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Morena Mapuru

Morena Mapuru

Bioinformatics Scientist

Location: Kimberley

Email: [email protected]

Telephone: +27 (0)53 802 1916

Education

  • BSc in Geography and Environmental Geography (University of the Free State)
  • BSc (Honours) in Geography (University of the Free State)
  • MSc in Geography (University of Pretoria)
  • PhD in Geography (Candidate (UFS))

Research Focus and Interest

My research interests span the application of Remote Sensing and GIS in ecological parameters. This includes modelling vegetation and animal species distribution and densifications across landscapes using robust statistical programming languages (R, GEE and Python) and geospatial analysis tools (ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, QGIS and DIVA_GIS).

Publications

Journal Articles

  • Morena Mapuru, Adeyemi Olusola & Samuel Adelabu (2022) From fossil-dependent energy to a clean, non-polluting energy: Wind farms in Maluti-A-Phofung municipality, South Africa, Development Southern Africa, DOI: 1080/0376835X.2022.2051437
  • Morena Mapuru, Natalie Haussmann & Christel Hansen (2022) Exploring determinants of Aardvark burrow at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa, South African Geographical Journal (Accepted)