Forecasting Habitat Conversion of Eastern Corridor of Selous-Niassa Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA)

Adili Y Zella, Yohana Lawi and Josephat Saria
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Adili Y Zella: Department of Economic Studies, The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy (MNMA)-Zanzibar, Tanzania.
Josephat Saria: Faculty of Science, Technology and Environmental Studies, Open University of Tanzania

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 01-06

Abstract: This paper explore the less known spatial and temporal changes that expected to occur for a period of 20 years from 2015 to 2035 in land use and land cover and their impacts on terrestrial ecosystem services of Selous-Niassa TFCA. Objectives of the study were to forecast the spatial and temporal changes of land use/cover, amount of trees that will be lost, and expected wood balance. The study employs field survey, remote sensing and GIS techniques to assess spatio-temporal dynamic of land use/cover. The study has revealed that there will be significant land use and vegetation cover transformation from one class to another till the year 2035. The bushland and grassland will dominate by occupying 56.29% of the corridor followed by cultivated land which is expected to cover 22.75%.

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Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2017.07.555726

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