Email: hilton.ndagurwa@nust.ac.zw

Full name and job title: Professor Hilton G. T. Ndagurwa

Qualifications: PhD Forest Ecology (National University of Science & Technology); MSc in Tropical Resources Ecology (University of Zimbabwe) B. Environmental Science (Honours) Wildlife and Rangeland Management (Bindura University of Science Education).

Skills and competencies: Biodiversity Management and Conservation; Biostatistics; Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental and Project Management

Research Interests: a multidisciplinary Ecologist, with interests in Plant Ecology, Spatial Ecology, Plant-Soil Interactions, Entomology, and Biodiversity Conservation.

Research and Publications 

Some selected recent publications:

• Ndagurwa HGT, Mutirwara W, Ncube SF, Muvengwi J (2022) Estimating mistletoe biomass in a semi-arid savanna woodland, southwest Zimbabwe. Acta Oecologica 117 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2022.103849
• Muvengwi J, Fritz H, Mbiba M, Ndagurwa HGT (2022) Land use effects on phylogenetic and functional diversity of birds: Significance of urban green spaces. Landscape and Urban Planning 225 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104462
• Maponga TS, Ndagurwa HGT, Muvengwi J, Sebele L, Nzuma TM (2022) The influence of African elephants on litter and soil nitrogen attributes in mopane woodland in Hwange National Park, northwest Zimbabwe. Journal of Arid Environments https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2022.104790
• Maponga TS, Ndagurwa HGT, Witkowski ETF (2021) Functional and species composition of understory plants varies with mistletoe-infection on Vachellia karroo trees in a semi-arid African savanna. Global Conservation and Ecology 32 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01897

Ncube SF, Ndagurwa HGT, Mundy PJ, Sibanda S, Dlodlo M (2022) Ethnobotanical knowledge and use-value of Harpagophytum (Devil’s claw) in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Botany 144: 134–144 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.08.015