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Climate Change in Africa and Vegetation Response: A Bibliometric and Spatially Based Information Assessment

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  • Oladayo Amed Idris

    (Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa)

  • Prosper Opute

    (Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
    Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City 300213, Nigeria)

  • Israel Ropo Orimoloye

    (Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
    School of Social Science, The Independent Institute of Education, MSA, Roodepoort, Johannesburg 1724, South Africa)

  • Mark Steve Maboeta

    (Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (UESM), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa)

Abstract

The impact of climate change over the coming decades will increase the likelihood of many species undergoing genetic alterations or even becoming extinct. Vegetation and belowground organisms are more vulnerable to the intensified impact of climate change due to a possible lack of genetic plasticity and limited mobility. Organisms are inter-dependable in ecosystems; hence, this study focused on the impact of climate change, examining the soil condition in Africa, vegetation responses and the overview of species’ responses to climate change through a bibliometric study and an analysis of remote sensing information. The bibliometric study examines climate change-related literature published from 1999 to 2019, collected from the Web of Science and Scopus database platforms, and this reveals an overall rapid increase in the number of climate change publications in Africa, with South Africa occupying a leading position in all the studied parameters. The spatially based information on soil moisture, temperature and the photosynthetic activities of vegetation affirmed that there is increasing amount of drought in Africa with more impact in northern, southern and eastern Africa. African countries, especially in the above-mentioned regions, need to urgently invest in support programs that will ease the impact of climate change, particularly on food security.

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  • Oladayo Amed Idris & Prosper Opute & Israel Ropo Orimoloye & Mark Steve Maboeta, 2022. "Climate Change in Africa and Vegetation Response: A Bibliometric and Spatially Based Information Assessment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(9), pages 1-19, April.
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