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Onalenna Gwate
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Onalenna Gwate works in Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics. Recorded institutional associations include Rhodes University, Lupane State University, University of the Free State.
63Publications
364Citations
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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.
Think globally, measure locally: The MIREN standardized protocol for monitoring plant species distributions along elevation gradients
2022 · 73 citationsExploring the invasion of rangelands by Acacia mearnsii (black wattle): biophysical characteristics and management implications
2016 · 32 citationsDynamics of Land Cover and Impact on Stream flow in the Modder River Basin of South Africa: Case Study of a Quaternary Catchment
2015 · 20 citationsExploring dynamics of evapotranspiration in selected land cover classes in a sub-humid grassland: A case study in quaternary catchment S50E, South Africa
2018 · 20 citationsThe Alien Plants That Threaten South Africa’s Mountain Ecosystems
2021 · 20 citationsResilient agriculture in semi-arid Zimbabwe: adaptation strategies and influencers among smallholder farmers
2025 · 14 citationsA comparison of three models used to determine water fluxes over the Albany Thicket, Eastern Cape, South Africa
2020 · 13 citationsBeyond the Trail—Understanding Non‐Native Plant Invasions in Mountain Ecosystems
2025 · 13 citationsDetermining fPAR and leaf area index of several land cover classes in the Pot River and Tsitsa River catchments of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
2017 · 11 citationsDetecting land surface water changes in the Upper Mzingwane sub-catchment using remotely sensed data
2022 · 11 citationsSpatio-temporal variations in the ecological vulnerability of the Upper Mzingwane sub-catchment of Zimbabwe
2023 · 11 citationsUnderstanding the influence of land cover change and landscape pattern change on evapotranspiration variations in Gwayi catchment of Zimbabwe
2022 · 8 citationsAssessing habitat suitability for selected woody range-expanding plant species in African mountains under climate change
2023 · 8 citationsPublic Perceptions of Climate Variability Risks on Wetland Management : A Case of Ward 15 of Matobo North District, Zimbabwe
2014 · 7 citationsModelling plant water use of the grassland and thicket biomes in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: towards an improved understanding of the impact of invasive alien plants on soil chemistry, biomass production and evapotranspiration
2018 · 7 citationsThe effects ofAcacia mearnsii(black wattle) on soil chemistry and grass biomass production in a South African semi-arid rangeland: implications for rangeland rehabilitation
2021 · 7 citationsEstimation of Reservoir Capacity and Sedimentation Rate Using Direct and Indirect Methods
2021 · 7 citationsAssessment and characterisation of hydrometeorological droughts in the Upper Mzingwane sub-catchment of Zimbabwe
2023 · 7 citationsDeep learning to extract the meteorological by‐catch of wildlife cameras
2023 · 7 citationsBiophysical controls of water vapour and energy fluxes: Towards the development of biome scale predictive models of evapotranspiration in the Albany Thicket, South Africa
2018 · 6 citationsMeasuring and modelling evapotranspiration in a South African grassland: Comparison of two improved Penman-Monteith formulations
2018 · 6 citationsExploring water use and production dynamics of an indigenous African dry forest in south-western Zimbabwe
2021 · 5 citationsInvasive Alien Plants in the Montane Areas of South Africa: Impacts and Management Options
2022 · 5 citationsExploring the utilisation and management of Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst (Marula tree) in the Beitbridge district of southern Zimbabwe
2023 · 5 citationsEndemic darling or global change menace? A review of the woody encroacher Leucosidea sericea on the eastern Great Escarpment of southern Africa
2024 · 5 citations