Mosissa Geleta Erena

Mosissa Geleta Erena

 Qualification: PhD

Specialization: Ecological and Systematic Zoology

Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Research area/Interest

• Biodiversity conservation and management
• Ecosystem management for sustainable ecosystem services
• Wildlife ecology and management
• Conservation and sustainable use of natural resources
• Ecology of mammals and their evolved behavioural adaptations to climate change and anthropogenic factors
• Indigenous knowledge in forecasting seasonal climate changes
• Bushmeat hunting and the emerging risks of zoonotic diseases
• Ethnozoological survey of medicinal animals
• Socioecological of protected areas

Publications

1. Mengistu Muleta Gurmessa, Mitiku Badasa Moisa, Gutema Jira Tesso & Mosissa Geleta Erena (2024). Impacts of land use land cover change on Leopard (Panthera pardus) habitat suitability and its effects on human wildlife conflict in Hirkiso forest, Sibu Sire District, Western Ethiopia. All Earth, 36:1: 1-24, DOI: 10.1080/27669645.2024.2433798
2. Tadesse Endalu Keneha and Mosissa Geleta Erena (2024). Medium and large sized mammals in the former Dhidhessa Wildlife Sanctuary, Ethiopia. Israel Journal of Ecology and Evolution.70:1-10.
3. Birhanu Tadesse Edosa and Mosissa Geleta Erena (2024). Wildlife habitat suitability analysis and mapping the former dhidhessa wildlife sanctuary using GIS-based analytical hierarchal process and weighted linear combination methods. 10 (2024) e33921
4. Birhanu Tadesa Edosa, Mosissa Geleta Erena, Bayisa Nagasa Wolteji, Guta Tolossa Werati, Milkessa Dangia Nagasa (2024). Urban growth assessment using machine learning algorithms, GIS techniques, and its impact on biodiversity: The case of Sululta sub-city, Central Oromia, Ethiopia. City and Environment Interactions23: 1-11
5. Kena Teshome and Mosissa Geleta Erena(2022). Common hippopotamus in the Dhidhessa River and its conflicts with Arjo Dhidhessa Sugar Factory.Conservation Science and Practice,4(10), e12790.https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12790
6. Mosissa Geleta Erena (2022). Assessment of medium and large-sized mammals and their behavioral response toward anthropogenic activities in Jorgo-Wato Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia. Ecology and Evolution, 12: 12:e8529.
7. Mosissa Geleta Erena and Taye Jara Dega (2021). Patterns of wildlife use by local people and its impacts on the future conservation of Jorgo-Wato Protected Forest, western Ethiopia. Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity. 5(3), 35–51.
8. Mosissa Geleta Erena and Tekalegn G/Yesus (2021). Mapping potential wildlife habitats around Haro Abba Diko controlled hunting area, Western Ethiopia. Ecology and Evolution, 11, 11282–11294. https://doi.org/10.1002/ ece3.7913.
9. Mosissa Geleta Erena,Afework Bekele and Habte Jebessa Debella (2020). Bushmeat hunting practices in Jorgo-Wato Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia, International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 46: 61-72.
10. Mosissa Geleta Erena, Afework Bekele and Habte Jebessa Debella,(2020). Density estimate and habitat association of Cape buffalo (Synceruscaffer caffer) in forested ecosystem of Western Ethiopia,submitted to International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 46: 49-59
11. Mosissa Geleta Erena and Abebe Getahun (2020). Origin and Zoogeography of the Order Proboscidea. Global Veterinaria22: 19-29.
12. Mekdes Tesfaye and Mosissa Geleta Erena (2020). Indigenous ethnozoological and ethnoveterinary medicinal practices in Leka Dullecha District, Western Ethiopia. Global Veterinarian. 22: 286-297.
13. Mosissa Geleta Erena, AfeworkBekele and Habte Jebessa Debella (2019). Diet Composition of Forest Inhabiting Cape Buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) in Western Ethiopia.International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences,45: 123–136.
14. Mosissa Geleta, Habte Jebessa Debella and Afework Bekele (2019). Human-Buffalo Conflict around Jorgo-Wato Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia. Global Veterinaria21: 17–23.
15. Mosissa Geleta Erena, Habte Jebessa Debella and Afework Bekele (2019). Local People’s View Towards Wildlife Conservation and the Misuse of Natural Resources in Jorgo-Wato Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia. World Applied SciencesJournal37: 70–78.
16. Mosissa Geleta Erena, Habte Jebessa Debella and Afework Bekele (2019). Decay rate and persistence time of Cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer) dung in the forest of Western Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology56: 1–5.
17. Mosissa Geleta Erena, Habte Jebessa and Afework Bekele (2019). Consequences of Land-Use/Land-Cover Dynamics on Range Shift of Cape Buffalo in Western Ethiopia. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences 45: 123–136
18. Mosissa Geleta and Afework Bekele (2016). Survey of Medium and Large-sized Mammals in Wacha Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia. Scholarly Journal of Agricultural Sciences 6: 71–79.
19. Mosissa Geleta and Afework Bekele (2016). Population size, habitat association and dietary composition of Boutourlini’s blue monkeys (Cercopithecusmitisboutourlinii) in Komto Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia. International Journal of Biodiversity Conservation 8: 259–268.
20. Mosissa Geleta (2015). Conservation links and gaps between scientific knowledge and indigenous people. Scholarly Journal of Sciences, Research and Essay. 4: 162–168.
21. Mosissa Geleta (2014). The indirect socioeconomic impact of illegal hunting of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) for trophy in east Wollega, Ethiopia.American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences 9:64–75.
22. Mosissa Geleta, Yosef Mamo and Afework Bekele (2011).Species richness, abundance and habitat preference of rodents from Komto Protected Forest, Western Ethiopia.Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences 2.166 –175.

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