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Pattern of Land-Use and Land Cover Changes in Driefontein Grassland Important Bird Area, Zimbabwe

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Fakarayi, Togarasei, Mashapa, Clayton, Gandiwa, Edson, Kativu, Shakkie·2015·Tropical Conservation Science
DOI 10.1177/194008291500800120
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We assessed land cover and land use change in Driefontein Grasslands Important Bird Area (Driefontein IBA), Zimbabwe, after the land reforms that took place in 2000, using remotely sensed satellite land cover images of 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010. A drive transect was done for ground truthing. Data were analysed spatially in a Geographical Information System environment. Changes in land cover and land use proportions were recorded from 1995 to 2010 throughout the Driefontein IBA. The land cover classes of grassland and wetland showed a decrease, whereas land area under cultivation increased during 1995–2010. However, the woodland area marginally remained constant over the same time. We concluded that changes in land cover in the study area were largely driven by land use change, i.e., increase in cultivation, following the resettlement of people within the Driefontein IBA. It is likely that with increasing human population the natural habitat of the study area will be degraded further, negatively impacting key sensitive habitats such as wetlands, bird species, and other biodiversity. Threats to birds and wetlands habitats are also threats to human livelihoods because people in this semi-arid area depend on wetland ecosystem services for their survival. The study recommends continuous monitoring of Driefontein IBA for conservation of birds and their habitats.

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Authors
Fakarayi, T., Mashapa, C., Gandiwa, E., & Kativu, S.
Affiliations
  • University of Zimbabwe (ZW)
  • Chinhoyi University of Technology (ZW)
Corresponding author
  • Fakarayi, Togarasei
  • Mashapa, Clayton
  • Gandiwa, Edson
  • Kativu, Shakkie
ORCID
Venue
Tropical Conservation Science
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2015-03
Volume
8
Issue
1
Pages
274-283
ISSN
1940-0829 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1177/194008291500800120
OpenAlex
W2527801165
Cited by
32
References
23
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6
FWCI
2.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
Tropical Conservation Science (publishedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Environmental Changes in China
Keywords
land use change, land cover change, land reform, resettlement, grassland loss, wetland loss, woodland, habitat degradation, bird habitat conservation, wetland ecosystem services, semi-arid ecosystems

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