RESEARCHER PROFILE
Phillip Taru
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Phillip Taru works in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management, Rangeland and Wildlife Management, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, Land Use and Ecosystem Services. Recorded institutional associations include Chinhoyi University of Technology.
33Publications
255Citations
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Selected research works
Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.
A participatory approach in GIS data collection for flood risk management, Muzarabani district, Zimbabwe
2014 · 41 citationsIdentification of fossil hairs in Parahyaena brunnea coprolites from Middle Pleistocene deposits at Gladysvale cave, South Africa
2013 · 31 citationsAmbiental dust speciation and metal content variation in TSP, PM10 and PM2.5 in urban atmospheric air of Harare (Zimbabwe)
2008 · 31 citationsSolid medical waste management. The case of Parirenyatwa Hospital, Zimbabwe
2005 · 20 citationsA review of microbial fuel cell prototypes, their efficacy in wastewater treatment and the contextual situation for Zimbabwe
2023 · 16 citationsSouth Africa’s Golden Gate Highlands National Park management plan: Critical reflections
2013 · 14 citationsManejo de los desechos sólidos médicos. El caso del Hospital de Parirenyatwa, Zimbabwe.
2005 · 13 citationsRole of Social-Ecological Systems in Forest and Woodland Conservation in Zimbabwean Resettlement Areas
2014 · 11 citationsPredicting the Dry Season Habitat Occupancy of African Savannah Elephant Using Vegetation Indices and Modelling Landscape Variability in a Mesic Protected Area
2024 · 10 citationsImpact of Cyclone Idai on Biodiversity and Natural Resources in Chimanimani District, Zimbabwe
2021 · 8 citationsSpace use by African savannah elephants in an arid protected area dominated by a mosaic of different vegetation
2023 · 8 citationsModelling Tree Allometries to Understand the Impact of African Savannah Elephant Herbivory Dynamics on the Vegetation Structure and Tree Cover Change in a Protected Area
2024 · 7 citationsLandscape Connectivity Modelling for the African Savannah Elephant With Spatial Absorbing Markov Chain and Predicting the Regenerative Power of the Range in a Mesic Protected Area
2025 · 7 citationsQwaQwa community perceptions on the proposed dinosaur museum in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa
2013 · 5 citationsWhy Social Acceptance in South African Solar Water Heater Projects Should Shape National Energy Policy: The Case of Bluegumbosch
2014 · 5 citationsModelled Vegetation Structure and Abundance Confirms African Savannah Elephant‐Induced Damage Across Space in a Dry Protected Area With Diverse Vegetation
2024 · 5 citationsA comparison of home range estimates using the time local convex hull (T‐LoCoH) and minimum convex polygon (MCP) methods for African savannah elephants in a semi‐arid protected area
2024 · 5 citationsA bullet laden park: potential for battlefield tourism in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park
2014 · 4 citationsGeoheritage and the potential of Geotourism in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa.
2016 · 3 citationsCritical considerations in Acacia mearnsii eradication: A case from South Africa
2016 · 2 citationsRural geotourism as an option for development in Phuthaditjhaba: Golden Gate National Park area, South Africa.
2018 · 2 citationsInnovative Geographic Information Science ( GIS ) and Remote Sensing Tools for Modelling the Ranging Behaviour and Habitat Dynamics of the African Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) in Mesic Protected Areas
2024 · 2 citationsGlobal positioning system (GPS) collar data shows variations in distribution, ranging area and habitat selection of the African savannah elephant in a semi-arid protected area
2025 · 2 citationsFossil hair in brown hyaena (Parahyaena brunnea) coprolites from Middle Pleistocene deposits at Gladysvale Cave, South Africa
2016 · 1 citationsWhat is in a grave? Conflict between the Golden Gate Highlands National Park management and park inhabitants
2014 · 1 citations
