Title

Title	Determining the changes in vegetation structure in three semi-arid savanna environments in Namibia over the past 60 years (Bachelor Honors thesis)	?
Author	Matthew Walters	?
Abstract	Matched photography is a particularly resourceful method of determining vegetation change and determining the drivers of vegetation change for the purpose of informing decision making on a national scale. Fourteen photographs from 1956 were therefore utilized and matched to make comparisons between three farms in both the Highland Savanna and the Thornbush Savanna. Additionally, drone imagery along with aerial photographs were matched and compared to simulate the comparisons of the terrestrial photographs. Close inspection of the all fourteen terrestrial photographs and aerial photographs revealed that Erichsfelde showed the greatest amounts of change, whereas Gamsberg showed little to almost no change in most photographs; Weener showed moderate amounts of encroachment in lower gradient slopes and plains. All indications in climatological aspects and management of rangelands point to local drivers being responsible for the differences seen between the years 1956 and 2016.	?

Dataset

Document Reference Date Type	creation	?
Date	2017-04-30	?
Language	English	?
Online Linkage		?
Associated project	SASSCAL (Phase 1)	?
Subproject	159 Strengthening a regional Biodiversity Observation Network in the region	?

Dataset Classification

Type	PDF	?
Category	thesis	?

Geographic Location

Geographic Description

Namibia

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Metadata

Metadata Contact Person	Strohbach, Ben, Dr	?
Metadata Date Stamp	2019-10-03	?

Identifier

Internal identifier

sdp_doc_documents_6642 (Link)