The importance of buffer zones in woody vegetation conservation in areas that combine mega-fauna and anthropogenic disturbance: The case of Save Valley landscape, south-eastern Zimbabwe

The importance of buffer zones in woody vegetation conservation in areas that combine mega-fauna and anthropogenic disturbance: The case of Save Valley landscape, south-eastern Zimbabwe

This study evaluated the influence of human and elephant (Loxodonta africana) utilization of woody vegetation across three land use categories; a protected conservation area (Save Valley Conservancy, SVC), a buffer zone and the adjacent communal lands of Mutema-Musikavanhu communities in the Save Va...

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Main Authors: Clayton Mashapa, Patience Mhuriro-Mashapa, Edson Gandiwa, Never Muboko, Tendai Chinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Subjects:
Elephants
Intermediate disturbance hypothesis
Land use
People
Woodlands
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989421000536

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