Here, I describe the geographical distribution of the savanna types in Namibia and identify the factors controlling the occurrence of each savanna type in relation to the amount of annual precipitation and the various physiographical regions, including the mopane ( Colophospermum mopane) area. The different types of savanna can be distinguished on the basis of the leaf habits of the dominant ve...

Fast-growing and highly adaptable avian birds such as quail (Coturnix coturnix) possess great potential to meet the growing demand for animal protein by rapidly increasing human population, would contribute immensely global food production nutritional security. However, overreliance on conventional sources fish soybean meals during formulation of diets is economically environmentally unsustaina...

The water balance and hydrochemistry of precipitation components in Acacia tortilis and Chlorophospermum mopane forests in the arid zone of Rajasthan, India, were studied for four years (1993-1996). Rainfall and throughfall were measured for each rainfall event during the monsoon season (June-September) using an automatic raingauge and 96 graduated containers, respectively. Stemflow was measure...

The mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina) is an edible insect distributed across southern Africa. As a culturally important source of food, the provides nutrition, livelihoods and improves wellbeing for rural communities its range. However, this strong evidence that populations are declining worldwide, climate change likely to cause many species shift in their distributions. For these reasons, we ai...

Abstract Background Allergic diseases are considered to be some of the fastest growing chronic conditions in Africa. Of concern is paucity knowledge about local environment and its role allergic disease development. In response this, we explored whether Imbrasia belina , a popular indigenous edible insect commonly known as mopane worm, potential allergen clinical public health significance Zimb...

Millions of local communities in southern Africa depend on forest ecosystems and the goods services they provide for their livelihoods. This paper aims to assess socio-economic benefits a changing climate by focusing products Colophospermum mopane (C. mopane) Kunene Omusati regions northern Namibia. We used C. product data from 2011 2021. Our analyses showed that harvested five main mopane, nam...

Freeze events can be important disturbances in savanna ecosystems, yet the interactive effect of freezing with other environmental drivers on plant functioning is unknown. Here, we investigated physiological responses of South African tree seedlings to interactions of water availability and freezing temperatures. We grew widely distributed South African tree species (Colophospermum mopane, Comb...

The occurrence of severe lameness in adult African elephant bulls in a shrub Mopane (Colophospermum mopane) ecosystem was investigated. Large ulcers in the soles of at least one front foot were seen in each of the recorded cases. Microscopically, the lesion can be described as a severe, chronic-active, ulcerative, bacterial pododermatitis (complicated by hypersensitivity/septic vasculitis). A v...