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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Estudo de identificação da SARUA As Alterações Climáticas Contam: Relatório Nacional de Moçambique
O estudo de identificação As Alterações Climáticas Contam é a fase inicial do Programa de Desenvolvimento de Capacidades em matéria de Alterações Climáticas da SARUA. Este estudo foi viabilizado pelo apoio profissional, financeiro e em espécie de múltiplos parceiros. O patrocinador principal do estudo foi a Rede de Conhecimento para o Clima e Desenvolvimento (CDKN).
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Climate Change and Biodiversity
None
Estudo de identificação da SARUA As Alterações Climáticas Contam: Relatório Nacional de Moçambique
United Nations Environment Programme/Nairobi Convention Secretariat
The Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region spans across a large latitudinal range, from the Somalia region, influenced by the strong monsoon regime of the northern Indian Ocean, to the southern temperate regime of the tip of South Africa, where the Agulhas current diverges from the northward moving Atlantic Benguela current. It encompasses tropical and subtropical regions of diverse nature, rich stretches of coast along the mainland countries of Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa, and vast oceanic areas surrounding the island states of Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mauritius and French Territories.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Regional State of the Coast Report
Avaliação preliminar dos recursos de camarão de profundidade em Moçambique
Torstensen
Sd
N/A
Embora se saiba bastante sobre a biologia do camarão de águas pouco profundas, 0 conhecimento sobre 0 camarão tropical de profundidade e extremamente limitado. Isto se deve ao facto que estes mananciais representam pescarias relativamente novas e a que o estudo das especies de profundidade e mais difícil e dispendioso. Alguma informação biologica sobre as principais espécies de camarão de profundidade em Moçambique tern sido recolhida durante cruzeiros de investigação (Brinca et al., Pacule, 1987) e através de amostragens efectuadas a bordo de barcos comerciais (frota da RDA) entre 1983 e 1986.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Avaliação preliminar dos recursos de camarão de profundidade em Moçambique
Review of Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries: Synthesis report
MRAG
2015
N/A
This is a report prepared by MRAG for the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), with support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD). The views expressed are those of the authors and are not necessarily those of DFID or the UK Government
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a global problem affecting both Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs) and the high seas. A number of initiatives have been taken to quantify and combat it, notably the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action on IUU Fishing. In 2003 following a meeting of the Round Table on Sustainable Development at the OECD, a number of Ministers decided to form a High Seas Task Force with the objective of defining practical solutions to the problem.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Review of Impacts of Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing on Developing Countries: Synthesis report
Informação geral sobre o manancial de camarão de profundidade e a sua exploração nas águas da Repúblia Popular de Moçambique
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Informação geral sobre o manancial de camarão de profundidade e a sua exploração nas águas da Repúblia Popular de Moçambique
Diet of Whale Sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses
Rohner, C. Et al
2013
N/A
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
Whale sharks Rhincodon typus are large filter-feeders that are frequently observed feeding in surface zooplankton patches at their tropical and subtropical coastal aggregation sites. Using signature fatty acid (FA) analyses from their subdermal connective tissue and stomach content analysis, we tested whether whale sharks in Mozambique and South Africa predominantly feed on these prey and/or what other prey they target. Arachidonic acid (20:4ω6; mean ± SD = 17.8 ± 2.0% of total FA), 18:0 and 18:1ω9c were major FA of whale sharks, while in contrast, coastal epipelagic zooplankton collected near feeding whale sharks had 22:6ω3 (docosahexaenoic acid), 16:0 and 20:5ω3 (eicosapentaenoic acid) as major FA.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Diet of Whale Sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses
Pomene Diving reefs
Pomene Lodge
Sd
Inhambane
Diving at Pomene is remote and very beautiful with no other operations in the area. We can easily guarantee that you will not be sharing the reefs with any other divers. The dives are however, a fair distance from the lodge and in times of inclement sea conditions, it may occur that you might not dive every day. Although Manta and Whale Sharks are regularly seen on all of the reefs, there are no spots where sighting can be guaranteed.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Others
Tourism and Biodiversity
Pomene National Reserve
Pomene Diving reefs
Relatório do Inventário de Agricultura de Conservação em Moçambique
A Direcção de Formação, Documentação e Transferência de Tecnologias (DFDTT) em colaboração com a Universidade Estatal de Michigan está lançando a produção de três séries de relatórios sobre resultados de investigações na área de pesquisa socio-económica e transferência de tecnologias agrárias. As publicações da série Sumário de Pesquisa são relativamente breves (3-4 páginas) e muito focalizadas, visando fornecer resultados preliminares de uma forma sucinta e objectiva para maximizar a sua utilidade. As publicações da série de Relatórios de Pesquisa e da série Relatórios Preliminares de Pesquisa visam proporcionar análises profundas e mais elaboradas do ponto de vista metodológico.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Relatório do Inventário de Agricultura de Conservação em Moçambique
Relatório do processo de Mapeamento das Comunidades do Parque Nacional de Zinave, no âmbito da proposta de Redelimitação do Parque
DNAC
2011
Inhambane
No âmbito da proposta de redefinição dos limites do Parque Nacional de Zinave cuja fase de consultas comunitárias foi concluida, o PNZ levou a efeito um programa de mapeamento das comunidades residentes no interior e na Zona Tampão do Parque, bem como áreas de expansão constantes da proposta de redelimitação.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Official Government Document
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
Zinave National Park
Relatório do processo de Mapeamento das Comunidades do Parque Nacional de Zinave, no âmbito da proposta de Redelimitação do Parque
Reconhecimentos Hidrográficos na Cartohrafia Portuguesa da Costa Centro e Sul de Moçambique no século XIX
Roque, A. & Ferrão, L.
2006
Gaza; Inhambane; Maputo (cidade); Maputo; Sofala
AFRICANA STUDIA
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve
Reconhecimentos Hidrográficos na Cartohrafia Portuguesa da Costa Centro e Sul de Moçambique no século XIX
Rationale for Protecting Manta Rays (Manta birostris & Manta alfredi) in Mozambique
Marshall. A. Et al.
2015
Inhambane
MMF
Manta rays are iconic species important for global marine heritage. They are also recognized as globally threatened species by the IUCN- listed as vulnerable to extinction. The coast of southern Mozambique has been identified as the most important aggregation site for both recognized species of manta rays in Africa. These gentle giants represent economically important drawcards for coastal tourism with a current estimated value of the US$12.7 million per year in direct revenue to dive operators in the Inhambane Province and an overall direct economic impact (including associated tourism expenditures) of US$39.5 million annually.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Rationale for Protecting Manta Rays (Manta birostris & Manta alfredi) in Mozambique
whole month on the sea and by the sea – this is what an internship at the Association of Coastal Conservation of Mozambique (ACCM – Zavora Marine Lab)/Iemanja Research and Conservation Projects, Mozambique means. A whole month of combining diving, my favourite hobby, and studying marine creatures, my future study area – this was a combination of the best things in the world.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
General Information
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Tourism and Biodiversity
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Conserving marine life in Mozambique
Phylogeography of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the Southwest Indian Ocean
Patterns of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation were used to analyse the population genetic structure of southwestern Indian Ocean green turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations. Analysis of sequence variation over 396 bp of the mtDNA control region revealed seven haplotypes among 288 individuals from 10 nesting sites in the Southwest Indian Ocean. This is the first time that Atlantic Ocean haplotypes have been recorded among any Indo-Pacific nesting populations. Previous studies indicated that the Cape of Good Hope was a major biogeographical barrier between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans because evidence for gene flow in the last 1.5 million years has yet to emerge.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Phylogeography of the green turtle, Chelonia mydas, in the Southwest Indian Ocean
Zambézia Integrated Landscapes Management Program
Etc Terra
Sd
Zambézia
English
No Restrictions
General
Presentations
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Zambézia Integrated Landscapes Management Program
Reconciling growth and development with ecological integrity of the coastline: The case of mangroves in Mozambique
Chevallier, R.
Sd
N/A
English
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Presentations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
None
Reconciling growth and development with ecological integrity of the coastline: The case of mangroves in Mozambique
Population structure enhances perspectives on regional management of the western Indian Ocean green turtle
Bourjea, J. Et al.
2015
N/A
To refine our understanding of the spatial structure of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) populations in the South West Indian Ocean (SWIO), we analysed patterns of mitochondrial DNA (396 base pairs control region fragment) variation among 171 samples collected at five distinct locations (Kenya, Northern Mozambique, and three locations in the Republic of Seychelles: the Granitic, Amirantes, and Farquhar groups) and compared them to genetic data (n = 288), previously collected from 10 southern locations in the SWIO. We also analysed postnesting satellite tracks (n = 4) from green turtles nesting in the Amirantes group.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Population structure enhances perspectives on regional management of the western Indian Ocean green turtle
Lion (Panthera leo) populations are declining rapidly across Africa, except in intensively managed areas
Bauer, H. Et al.
2015
N/A
Zoological Society
We compiled all credible repeated lion surveys and present time series data for 47 lion (Panthera leo) populations. We used a Bayesian state space model to estimate growth rate-λ for each population and summed these into three regional sets to provide conservation-relevant estimates of trends since 1990. We found a striking geographical pattern: African lion populations are declining everywhere, except in four southern countries (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe). Population models indicate a 67% chance that lions in West and Central Africa decline by onehalf, while estimating a 37% chance that lions in East Africa also decline by one-half over two decades.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
None
Lion (Panthera leo) populations are declining rapidly across Africa, except in intensively managed areas
Climate influences the global distribution of sea turtle nesting
Pike, D.
2013
N/A
Global Ecology and Biogeography
Aim To understand whether climate limits current sea turtle nesting distributions and shapes the ecological niche of the terrestrial life-history stage of these wideranging marine vertebrates.
English
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Climate Change and Biodiversity
None
Climate influences the global distribution of sea turtle nesting
Dinâmica espacial da interação entre manadas de elefantes na Reserva Florestal de Moribane Província de Manica
Clavete
2014
Manica
FAEF
O elefante africano é uma espécie de alto valor ecológico, é chave, carismática, generalista e umbrella. O impacto sobre o seu habitat aumenta se as áreas usadas por diferentes manadas se sobrepõem ou a manada usa a mesma área em anos consecutivos. Pretende-se estudar os deslocamentos, distâncias de separação, sobreposição e tamanho da área de uso de mandas de elefantes para a avaliação da interação entre manadas de elefantes.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Forest Reserves
Dinâmica espacial da interação entre manadas de elefantes na Reserva Florestal de Moribane Província de Manica
Report of the 2011 Sengi expedition to Northern Mozambique
Coals, P.
2011
Cabo Delgado; Nampula; Niassa
Sengis are members of the supercohort Afrotheria (www.afrotheria.net), which represents an ancient group of mammals with a common African ancestry that evolved over 100 million years ago. The Afrotheria includes seven distinct, but phylogenetically related groups (elephants, sea cows, hyraxes, sengis, the aardvark, tenerecs, and golden -moles), which together represent nearly a third of extant orders of mammals. However, they only contribute about 77 of the approximately 1260 species of mammals found in Africa and Madagascar. Thus, with relatively few species extinctions, entire groups of mammals would cease to exist, and therefore it is especially important to document their diversity.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Report of the 2011 Sengi expedition to Northern Mozambique
An Overview of Anthropogenic Threats & Recomendations in the Greater Vilanculos Area
Murie, C. Et al.
Sd
Inhambane
MMF
Herein we provide an assessment of the anthropogenic threats present within the Greater Vilanculos Area, with special emphasis on the Bazaruto Archipelago National Park (BANP). The threats were identified through a combination of direct observations and reports of detrimental activities occurring within the region. They can be summarised as the overexploitation of fish stocks, cryptic anthropogenic threats, and habitat degradation.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
None
An Overview of Anthropogenic Threats & Recomendations in the Greater Vilanculos Area
Naushonia Lactoalbida, New Species (Decapoda: Thalassinidea: Laomediidae), A Mud Shrimp from Inhaca Island, Mozambique
Berggren, M.
1992
Maputo
JOURNAL OF CRUSTACEAN BIOLOGY
A new species of the rare burrowing mud shrimp genus Naushonia has been found at Inhaca Island, in southern Mozambique. This is the sixth species in the genus, the first one found in the southern hemisphere and the second one found in the Indian Ocean. It was obtained from the entrance of its burrow in low water on a tidal flat.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Inhaca Biological Reserve
Naushonia Lactoalbida, New Species (Decapoda: Thalassinidea: Laomediidae), A Mud Shrimp from Inhaca Island, Mozambique
Food Consumption/Biomass Ratios of the Pelagic Fish Community of Lake Malawi/Niassa
Ngatunga, B. & Allison, E.
1997
Niassa
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Health & Biodiversity
Lake Niassa Partial Marine Reserve
Food Consumption/Biomass Ratios of the Pelagic Fish Community of Lake Malawi/Niassa
Subsídios para o estudo dos hematozoários dos répteis de Moçambique
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Subsídios para o estudo dos hematozoários dos répteis de Moçambique
Environmental Report Pande ENH Exploration Area
Dutton, P. & Ramsay, S.
1993
Inhambane
To provide ecological information for the World Bank/ IFC/N.I.G.A. to augment the Smedvig report done on belhalf of ENH in the Pande area of the Inhambane Province of Moçambique.
English
No Restrictions
General
Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Management Plans, Biodiversity Counterbalance Plans, and the like
Impact Assessment; Protected Areas
Zinave National Park
Environmental Report Pande ENH Exploration Area
Monitoring anthropogenic sewage pollution on mangrove creeks in southern Mozambique: A test of Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852 (Palaemonidae) as a biological indicator
Penha-Lopes, G. Et al.
2011
Gaza; Inhambane; Maputo (cidade); Maputo
Environmental Pollution
Tropical coastal ecosystems, such as mangroves, have a great ecological and socioeconomic importance for adjacent systems and local populations, but intensive environmental impact monitoring is still lacking, mainly in East Africa. This study evaluated the potential anthropogenic disturbance on Palaemon concinnus population structure and fitness. Palaemon concinnus populations from one peri-urban (domestic sewage impacted) and two pristine mangrove creeks were studied by sampling nearly 100 shrimps per location every 15 days for 12 months.
English
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Monitoring anthropogenic sewage pollution on mangrove creeks in southern Mozambique: A test of Palaemon concinnus Dana, 1852 (Palaemonidae) as a biological indicator
Management Recommendations for Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) in the Bazaruto Area National Park
Pierce, S. Et al.
Sd
Inhambane
MMF
Whale shark are the largest fish in the world, growing to 20 m length and 80-100 years in age. Although they are true sharks, they feed solely on zooplankton and tiny fish. Whale shark populations have been greatly depleted by targeted fisheries, accidental catches in nets and boat strikes. The species is globally Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, and they are listed species on both CITES and CMS (Appendix II). Inhambane Province is a global hotspot for whale sharks, with approximately 10% of the world’s identified whale sharks having been recorded here. Over 650 individual sharks have been documented from Mozambique. Although they are capable of long distance movements, many sharks return frequently to Mozambique.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park
Management Recommendations for Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus) in the Bazaruto Area National Park
Influence of oceanic factors on long-distance movements of loggerhead sea turtles displaced in the southwest Indian Ocean
Mencacci, R. Et al.
2010
N/A
Mar Biol
The routes of Wve satellite-tracked loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta), subjected to an experimental translocation away from their usual migratory routes, have been analysed in relation to the concurrent oceanographic conditions. Remote sensing data on sea surface temperature and height anomalies, as well as trajectories of surface drifters were used, to get simultaneous information on the currents encountered by the turtles during their long-range oceanic movements. Turtles mostly turned out to move in the same direction as the main currents, and their routes were often inXuenced by circulation features they encountered.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Influence of oceanic factors on long-distance movements of loggerhead sea turtles displaced in the southwest Indian Ocean
Mapa: Coutada Oficial nº 5
Ad
Sd
Inhambane; Sofala
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity; Mountain Biodiversity; Other Terrestrial Biodiversity; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Maps and non-georeferenced data (as jpg, pdf, .zip, data etc.)
Protected Areas
Official Hunting Areas (Coutadas)
Mapa: Coutada Oficial nº 5
A model-based assessment of reef larvae dispersal in the Western Indian Ocean reveals regional connectivity patterns – Potential implications for conservation policies
Crochelet, E. Et al.
2016
N/A
Marine resources are under increasing pressure from a wide variety of threats such as overfishing, offshore energy development, and climate change. As marine ecosystems degrade, so do the well-being and livelihoods of humans that depend directly on the ecosystem goods and services they provide. Marine protected areas have been proposed to protect biodiversity, restore damaged ecosystems, sustain fisheries, and rebuild overexploited stocks. The effectiveness of marine protected areas depends in part on their effectiveness as connected networks, linked over large areas by ecological processes such as larval dispersal.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Threats to Biodiversity
None
A model-based assessment of reef larvae dispersal in the Western Indian Ocean reveals regional connectivity patterns – Potential implications for conservation policies
Movements and diving behavior of inter-nesting leatherback turtles in an oceanographically dynamic habitat in South Africa
Robinson, N. Et al.
2017
N/A
MARINE ECOLOGY PROGRESS SERIES
Sea turtles congregate in specific in-water habitats during reproductive periods. These habitats are inherently tied to the location of their nesting beaches, but they are also influenced by the prevailing oceanographic conditions. Here, we characterized the movements and diving behaviour of leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea between nesting events at the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa. Furthermore, we characterized the general oceanographic features (sea surface temperature and ocean currents) in and around the identified internesting habitats.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Movements and diving behavior of inter-nesting leatherback turtles in an oceanographically dynamic habitat in South Africa
Species composition, comparative size and abundance of the genus Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) from different mangrove strata along the East African coast
Torres, P. Et al.
2008
N/A
Hydrobiologia
Variation in the abundance, distribution and size of four species of mangrove littorinid gastropods (genus Littoraria) was investigated using a nested sampling design at different spatial scales along the East African coast, from Tanzania to South Africa. Littorinid abundance and diversity decreased abruptly south of Inhaca Island at the southern end of the study area. All species presented a large-scale spatial variation in abundance, with L. subvittata showing the greatest abundance while L. intermedia was rare.
English
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Species composition, comparative size and abundance of the genus Littoraria (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) from different mangrove strata along the East African coast
Developing a Flood Monitoring System From Remotely Sensed Data for the Limpopo Basin
Asante, L. Et al.
2007
Gaza
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON GEOSCIENCE AND REMOTE SENSING
This paper describes the application of remotely sensed precipitation to the monitoring of floods in a region that regularly experiences extreme precipitation and flood events, often associated with cyclonic systems. Precipitation data, which are derived from spaceborne radar aboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s infrared-based products, are used to monitor areas experiencing extreme precipitation events that are defined as exceedance of a daily mean areal average value of 50 mm over a catchment.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Limpopo National Park
Developing a Flood Monitoring System From Remotely Sensed Data for the Limpopo Basin
Hydrokinetic Turbine Effects on Fish Swimming Behaviour
Hammar, L. Et al.
2013
N/A
PLOS ONE
Hydrokinetic turbines, targeting the kinetic energy of fast-flowing currents, are under development with some turbines already deployed at ocean sites around the world. It remains virtually unknown as to how these technologies affect fish, and rotor collisions have been postulated as a major concern. In this study the effects of a vertical axis hydrokinetic rotor with rotational speeds up to 70 rpm were tested on the swimming patterns of naturally occurring fish in a subtropical tidal channel. Fish movements were recorded with and without the rotor in place. Results showed that no fish collided with the rotor and only a few specimens passed through rotor blades.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity; Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Hydrokinetic Turbine Effects on Fish Swimming Behaviour
Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles
Wallace, B. Et al.
2011
N/A
PLoS ONE
Where conservation resources are limited and conservation targets are diverse, robust yet flexible priority-setting frameworks are vital. Priority-setting is especially important for geographically widespread species with distinct populations subject to multiple threats that operate on different spatial and temporal scales. Marine turtles are widely distributed and exhibit intra-specific variations in population sizes and trends, as well as reproduction and morphology.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
None
Global Conservation Priorities for Marine Turtles
Three new species of sand lances (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from the southwest Indian Ocean
Randall, J. & Ida, H.
2014
Inhambane
Protammodytes ventrolineatus is described as a new species of sand lance (Ammodytidae) from a single specimen from a trawl haul in 240 m (the deepest record for the family) on the Saya de Malha Bank in the southwest Indian Ocean. It has 36 dorsal-fin rays (the lowest count in the family), 16 anal-fin rays, ten scales dorsally on opercle, no teeth in the jaws; a large eye (6.4% SL), and long pelvic fins (3.75 in HL; the longest in the genus; absent in most species).
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Pomene National Reserve
Three new species of sand lances (Perciformes: Ammodytidae) from the southwest Indian Ocean
The fisheries sector plays an important role in the economy of Mozambique, contributing to 40 to 50 per cent of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. An extensive coast that supports diverse fisheries makes Mozambique a sensitive place for illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing. This paper discusses the relation between IUU fishing and surveillance capacity, length of the coastal zone, commercial value of the resources and the national fishing capacity of Mozambique.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Illegal Fishing: The Case of Mozambique
Climate Change Implications for Water Resources in the Limpopo River Basin
Zhu, T. & Ringler, C.
2010
Gaza
IFPRI Discussion Pape
This paper analyzes the effects of climate change on hydrology and water resources in the Limpopo River Basin of Southern Africa, using a semidistributed hydrological model and the Water Simulation Module of the International Model for Policy Analysis of Agricultural Commodities and Trade (IMPACT). The analysis focuses on the effects of climate change on hydrology and irrigation in parts of the four riparian countries within the basin: Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Results show that water resources of the Limpopo River Basin are already stressed under today’s climate conditions.
English
No Restrictions
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Climate Change and Biodiversity
None
Climate Change Implications for Water Resources in the Limpopo River Basin
Key Aggregation Areas & Recommendations for Marine Megafauna in the Greater Vilanculos Area
Marshall, A. Et al.
Sd
Inhambane
Southern Mozambique is a centre of abundance for marine megafauna species along the eastern coast of Africa. The Marine Megafauna Foundation is currently collaborating with scientists, conservation bodies, dive operators, tourism authorities and other government officials to help create broad-scale protection for globally threatened and economically important species such as whale sharks, manta rays, cetaceans, sea turtles and dugong in Mozambique and prioritize protection for key critical habitats for these species in the Inhambane Province. !
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Pomene National Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone
Key Aggregation Areas & Recommendations for Marine Megafauna in the Greater Vilanculos Area
A review of migratory behaviour of sea turtles off southeastern Africa
Luschi, P. Et al.
2006
N/A
http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30058383
South African Association for the Advancement of Science
The survival of sea turtles is threatened by modern fishing methods, exploitation of eggs and habitat destruction. Forming keystone species in the ocean, their extinction would disrupt the marine food chain in ways as yet unknown. The Indian Ocean has many breeding areas for sea turtles, the southernmost ones being on the Maputaland coast of KwaZulu-Natal, where loggerhead and leatherback turtles nest in large numbers thanks to long-lasting protection programmes. For the leatherback this is the only known nesting site in the entire western Indian Ocean. At the end of the reproductive season, both loggerheads and leatherbacks undertake migrations towards disparate feeding areas.
English
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Cabo de São Sebastião Total Protection Zone; Inhaca Biological Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
A review of migratory behaviour of sea turtles off southeastern Africa