The BIOFUND Virtual Library is an online archive of information on Mozambique’s biodiversity, organized along the lines suggested by the Convention on Biodiversity’s Clearing House Mechanism. The Virtual Library will strive to make available all the documents, studies, reports, articles, educational and communications materials, maps and digital files that have been produced, to serve as a repository of our collective institutional memory as a conservation community. The usefulness of the Virtual Library will improve the more we share amongst ourselves. If you have any materials that are not currently part of the Virtual Library, please click on "Add Document" and become a contributor.
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Wattled Cranes, waterbirds, and wetland conservation in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Bento, C. & Beilfuss, R.
2000
Zambézia
WORKING PAPERS OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CAHORA BASSA DAM AND THE LOWER ZAMBEZI VALLEY
The principal objectives of the study were to: (a) compile annotated checklists of waterbirds from various representative sites in the Zambezi Delta; (b) present a report giving techniques used and evaluating the findings; and (c) indicating particular species or sites of interest. As we were involved in a similar study looking at potential impacts of dam construction (described in Bento & Beilfuss 1999), many of the findings and sections are common to both reports.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Wattled Cranes, waterbirds, and wetland conservation in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
The Fishing Centres of Lake Niassa (Mozambique)
Massinga, A. & Contreras, P.
1988
Niassa
Revista de Investigação Pesqueira
This report presents the results of the first frame survey of the fishing centres on the Mozambican coast of Lake Niassa, held in June 1983. A total of 41 fishing centres were detected in the area and visited. Through direct enquiries in each centre an estimated number of 3 380 fishermen and 1 230 fishing boats (of which 25 motorized) were established. The enquires gave also information on the type~ and quantities of fishing gear used.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Lake Niassa Partial Marine Reserve
The Fishing Centres of Lake Niassa (Mozambique)
The Rovuma Delta deep-water fold-and-thrust belt, offshore Mozambique
Mahanjane, E. & Franke, D.
2014
Cabo Delgado
Tectonophysics
We interpret two-dimensional seismic reflection data from the Rovuma Delta basin deep-water fold-and-thrust belts. Two major arcuate complexes with different architecture and extent are identified.While in the northern Palma arcuate complex a multitude of steep, east-dipping thrust-related fold anticlines formed above a single main detachment, in the southern Mocimboa arcuate complex multiple detachments resulted in the formation of thrust duplexes. In between the two arcuate domains, only few thrust-related fold anticlines developed.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
The Rovuma Delta deep-water fold-and-thrust belt, offshore Mozambique
Proceedings of the Lake Malawi Fisheries Management Symposium
Weyl, O. & Weyl, M.
2001
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Protected Areas; Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Proceedings of the Lake Malawi Fisheries Management Symposium
Carbon stocks of mangroves within the Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique
Stringer, C. Et al.
2015
Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
Forest Ecology and Management
Mangroves are well-known for their numerous ecosystem services, including storing a globally significant C pool. There is increasing interest in the inclusion of mangroves in national climate change mitigation and adaptation plans in developing nations as they become involved with incentive programs for climate change mitigation. The quality and precision of data required by these programs necessitates the use of an inventory approach that allows for quantification, rather than general characterization, of C stocks. In this study, we quantified the ecosystem C stock of the Zambezi River Delta mangroves utilizing a rigorous, yet operationally feasible approach.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Carbon stocks of mangroves within the Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique
Biomass and Carbon Stocks of Sofala Bay Mangrove Forests
Sitoe, A; Mandlate, J. & Guesdes, B.
2014
Sofala
forests
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Biomass and Carbon Stocks of Sofala Bay Mangrove Forests
An Overview of the Impact of Mining and Mineral Processing Operations on Water Resources and Water Quality in the Zambezi, Limpopo and Olifants Catchments in Southern Africa
Ashton, P. Et al.
2001
Gaza; Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
CSIR-Environmentek, South Africa and Geology Department, University of Zimbabwe
The original Terms of Reference for this study (Research Topic 4) were extremely broad and required an overview of all mining impacts on the biophysical environment throughout southern Africa. Though this objective was desirable, and would provide an excellent background for management strategies in each of the SADC countries, it was unrealistic in view of the time and budget constraints. Therefore, the main focus of this research topic was restricted to water resources, in particular water quality, and attention confined to three key river basins, namely the Zambezi, Limpopo and Olifants basins. Whilst the revised Terms of Reference remain challenging, they represent a compromise that enabled a useful body of work to be produced.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Impact Assessment
Limpopo National Park
An Overview of the Impact of Mining and Mineral Processing Operations on Water Resources and Water Quality in the Zambezi, Limpopo and Olifants Catchments in Southern Africa
Herpetological survey of the Niassa Game Reserve, northern Mozambique – Part I: Reptiles
Branch, W.; Rodel, M-O. & Marais, J.
2005
Niassa
SALAMANDRA
Significant contributions to the poorly known reptile fauna of northern Mozambique were made during a biodiversity survey of the Niassa Game Reserve (NGR), situated in northern Mozambique, bordering Tanzania. Of approximately 100 reptile species currently known from northern Mozambique, 57 species were recorded from the NGR. Important discoveries included: a new species of girdled lizard (Cordylus sp.) in rock cracks on the summit outcrops of Serra Mecula; the first national records of Melanoseps sp. and Lygodactylus angularis (both isolated populations are atypical and further studies are required to assess their taxonomic status).
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Niassa National Reserve
Herpetological survey of the Niassa Game Reserve, northern Mozambique – Part I: Reptiles
New Metacestodes of Gryporhynchid Tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from Carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) from Mozambique, Africa
Scholz, T.; Boane, C. & Saraiva, A.
2008
N/A
Comp. Parasitol.
Larvae of 2 species of gryporhynchid tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) were found in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) from Mozambique, Africa. Metacestodes of Parvitaenia samfyia Mettrick, 1967, a species never reported since the original description of its adults from herons (Ardeidae) in Zambia were found in the intestinal wall, whereas larvae of an unidentified species of Cyclustera Fuhrmann, 1901, closely resembling Cyclustera magna (Baer, 1959), a species with larvae previously reported from Tillapia zillii (Gervais) in Africa, were encapsulated in the liver of carp. Larval stages of both gryporhynchids are reported from fish for the first time.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
New Metacestodes of Gryporhynchid Tapeworms (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from Carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) from Mozambique, Africa
Potamonautes gorongosa, a new species of potamonautid freshwater crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from Mozambique, southeastern Africa
Cumberlidge, N.; Naskrecki, P. & Daniels, S.
2016
Sofala
Nauplius
A new species of the freshwater crab genus Potamonautes MacLeay, 1838, is described from Gorongosa National Park in Sofala Province, Mozambique, southern Africa. Potamonautes gorongosa, new species, is morphologically and phylogenetically distinct from the other species of Potamonautes found in Mozambique and nearby countries, and is most closely related to Potamonautes mutareensis Phiri and Daniels, 2013, from eastern Zimbabwe. Th e new species diff ers from this species and its other congeners by a unique combination of morphological characters of the fi rst gonopod, the anterior sternum, third maxilliped, and the major cheliped.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Gorongosa National Park
Potamonautes gorongosa, a new species of potamonautid freshwater crab (Decapoda, Brachyura) from Mozambique, southeastern Africa
Does the Limpopo River Basin have sufficient water for massive irrigation development in the plains of Mozambique?
der Zaag, P. Et al.
2010
Gaza
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth
This paper verifies whether the water resources of the transboundary Limpopo River Basin are sufficient for the planned massive irrigation developments in the Mozambique part of this basin, namely 73,000 ha, in addition to existing irrigation (estimated at 9400 ha), and natural growth of common use irrigation (4000 ha). This development includes the expansion of sugar cane production for the production of ethanol as a biofuel. Total additional water requirements may amount to 1.3 109 m3/a or more. A simple river basin simulation model was constructed in order to assess different irrigation development scenarios, and at two storage capacities of the existing Massingir dam.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Limpopo National Park
Does the Limpopo River Basin have sufficient water for massive irrigation development in the plains of Mozambique?
major waterbird breeding colony at Lake Urema, Gorongosa National Park, Moçambique
Stalmans, M. Et al
2014
Sofala
Durban Natural Science Museum Novitates
A very large breeding colony of eight waterbird species, comprising 5003 nests and active over March and April 2014 in flooded (0.5-1 m deep), open Faidherbia-Acacia woodland, is described from Lake Urema, Gorongosa National Park, Moçambique. The colony contained breeding Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis (983 nests), African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus (531 nests), Reed Cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus (2276 nests), African Darter Anhinga rufa (547 nests), Great Egret Egretta alba (330 nests), White-breasted Cormorant (230 nests), Grey Heron Ardea cinerea (82 nests) and African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus (24 nests). The number of Yellow-billed Storks and African Darters present during the 2014 count exceeds the 1% criterion
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Gorongosa National Park
major waterbird breeding colony at Lake Urema, Gorongosa National Park, Moçambique
Long-Term Plan for Hydrological Research: Adaptive Management of Water Resources at Gorongosa National Park
Beilfuss, R.; Steinbruch, F. & Owen, R.
2007
Sofala
PNG
The future of Gorongosa NP depends on the sustainable management of its water resources. Hydrological research and monitoring is thus an essential component of the adaptive management system for Gorongosa NP. This plan aims to generate the data, knowledge, and capacity necessary to address the most important challenges to effective water resource management in the Gorongosa system, including: ? Maintenance of Lake Urema and associated floodplain wetlands; ? Deforestation in the catchment; ? Large dams on the Pungwe and Zambezi Rivers; ? Water withdrawals and diversions ? Mercury contamination associated with gold mining; ? Fertilizer and pesticide runoff from agricultural development schemes; ? Climate change.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Gorongosa National Park
Long-Term Plan for Hydrological Research: Adaptive Management of Water Resources at Gorongosa National Park
An integrated approach for Limpopo Park groundwater characterization for biodiversity safety
Vitale, S. Et al.
2016
Gaza
Senses Sciences
This paper presents a multistep study held in the context of the SECOSUD Phase II project, called “Conservation and equitable use of biological diversity in the SADC region (Southern African Development Community). The present study is developed in the activity research of the SECOSUD Phase II project funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the SADC. One of this project’s objectives is to strengthen the capacities of the SADC region scientific network, in the aim to consolidate and to harmonize the management of natural resources.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Limpopo National Park
An integrated approach for Limpopo Park groundwater characterization for biodiversity safety
Gestão da Bacia Hidrográfica do Médio e Baixo Zambeze em Períodos Críticos
Ribeiro, D. & Dolores, S.
2011
Manica; Sofala; Tete; Zambézia
As cheias sempre fizeram parte da história do Rio Zambeze e mesmo tendo impactos negativos os seus benefícios eram superiores na vida do rio. As enchentes trazem os sedimentos ricos em nutrientes, alimentam as áreas húmidas, limpam os canais, braços e afluentes, e muito mais. No passado, o regime de cheias altamente previsíveis do Rio Zambeze permitiu o surgimento de práticas tradicionais e sistemas sociais que dependiam e beneficiavam do funcionamento natural do rio.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Gestão da Bacia Hidrográfica do Médio e Baixo Zambeze em Períodos Críticos
A Comunidade Ictiológica do Lago Urema, sua Diversidade e Interações Tróficas
Machipane, M.
2010
Sofala
DCB-UEM
Ao todo, 39 amostragens foram efectuadas, sendo 19 em redes de espera e 10 em arrastos, durante a segunda quinzena do mês de Setembro de 2009. Do esforço empreendido, foram capturadas 11 espécies de peixes, pertencentes a 8 famílias. Clarias gariepinus, com mais de 400 indivíduos foi a mais dominante, e as famílias mais abundantes foram Cyprinidae, Mormyridae e Ciclidae, com duas espécies cada. A diversidade de Shanon-Weiner encontrada foi a de 1.571 e com uma Equitabilidade de Pileou de 0.658, e concluiu-se apesar do indice, que o lago apresenta uma grande diversidade.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Gorongosa National Park
A Comunidade Ictiológica do Lago Urema, sua Diversidade e Interações Tróficas
Distribution, structure and simulation modelling of the Wattled Crane population in the Marromeu Complex of the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Bento, C.; Beilfuss, R. & Hockey, P.
2007
Sofala
The status of the Vulnerable Wattled Crane (Grus carunculatus) in Mozambique is poorly known, but historical accounts indicate that the species was previously more abundant and widespread than today. Annual surveys during 1995–2002 suggest a core population of about 120 breeding pairs remains in the Zambezi Delta region. Wattled Cranes in the delta are exclusively associated with sedges of the genus Eleocharis, the tubers of which provide the adult cranes’ main food supply. The main Eleocharis areas in the delta, and those supporting the highest density of Wattled Cranes, occur below the adjacent Cheringoma escarpment, where unregulated streams flow onto the floodplain.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Marromeu Special Reserve
Distribution, structure and simulation modelling of the Wattled Crane population in the Marromeu Complex of the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Multilocus Phylogeny of the Afrotropical Freshwater Crab Fauna Reveals Historical Drainage Connectivity and Transoceanic Dispersal Since the Eocene
Daniels, S. Et al.
2015
N/A
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
Phylogenetic reconstruction, divergence time estimations and ancestral range estimation were undertaken for 66% of the Afrotropical freshwater crab fauna (Potamonautidae) based on four partial DNA loci (12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, cytochrome oxidase one [COI], and histone 3). The present study represents the most comprehensive taxonomic sampling of any freshwater crab family globally, and explores the impact of paleodrainage interconnectivity on cladogenesis among freshwater crabs. Phylogenetic analyses of the total evidence data using maximum-likelihood (ML), maximum parsimony (MP), and Bayesian inference (BI) produced a robust statistically-well-supported tree topology that reaffirmedthemonophyly of the Afrotropical freshwater crab fauna.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Multilocus Phylogeny of the Afrotropical Freshwater Crab Fauna Reveals Historical Drainage Connectivity and Transoceanic Dispersal Since the Eocene
Freshwater crabs of Africa: diversity, distribution, and conservation
Cumberlidge, N.
2011
N/A
IUCN
freshwater crabs are among the most important invertebrates inhabiting african inland waters, and these large and conspicuous crustaceans are present in almost all freshwater habitats, from mountain streams to large lowland rivers and smaller water bodies (rathbun 1921; Balss 1936; Bott 1955; Cumberlidge 1999; yeo et al. 2008). The present work focuses on the freshwater crabs of continental africa, which includes northern africa in the Palaearctic zoogeographical zone, and the rest of the african continent that lies in the afrotropical zone.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Freshwater crabs of Africa: diversity, distribution, and conservation
Quantifying the density of mangrove crabs: Ocypodidae and Grapsidae
Skov, M. Et al.
2002
N/A
Marine Biology
Numerous studies have highlighted the importance of crabs within mangrove ecosystems, but tested methods of enumeration are virtually non-existent. The aim of the present study was to assess the accuracy of quick, non-invasive methods for estimating the population density of three species of mangrove crabs in East Africa: Uca annulipes, Sesarma guttatum and Neosarmatium meinerti. Methods employed depended on the behaviour and habitat of each species. Counts of U. annulipes and N. meinerti individuals that were active on the surface (visual counts) and burrow counts (of U. annulipes) were compared to actual densities.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Quantifying the density of mangrove crabs: Ocypodidae and Grapsidae
Diel behaviour of tuna and non-tuna species at drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs) in the Western Indian Ocean, determined by fishers’ echo-sounder buoys
Lopez, J. Et al.
2017
N/A
Mar Biol
As tropical pelagic species are attracted by floating objects in the surface of the ocean, industrial purse seiners deploy thousands of man-made drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs) to facilitate their catch of tunas. However, the sharp increase in the use of DFADs leads to some ecological concerns, such as producing higher amount of by-catch or alteration of natural behaviour of fish. We used fishers’ satellite-linked GPS buoys equipped with echo-sounders to continuously collect acoustic samples under remote DFADs and investigate the diel behaviour patterns of the associated fish (i.e., non-tuna species and small and large tunas) and their potential biological interactions.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Diel behaviour of tuna and non-tuna species at drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs) in the Western Indian Ocean, determined by fishers’ echo-sounder buoys
Sea Turtle Bycatch in the West Indian Ocean: Review, Recommendations and Research Priorities
Bourjea, J. Et al.
2008
N/A
Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci.
Within the framework of the FAO project GCP/INT/919/JPN and a review of published or available data, the relative importance of fishery-related sea turtle mortality in the West Indian Ocean region was assessed for Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Maldives, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Reunion, Tanzania and Yemen. Three fisheries were identified to significantly impact marine turtles: gillnetting, prawn/shrimp trawling and longlining, but it clearly appears that there is a global lack of published and reliable information regarding marine turtle population assessments and interaction with fisheries in the WIO.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Sea Turtle Bycatch in the West Indian Ocean: Review, Recommendations and Research Priorities
Morphometrics of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) in the Western Indian Ocean
Dhurmeea, Z. Et al.
2016
N/A
IOTC
This paper provides information on the length-length (fork-length, FL with pectoral length, PL and first dorsal length, LD1) and length-weight relationships of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) in five regions of the Western Indian Ocean. Data were obtained for a total of 923 female and 867 male albacore, caught by different fishing gears, and sampled from 2013 to 2015. The regression coefficients of the different relationships are presented. Possible causes of variations in length-weight, including tissue weights (gonad, liver and the rest of the viscera), sex and region are assessed using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and linear regressions on log-transformed equations of length and weight.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Morphometrics of albacore tuna (Thunnus alalunga) in the Western Indian Ocean
Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839), a valid species of labrid fish from the southwest Indian Ocean
Randall, J. & Victor, B.
2013
N/A
Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation
Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839), a labrid fish of the southwest Indian Ocean (type locality Mauritius), was placed in the synonymy of B. perditio (Quoy & Gaimard), antitropical in the Pacific Ocean (type locality Tonga), by Smith (1949) who reported the first record for southern Africa. Juveniles of both species are mostly the same in color, featuring a white bar in the middle of the body, followed dorsally by a large black area. The white bar develops into an oval yellow area dorsally on the body in B. perditio, whereas it narrows to a spindleshaped whitish to pink mark on the upper body that extends below the lateral line in B. atrolumbus.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Bodianus atrolumbus (Valenciennes 1839), a valid species of labrid fish from the southwest Indian Ocean
Comparing EIA Procedures and Contents in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique And EU
Rebelo, C. & Guerreiro, J.
S/D
Todas as Províncias
This work will provide a comparative overview of EIA procedures and contents in these three countries and in the EU. The differences are outlined and, in particular, it can be said that the EIA must be carried out by registered experts in the three countries, although such is not specified in the EU Directive. In Tanzania public consultation is mandatory during the scoping, and in Kenya the EIA study report should contain measures to prevent health hazards, to ensure employee safety within the work environment and for emergency management.
English
No Restrictions
General
Impact Assessment
None
Comparing EIA Procedures and Contents in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique And EU
In situ measured current structures of the eddy field in the Mozambique Channel
Ternon, J. Et al.
2014
Todas as Províncias
Deep-Sea Research II
Circulation and the related biological production have been studied during five cruises conducted in the Mozambique Channel (MZC) between 2005 and 2010.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
In situ measured current structures of the eddy field in the Mozambique Channel
Economic Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Western Indian Ocean: Current Knowledge and Recommendations
Sumaila, U. Et al.
S/D
N/A
The Indian Ocean (Figure 1) comprises 20% of the World’s surface water, has an austral to tropical temperature gradient, is bounded to the east by the African continent, to the north by the Asian land mass (which includes semi-enclosed seas - the Red Sea, Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Thailand and Bay of Bengal), and to the West by SE Asia (Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Timor L’Este and Australia). The throughflow between the Indian and Pacific Oceans is known as the Australasian Mediterranean Sea (Tomczak and Godfrey, 2003).
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Impact Assessment
None
Economic Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Fisheries and Aquaculture in the Western Indian Ocean: Current Knowledge and Recommendations
Status of Sea Turtle Conservation in the Western Indian ocean. Regional Seas Reports and Studies
IUCN/UNEP
1996
N/A
WWF
The training component of the workshop covered a range of issues from the lifecycle, biology and ecology of sea turtles to the role of international treaties and conventions in sea turtle conservation, The training took place through a series of presentations, facilitated discussions, demonstrations and practicals. The principle trainers were Colin Limpua, George Hughes, Jeanne Mortimer and Rodney Salm, with additional presentations by Marydele Donnelly, Doug Hykle, George Wamukoya and Ashish Bodasing. This was an interactive workshop, and the contributions and,sharing of experience by participants from around the region greatly enriched the discussions.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Status of Sea Turtle Conservation in the Western Indian ocean. Regional Seas Reports and Studies
Winter distribution and possible migration routes of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the southwest Indian Ocean
Best, P. Et al.
1998
N/A
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
The distribution and seasonality of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the southwest Indian Ocean are investigated from a number of sources. These include sighting and acoustic data collected on shore-based surveys on the African coast and from dedicated ship-based surveys in the coastal waters of Mozambique.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Winter distribution and possible migration routes of humpback whales Megaptera novaeangliae in the southwest Indian Ocean
Nesting Phenology of Marine Turtles: Insights from a Regional Comparative Analysis on Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Dalleau, M. Et al.
2012
N/A
PLoS ONE
Changes in phenology, the timing of seasonal activities, are among the most frequently observed responses to environmental disturbances and in marine species are known to occur in response to climate changes that directly affects ocean temperature, biogeochemical composition and sea level. We examined nesting seasonality data from long-term studies at 8 green turtle (Chelonia mydas) rookeries that include 21 specific nesting sites in the South-West Indian Ocean (SWIO). We demonstrated that temperature drives patterns of nesting seasonality at the regional scale. We found a significant correlation between mean annual Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and dates of peak nesting with rookeries exposed to higher SST having a delayed nesting peak.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Nesting Phenology of Marine Turtles: Insights from a Regional Comparative Analysis on Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Structure of a toothed cetacean community around a tropical island (Mayotte, Mozambique Channel)
Kiszka, J.; Ersts, P. & Ridoux, V.
2010
N/A
African Journal of Marine Science,
We describe the structure of a toothed cetacean community around the island of Mayotte (South-West Indian Ocean, 45°10’E, 12°50’S), using data collected from small boat-based surveys conducted between July 2004 and June 2006. In all, 16 odontocete species were recorded. Diversity (Shannon-Weaver index) was particularly high along the outer slope of the barrier reef. Patterns of spatial distribution underscore the existence of three main cetacean habitat types: the inner lagoon (Indo Pacific bottlenose dolphin Tursiops aduncus, and humpback dolphin Sousa chinensis), the outer reef slope (Spinner dolphin Stenella longirostris, Pantropical spotted dolphin S. Attenuate and melon-headed whale Peponocephala electra) and oc
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Structure of a toothed cetacean community around a tropical island (Mayotte, Mozambique Channel)
Cetaceans in the southwest Indian Ocean: a review of diversity, distribution and conservation issues
Kiszka, J.
2009
N/A
This paper review information on the diversity, distribution and conservation issues to cetaceans in this region. To date, up to 33 species of cetaceans have been recorded in the southwest Indian Ocean: 16 delphinids (Stenella longirostris, Stenella attenuata, Stenella coeruleoalba, Delphinus spp., Steno bredanensis, Grampus griseus, Sousa chinensis, Tursiops truncatus, Tursiops aduncus, Globicephala melas, Globicephala macrorhynchus, Pseudorca crassidens, Orcinus orca, Lagenodelphis hosei, Feresa attenuata, Peponocephala electra), 8 large toothed whales (Physeter macrocephalus, Kogia sima, Kogia breviceps, Mesoplodon pacificus, Mesoplodon densirostris, Mesoplodon mirus, Ziphius cavirostris, Mesoplodon gingkodens) and 7 baleen whales.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Cetaceans in the southwest Indian Ocean: a review of diversity, distribution and conservation issues
An Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) for marine mammals, sea turtles and elasmobranchs captured in artisanal fisheries of the SW Indian Ocean based on interview survey data
Kiszka, J.
2012
N/A
IOTC-WPEB
The incidental catch of marine megafauna, including marine mammals, sea turtles and elasmobranchs, poses one of the main threats to these species at the global scale. The purpose of this study is to assess the magnitude of bycatch of vulnerable megafauna in the SWIO artisanal fisheries using interview survey data. A total of 961 interviews were conducted in the region, including in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya and Mauritius. At least 59 species were identified as bycatch or by-product species, including 5 species of sea turtles, 8 species of marine mammals and 46 species of elasmobranchs.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Impact Assessment; Threats to Biodiversity
None
An Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) for marine mammals, sea turtles and elasmobranchs captured in artisanal fisheries of the SW Indian Ocean based on interview survey data
Incidental catch of marine mammals in the southwest Indian Ocean: a preliminary review
Kiszka, J. Et al.
2008
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
None
Incidental catch of marine mammals in the southwest Indian Ocean: a preliminary review
Capacity building for sustainable Fisheries Management in the Southwest Indian Ocean. NEEDS ANALISYS REPORT
FISHERMAN project
2014
N/A
The project “Capacity building for sustainable Fisheries Management in the Southwest Indian Ocean” (FisherMan) is co-financed by the European Commission through the ACP Edulink programme. FisherMan aims at supporting higher education institutions in the region to create new training programmes in sustainable fisheries management. The general objective is to support Southwest Indian Ocean region universities to prepare a new generation of skilled professionals for a sustainable fisheries management in the region.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures; Community Use of Biodiversity
None
Capacity building for sustainable Fisheries Management in the Southwest Indian Ocean. NEEDS ANALISYS REPORT
Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean
Souter, D. & Lindén, O.
2005
N/A
CORDIO
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
None
Coral Reef Degradation in the Indian Ocean
Observed eddy dissipation in the Agulhas Current
Braby, L. Et al.
2016
N/A
Geophysical Research Letters
Analyzing eddy characteristics from a global data set of automatically tracked eddies for the Agulhas Current in combination with surface drifters as well as geostrophic currents from satellite altimeters, it is shown that eddies from the Mozambique Channel and south of Madagascar dissipate as they approach the Agulhas Current. By tracking the offshore position of the current core and its velocity at 30°S in relation to eddies, it is demonstrated that eddy dissipation occurs through a transfer of momentum, where anticyclones consistently induce positive velocity anomalies, and cyclones reduce the velocities and cause offshore meanders.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Observed eddy dissipation in the Agulhas Current
Partnership for Conservation Report of the Regional Workshop on Marine Protected Areas, Tourism and Communities
Salm, R. & Tessema, Y.
1998
N/A
IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office
Marine protected area (MPA) management is becoming increasingly costly and unsustainable in its present form: the norm is for a management authority to foot the bill for MPA management in the face of escalating costs and hostility among stakeholders.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Protected Areas; Tourism and Biodiversity
None
Partnership for Conservation Report of the Regional Workshop on Marine Protected Areas, Tourism and Communities
Post-nesting Migration of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) from Southern Mozambique!
Pereira, M. Et al.
2014
Maputo
Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting at the Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve (POPMR), were chosen for the SWIOFP’s satellite tagging program based on the following criteria: i) feeding grounds and migratory routes of loggerhead turtles that utilize nesting beaches in southern Mozambique were unknown; ii) loggerhead turtles in Mozambique were yet to be studied using satellite telemetry; iii) existence of robust, scientific data on the nesting population due to a well-established monitoring program; iv) the nesting season (October – March) is well known; v) POPMR is the most important nesting area for loggerheads in the country; and vi) due to it’s proximity to Maputo (~120 km), the POPMR is logistically easier to work than othe
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve
Post-nesting Migration of Loggerhead Turtles (Caretta caretta) from Southern Mozambique!
Analysis of cover change (1995–2005) of Tanzania/Mozambique trans-boundary mangroves using Landsat imagery
Ferreira, M. Et al.
2009
Cabo Delgado
1995-2005
AQUATIC CONSERVATION: MARINE AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
1. Despite the ecological, environmental, and economic importance of mangroves, they are declining at an alarming rate worldwide, mostly as a result of human activities. 2. Along the eastern African coast, Mozambique has the largest mangrove area. Fishing and farming are the main economic activities in the area, and people harvest mangrove vegetation for tannins, fuel wood, traditional medicine, boat-building, carpentry, and crafting. 3. Landsat 5 TM imagery was used to map the distribution of trans-boundary mangrove areas along the Mtwara–Quirimbas Complex. Results for 1995 and 2005 are presented for the entire coastline and in more detail for the Ruvuma estuary, Quiterajo, Ibo/Quirimba islands, and Pemba Bay.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
Analysis of cover change (1995–2005) of Tanzania/Mozambique trans-boundary mangroves using Landsat imagery