| dc.contributor.author | Gwate, Onalenna | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dube, Hlengiwe | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dube, Timothy | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-15T10:55:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-06-15T10:55:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gwate, O. et al. (2022). Understanding the influence of land cover change and landscape pattern change on evapotranspiration variations in Gwayi catchment of Zimbabwe. Geocarto International, 37(25), 10016–10032. https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2032386 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1752-0762 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1080/10106049.2022.2032386 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/9097 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Understanding dynamics in hydrological processes helps toimprove water resource management. Climate and land coverchanges influence ecohydrological processes. This study soughtto assess the influence of climate, land cover and landscape struc-ture dynamics on actual evapotranspiration (ETa). To achieve this,the catchment parameter (w) was parameterised and the relation-ship between ETa and selected landscape metrics was deter-mined. The ratio of precipitation to potential evapotranspirationwas<1 and thewwas<2, suggesting that land cover changeswere more influential to ETa changes than climate variations.Given the loww(1<w<2), we conclude that the catchment hada low water retention capacity and was sensitive to land coverchanges. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis Group | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ecohydrology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ecology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environmental change | en_US |
| dc.subject | Water security | en_US |
| dc.subject | Zimbabwe | en_US |
| dc.title | Understanding the influence of land cover change and landscape pattern change on evapotranspiration variations in Gwayi catchment of Zimbabwe | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
