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Simon Shibru (PhD)

Associate Professor of Biology, Arba Minch University, Ethiopia
Verified email at amu.edu.et
Cited by 532

Perception and attitude of the local people toward carnivore population and conservation in the Faragosa‐Fura landscape of the Southern Rift Valley, Ethiopia

B Gebo, S Takele, S Shibru - Conservation Science and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Local people's perceptions and attitudes toward wildlife have been advocating for the success
of biodiversity conservation. However, area‐specific data on local people's perceptions …

[PDF][PDF] Floristic Composition, Vegetation Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plant Species of Oda Forest of Humbo Carbon Project, Wolaita, Ethiopia.

M Kuma, S Shibru - Journal of Botany, 2015 - downloads.hindawi.com
Our current study was conducted in Oda forest to explore floristic composition, vegetation
structure, and regeneration of woody species in a newly established Humbo Carbon Project. In …

[HTML][HTML] Woody species diversity, structure and biomass carbon of parkland agroforestry practices in Gindeberet District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State …

D Misgana, S Shibru… - International Journal of …, 2020 - academicjournals.org
Parkland agroforestry woody species are prominent features in many landscapes worldwide,
and their ecological, social and economic importance is widely acknowledged. It is the …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of comprehensive sexuality education on the comprehensive knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students in Arba Minch …

N Boti, S Hussen, M Shegaze, S Shibru, T Shibiru… - BMC research …, 2019 - Springer
Objective To assess the effect of comprehensive sexuality education on the comprehensive
knowledge and attitude to condom use among first-year students at Arba Minch University. …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the impact of cattle on human exposure to malaria mosquitoes in the Arba Minch area district of southwest Ethiopia

MA Zeru, S Shibru, F Massebo - Parasites & Vectors, 2020 - Springer
Background The success of indoor interventions that target mosquitoes for malaria control is
partially dependent on early evening and outdoor biting behaviours of mosquito vectors. In …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of tree litter identity, litter diversity and habitat quality on litter decomposition rates in tropical moist evergreen forest

…, O Honnay, E Desie, K Helsen, L Couck, S Shibru… - Forest Ecosystems, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Attempts to restore degraded highlands by tree planting are common in East
Africa. However, up till now, little attention has been given to effects of tree species choice on …

[HTML][HTML] Ecology and seasonality of sandflies and potential reservoirs of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ochollo, a hotspot in southern Ethiopia

…, G Van der Auwera, F Massebo, S Shibru… - PLoS neglected …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Ochollo is a village in southern Ethiopia burdened with cutaneous leishmaniasis
(CL), where Phlebotomus pedifer is the only vector for Leishmania aethiopica and hyraxes …

Knowledge, attitude and practice of the local people towards human–carnivore coexistence in Faragosa–Fura Landscape, Gamo Zone, southern Ethiopia

B Gebo, S Takele, S Shibru - Wildlife Biology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Local people knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) have played an important role in
human‐wildlife coexistence and have received increased attention in biodiversity conservation. …

[PDF][PDF] Human pressure threaten Swayne's Hartebeest to point of local extinction from the savannah plains of Nech Sar National Park, South Rift Valley, Ethiopia

S Shibru, K Vancampenhout, J Deckers… - Journal of Biodiversity …, 2020 - researchgate.net
We investigated the population size of the endemic and endangered Swayne’s Hartebeest (Alcelaphus
buselaphus swaynei) in Nech Sar National Park from 2012 to 2014 and …

Farmers' perspectives of rodent damage and rodent management in smallholder maize cropping systems of Southern Ethiopia

Z Tomass, S Shibru, M Yonas, H Leirs - Crop protection, 2020 - Elsevier
A survey was conducted in Chano area, Southern Ethiopia, to investigate farmers' viewpoints
with regard to rodent pest problems. Farmers (n = 384) were interviewed using semi-…