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  1. Testing the utility of multivariate techniques in mapping commercial forest species using freely available Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager (OLI)

    Article • Journal of Forest Research, May 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  2. Mapping the spatial distribution of the yellowwood tree (Podocarpus henkelii) in the Weza-Ngele forest using the newly launched Sentinel-2 multispectral imager data

    Article • South African Geographical Journal, February 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  3. An assessment of groundwater use in irrigated agriculture using multi-spectral remote sensing

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, February 2020, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  4. Spatial modelling of groundwater quality across a land use and land cover gradient in Limpopo Province, South Africa

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, February 2020, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  5. The Utility of the Upcoming HyspIRI’s Simulated Spectral Settings in Detecting Maize Gray Leafy Spot in Relation to Sentinel-2 MSI, VENµS, and Landsat 8 OLI Sensors

    Article • Agronomy, December 2019, MDPI AG

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  6. Scribbling the Cat: A Case of the “Miracle” Plant, Moringa oleifera

    Article • Plants, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  7. Small-scale fishers’ perceptions of climate change and its consequences on fisheries: the case of Sanyathi fishing basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, August 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  8. Remote sensing equivalent water thickness of grass treated with different fertiliser regimes using resample HyspIRI and EnMAP data

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, August 2019, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  9. Discrimination of Tomato Plants (Solanum lycopersicum) Grown under Anaerobic Baffled Reactor Effluent, Nitrified Urine Concentrates and Commercial Hydroponic Fertilizer Regimes Using Simulated Sensor Spectral Settings

    Article • Agronomy, July 2019, MDPI AG

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  10. Assessing the Drivers of Wetland Changes in Areas Associated with Wildlife-Based Tourism Activities in Zimbabwe

    Article • January 2019, IntechOpen

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  11. Distribution of Parthenium hysterophoru L. with variation in rainfall using multi-year SPOT data and random forest classification

    Article • Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment, January 2019, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  12. Establishing the link between urban land cover change and the proliferation of aquatic hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in Harare Metropolitan, Zimbabwe

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, December 2018, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  13. Modelling potential distribution of bramble (rubus cuneifolius) using topographic, bioclimatic and remotely sensed data in the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, South Africa

    Article • Applied Geography, October 2018, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  14. Estimating LAI and mapping canopy storage capacity for hydrological applications in wattle infested ecosystems using Sentinel-2 MSI derived red edge bands

    Article • GIScience & Remote Sensing, July 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  15. Developments in the remote sensing of soil erosion in the perspective of sub-Saharan Africa. Implications on future food security and biodiversity

    Article • Remote Sensing Applications Society and Environment, January 2018, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  16. Stand-volume estimation from multi-source data for coppiced and high forest Eucalyptus spp. silvicultural systems in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    Article • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, October 2017, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  17. Machine learning prediction of coffee rust severity on leaves using spectroradiometer data

    Article • September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  18. Evaluating the influence of the Red Edge band from RapidEye sensor in quantifying leaf area index for hydrological applications specifically focussing on plant canopy interception

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, August 2017, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  19. Evaluating the performance of the newly-launched Landsat 8 sensor in detecting and mapping the spatial configuration of water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ) in inland lakes, Zimbabwe

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, August 2017, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  20. Use of Landsat series data to analyse the spatial and temporal variations of land degradation in a dispersive soil environment: A case of King Sabata Dalindyebo local municipality in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, August 2017, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  21. Testing the detection and discrimination potential of the new Landsat 8 satellite data on the challenging water hyacinth ( Eichhornia crassipes ) in freshwater ecosystems

    Article • Applied Geography, July 2017, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  22. Detection and mapping the spatial distribution of bracken fern weeds using the Landsat 8 OLI new generation sensor

    Article • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, May 2017, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  23. Concurrent use of Antiretroviral and African traditional medicines amongst people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWA) in the eThekwini Metropolitan area of KwaZulu Natal

    Article • African Health Sciences, March 2017, African Journals Online (AJOL)

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  24. Estimating Biomass of Native Grass Grown under Complex Management Treatments Using WorldView-3 Spectral Derivatives

    Article • Remote Sensing, January 2017, MDPI AG

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  25. A spatial and temporal assessment of fire regimes on different vegetation types using MODIS burnt area products

    Article • Bothalia, December 2016, South African National Biodiversity Institute

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  26. Testing the capabilities of the new WorldView-3 space-borne sensor’s red-edge spectral band in discriminating and mapping complex grassland management treatments

    Article • International Journal of Remote Sensing, November 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  27. Estimating forest carbon stocks in tropical dry forests of Zimbabwe: exploring the performance of high and medium spatial-resolution multispectral sensors

    Article • Southern Forests a Journal of Forest Science, November 2016, Informa UK Limited

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  28. Estimating forest standing biomass in savanna woodlands as an indicator of forest productivity using the new generation WorldView-2 sensor

    Article • Geocarto International, October 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  29. Practical electromagnetic compatibility studies of a CubeSat

    Article • Journal of Engineering Design and Technology, October 2016, Emerald

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  30. Discriminating Rangeland Management Practices Using Simulated HyspIRI, Landsat 8 OLI, Sentinel 2 MSI, and VENµS Spectral Data

    Article • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, September 2016, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  31. Comparing the spectral settings of the new generation broad and narrow band sensors in estimating biomass of native grasses grown under different management practices

    Article • GIScience & Remote Sensing, August 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  32. Elephants move faster in small fragments of low productivity in Amboseli ecosystems: Kenya

    Article • Geocarto International, July 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  33. The utility of earth observation technologies in understanding impacts of land reform in the eastern region of Zimbabwe

    Article • Journal of Land Use Science, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  34. Quantifying the spatial and temporal changes in forested landcover using landscape metrics derived from remotely sensed data in rural parts of Zimbabwe

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, January 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  35. Examining the potential of Sentinel-2 MSI spectral resolution in quantifying above ground biomass across different fertilizer treatments

    Article • ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, December 2015, Elsevier

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  36. Examining the variability of small-reservoir water levels in semi-arid environments for integrated water management purposes, using remote sensing

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  37. Understanding the spatial distribution of elephant (Loxodonta africana) poaching incidences in the mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe using Geographic Information Systems and remote sensing

    Article • Geocarto International, October 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  38. Exploring the potential ofin situhyperspectral data and multivariate techniques in discriminating different fertilizer treatments in grasslands

    Article • Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, July 2015, SPIE

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  39. An assessment of gully erosion along major armoured roads in south-eastern region of South Africa: a remote sensing and GIS approach

    Article • Geocarto International, May 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  40. Assessing the aftermath of the fast track land reform programme in Zimbabwe on land-use and land-cover changes

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Mbulisi Sibanda

  41. Operational applications of remote sensing in groundwater mapping across sub-Saharan Africa

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Timothy Dube, Mr Mbulisi Mthethwa, Mbulisi Sibanda

  42. In-depth analysis of the impacts of rural population growth on the natural environment: a GIS and remote sensing approach

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, March 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Timothy Dube, Mr Mbulisi Mthethwa, Mbulisi Sibanda

  43. Applying the Surface Energy Balance System (SEBS) remote sensing model to estimate spatial variations in evapotranspiration in Southern Zimbabwe

    Article • Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa, December 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Timothy Dube, Mr Mbulisi Mthethwa, Mbulisi Sibanda

  44. Distinguishing Maize, Soyabean and Tobacco Fields Using Temporal MODIS 16 Day NDVI Images in the Large Scale Commercial Farming Areas of Zimbabwe

    Article • Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, July 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Mr Mbulisi Mthethwa, Mbulisi Sibanda

  45. Cotton fields drive elephant habitat fragmentation in the Mid Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

    Article • International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, October 2012, Elsevier

    Mr Mbulisi Mthethwa, Mbulisi Sibanda

  46. The use of multi-temporal MODIS images with ground data to distinguish cotton from maize and sorghum fields in smallholder agricultural landscapes of Southern Africa

    Article • International Journal of Remote Sensing, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Mr Mbulisi Mthethwa, Mbulisi Sibanda

  47. Delineating the drivers of waning wildlife habitat: The predominance of cotton farming on the fringe of protected areas in the Mid-Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

    Article • Biological Conservation, May 2011, Elsevier

    Mr Mbulisi Mthethwa, Mbulisi Sibanda