Browsing Life sciences and Bio-engineering by Author "Giliba, Richard"
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Assessing protected area effectiveness in western Tanzania: Insights from repeated line transect surveys
Kiffner, Christian; Giliba, Richard; Fust, Pascal; Loos, Jacqueline; Waltert, Matthias (wiley, 2023-08-07)In many parts of East Africa, wildlife populations have declined over the past decades. Given these trends, site-based studies are needed to assess how protected areas with differing management strategies enable the effective ... -
Forests, Farms, and Fallows: The Dynamics of Tree Cover Transition in the Southern Part of the Uluguru Mountains, Tanzania
Mpanda, Mathew; Kashindye, Almas; Aynekulu, Ermias; Jonas, Elvis; Rosenstock, Todd; Giliba, Richard (MDPI, 2021-05-28)Forests and woodlands remain under threat in tropical Africa due to excessive exploitation and inadequate management interventions, and the isolated success stories of tree retention and tree cover transition on African ... -
Modelling elephant corridors over two decades reveals opportunities for conserving connectivity across a large protected area network
Giliba, Richard; Kiffner, Christian; Fust, Pascal; Loos, Jacqueline (PLOS ONE, 2023-10-13)Protected area (PA) connectivity is pivotal for the persistence of wide-ranging wildlife species, but is challenged by habitat loss and fragmentation. We analyzed habitat suitability and connectivity for the African elephant ... -
Modelling the impact of climate change on Tanzanian forests
John, Elikana; Bunting, Pete; Hardy, Andy; Roberts, Osian; Giliba, Richard; Silayo, Dos Santos (Wiley Online Library, 2020-08-31)Aim: Climate change is pressing extra strain on the already degraded forest eco system in Tanzania. However, it is mostly unknown how climate change will affect the distribution of forests in the future. We aimed to model ... -
Multiple anthropogenic pressures challenge the effectiveness of protected areas in western Tanzania
Giliba, Richard; Fust, Pascal; Kiffner, Christian; Loos, Jacqueline (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2022-03-29)Despite being key conservation instruments, the ecological effectiveness of protected areas (PAs) is contested. To assess the ecological effectiveness of PAs in the Katavi-Rukwa Ecosystem (KRE) in western Tanzania, we ... -
Tree Species Density and Basal Area in Image Forest Reserve, Tanzania
Kayombo, Canisius; Ndangalasi, Henry; Giliba, Richard; Kikoti, Imani (EAST AFRICAN NATURE & SCIENCE ORGANIZATION, 2022-04-22)Abstract The tree species density and basal area form structural and functional variables of healthy forest ecosystems. Tree density and basal area are among useful parameters for management of natural forest resources. ...