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dc.contributor.authorLobora, Alex
dc.contributor.authorNahonyo, Cuthbert
dc.contributor.authorMunishi, Linus
dc.contributor.authorCaro, Tim
dc.contributor.authorFoley, Charles
dc.contributor.authorBeale, Colin
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-12T12:27:19Z
dc.date.available2023-10-12T12:27:19Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-17
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1101/117622
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/2298
dc.descriptionThis research article was published in the bioRxiv preprint server for biology, 2017en_US
dc.description.abstractLoss of natural landscapes surrounding major conservation areas compromise their future and threaten long-term conservation. We evaluate the effectiveness of fully and lesser protected areas within Katavi-Rukwa and Ruaha-Rungwa ecosystems in south-western Tanzania to protecting natural landscapes within their boundaries over the past four decades. Using a time series of Landsat satellite imageries of September 1972, July 1990 and September 2015, we assess the extent to which natural habitat has been lost within and around these areas mainly through anthropogenic activities. We also test the viability of the remaining natural habitat to provide connectivity between the two ecosystems. Our analysis reveals that while fully protected areas remained intact over the past four decades, lesser protected areas lost a combined total area of about 5,984 km2 during that period which is about 17.5% of habitat available in 1972. We also find that about 3,380 km2 of natural habitat is still available for connectivity between the two ecosystems through Piti East and Rungwa South Open Areas. We recommend relevant authorities to establish conservation friendly village land use plans in all villages surrounding and between the two ecosystems to ensure long-term conservation of these ecosystems.en_US
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dc.publisherCold Spring Harbor Laboratoryen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNINGen_US
dc.titleEfficacy of land use designation in protecting habitat in the miombo woodlands: Insights from Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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