 2011)The advent of e-learning has been a welcomed development in African universities, especially in countries where the demand for university education far outstrips capacity. This form of instruction not only has helped in ... -
Learner reading problems: a case of Khoe learners at Junior Secondary School
(University of Botswana, Department of English, http://www.ub.bw, 2010)This article is part of a larger tracer study that investigated Khoe learners' reading ability of English at junior secondary school in Botswana. The research was carried out at Motshegaletau Primary School and Mothamo ... -
Understanding the rural-urban dichotomy in Mositi Torontle's the victims and Unity Dow's far and beyon'
(Indiana University Press, www.iupress.indiana.edu, 2010)This paper examines how place is represented in two Botswana novels, Far and Beyon’ by Unity Dow and The Victims by Mositi Torontle. Conventional notions of rural as the “authentic” experience that is threatened by ... -
Cooperative electronic networks of Academic Libraries in Southern Africa
(Sage Publications, http://www.sagepublications.com, 2005)The development of cooperative electronic networks and consortia by academic libraries in Southern Africa allows them to provide seamless access to electronic information resources while sharing the cost of access. -
The challenges of financial responsibility in the tribal administration of Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1919-1966
(Routledge (Taylor and francis), www.routledge.com, 2008)This account of tribal finances in Bechuanaland Protectorate under British colonial rule argues that while the treasury dispensation made the tribes responsible for their finances, it also brought about a new dynamic and ... -
Floristic diversity and uses of medicinal plants sold by street vendors in Gaborone, Botswana
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)The sale of herbal medicine, either as concoctions or single plant specimens, has become common in the streets and main shopping centres of major towns and cities in Botswana. A study was undertaken to collect information ... -
An assessment of Prosopis L. in the Bokspits Area, South-Western Botswana, based on Morphology
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)The genus Prosopis comprises 44 species. Extensive introgression and hybridization is suspected in the genus, which makes identification of the species very difficult. Accurate identification of the species is crucial in ... -
Isolation of cultivable halophilic Bacillus sp. from the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans in Botswana
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)Halophilic bacteria from the Makgadikgadi salt pans in north central Botswana were isolated using culture-dependent methods. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification of the 16S rRNA gene and phylogenetic analysis were ... -
The influence of range fire on soil fungi, microbial activity and soil properties along the Boro route of the Okavango Delta
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)The influence of burning on soil microbial dehydrogenase activity, nitrogen content and fungal population along the Boro route in the Okavango Delta was assessed in the flood and dry seasons. Soil samples from the burnt ... -
Biomass production and economic value of Phragmites australis Reedbeds in the Southern Okavango Delta, Botswana
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)Most work globally on Phragmites spp. has been done in temperate northern hemisphere localities, where winter low temperatures and short day lengths cause a seasonal decrease in growth. In this study, we report above-ground ... -
Fungi and their use in the possible control of Nematodes in Botswana soils
(Global Science Books, http://www.globalsciencebooks.info/, 2011)A study assessing fungi isolated from three climatic regions of Botswana as a possible control for root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne spp.) affecting the tomato(Lycopersicon esculentum L. var. ‘Money maker’) crops was ...