Vegetation Cover Changes in Ngorongoro Conservation Area from 1975 to 2000: The Importance of Remote Sensing Images~!2009-02-12~!2009-11-24~!2010-04-29~!

A significant increase in woody vegetation cover, including forest (+48.7%) and bushland (+42.7%), alongside a decline in scrubland (-29.1%) and grasslands (-37.0%), was observed in Ngorongoro Conservation Area between 1975 and 2000. This shift, analyzed through remote sensing images (Landsat MSS 1975, Landsat TM 1991, and Landsat TM 2000), coincided with restrictive conservation policies that disrupted traditional Maasai pastoral mobility, leading to range deterioration and the invasion of unpalatable grass species in highland areas. The study highlights how pastoral land-use systems have preserved the savanna landscape, while disruptions threaten the ecosystem supporting tourism.

Niboye, E. P. (2010). Vegetation Cover Changes in Ngorongoro Conservation Area from 1975 to 2000: The Importance of Remote Sensing Images~!2009-02-12~!2009-11-24~!2010-04-29~! The Open Geography Journal, 3(1), 15–27. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874923201003010015