Assessing the Impact of Wildlife on Vegetation Cover Change, Northeast Namibia, Based on MODIS Satellite Imagery (2002-2021).

Augustine-Moses Gaavwase Gbagir, Colgar Sisamu Sikopo, Kenneth Kamwi Matengu, Alfred Colpaert

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Satellite and UAV Platforms, Remote Sensing for Geographic Information Systems.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Augustine-Moses Gaavwase GbagirDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 7, 80100 Joensuu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-3322-6631

Colgar Sisamu SikopoMinistry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Windhoek 13306, Namibia.

Kenneth Kamwi MatenguDepartment of Geography and Sociology, University of Namibia, Windhoek 13301, Namibia.

Alfred ColpaertDepartment of Geographical and Historical Studies, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistokatu 7, 80100 Joensuu, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-5833-7309

University of Eastern Finland · FIMinistry of Environment and Tourism · NAUniversity of Namibia · NA

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Abstract

Human-wildlife conflict in the Zambezi region of northeast Namibia is well documented, but the impact of wildlife (e.g., elephants) on vegetation cover change has not been adequately addressed. Here, we assessed human-wildlife interaction and impact on vegetation cover change. We analyzed the 250 m MODIS and ERA5 0.25° × 0.25° drone and GPS-collar datasets. We used Time Series Segmented Residual Trends (TSS-RESTREND), Mann-Kendall Test Statistics, Sen's Slope, ensemble, Kernel Density Estimation (KDE), and Pearson correlation methods. Our results revealed (i) widespread vegetation browning along elephant migration routes and within National Parks, (ii) Pearson correlation (

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ElephantsSatellite ImageryAnimalsAnimals, WildCattleEcosystemNamibiadrivers of deforestationgreening and browningland degradationMann–KendallMODISTSS-RESTRENDvegetation cover changevegetation monitoringwildlife managementZambezi region

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PMID35684629

DOI10.3390/s22114006

PMCPMC9185244

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