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Year of Publication
Feasibility Study: Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas in Mozambique
Moye, M. & Nazerali, S.
2010
N/A
Document prepared with support from UNDP-GEF. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Maputo, Mozambique.
WWF
Feasibility Study: Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas in Mozambique identifies existing and potential sources of financing for Mozambique’s conservation areas and will serve as the basis for adopting a comprehensive sustainable financing strategy for Mozambique’s conservation areas. The report recommends priorities for developing pilot sustainable financing mechanisms and an action plan for implementation.
English
Not applicable
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Protected Areas
None
Feasibility Study: Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas in Mozambique
Mitigation Measures for Highway-caused Impacts to Birds
Jacobson, S.
2005
N/A
USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-191. 2005
USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep.
Highways cause significant impacts to birds in four ways: direct mortality, indirect mortality, habitat fragmentation and disturbance. In this paper I discuss highway-related impacts, and suggest solutions from a highway management perspective. Non-flying birds (either behaviorally or structurally) such as gallinaceous birds and ducklings; waterbirds such as terns; owls; ground-nesters; scavengers; Neotropical overwater migrants; frugivorous birds; and birds attracted to salt are often killed from highway-related causes. Suggested solutions include highway crossing structures, diversion poles on bridges or medians, modified right-of-way mowing regimes, road kill removal, appropriate median vegetation, among others.
English
Not applicable
General
Peer-reviewed article
Threats to Biodiversity
None
Mitigation Measures for Highway-caused Impacts to Birds
Revision of Ancylobotrys Pierre – Series of Revisions of Apocynaceae XXXVII
Vonk et al
1994
N/A
Department of Plant Taxonomy, Wageningen Agricultural University
Monograph of Ancylobotrys, a genus counting 7 species of the Apocynaceae-Plumerioideae-Carisseae-Landolphiinae restricted to Africa. A key to the species is presented. All 7 species are described in detail, illustrated and maps depict the geographical distribution.
English
Not applicable
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Revision of Ancylobotrys Pierre – Series of Revisions of Apocynaceae XXXVII
Towards the Establishment of an Ecologically Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique
WWF Eastern African Marine Ecoregion
2004
N/A
The aims of this publication are: - Provide guidance on how scientifically-based representative networks of MPAs can be established and its benefits. - Generate a focus on the commitments made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the obligations required relating to MPAs. - Review the status of the network of MPAs in each of the three countries. - Assess the effectiveness of existing MPAs in protecting marine biodiversity and contributing to sustainable livelihoods. - Identify gaps in the network at the level of the EAME and the actions needed to complete it. - Identify areas where international support is most urgently required to help these countries meet their targets and obligations.
This publication concerns the marine protected areas (MPAs) of three countries of the Eastern African Marine Ecoregion (EAME): Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. In all three countries, a large proportion of the rapidly increasing coastal population depends on marine resources for their food and income, inshore fisheries are over-exploited and degradation of marine and coastal ecosystems is escalating. MPAs are increasingly recognised as a tool for addressing these problems.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Protected Areas
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Primeiras e Segundas Islands Environmental Protection Area
Towards the Establishment of an Ecologically Representative Network of Marine Protected Areas in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique
Molecular phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial DNA of the grouper Epinephelus spp. in Indonesia collected from local fish market
Jefri et al
2015
N/A
BIODIVERSITAS Volume 16, Number 2, October 2015 Pages: 254-263 ISSN: 1412-033X E-ISSN: 2085-4722 DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d160221
BIODIVERSITAS
Groupers are widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical coastal waters, and are globally one of the most commercially important groups of marine fish, commanding high market price and are being heavily targeted in fisheries. Over fishing in Indonesia becomes a pivotal factor, which is seriously threatening the grouper biodiversity, as separate catch statistics are not reported for most species, and landings are often summarized as ‘serranids’ or ‘groupers’. This lack of species-specific catch data is due to the difficulty of identifying many of the species. The focus of this study was the tracking of molecular phylogeny of Epinephelus spp. of the family Serranidae.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Molecular phylogeny inferred from mitochondrial DNA of the grouper Epinephelus spp. in Indonesia collected from local fish market
Avaliação dos níveis de corte, composição especifica e regeneração natural de mangal no sul de Moçambique
Balidy et al
2005
Gaza; Inhambane; Maputo
Finaciado pelo Projecto da Gestão Integrada da Zona Costeira, Fase II. Projecto da DANIDA No 104. Moz. 1. MFS. 3. II
O presente estudo faz uma abordagem preliminar dos níveis de corte de espécies vegetais lenhosas ocorridos no mangal no Sul de Moçambique, focaliza também aspectos de ecologia nomeadamente a composição específica e regeneração natural. 12 locais foram visitados: Mambone, Pomene, Morrumbene, Maxixe, Porto de Inhambane, Salela, Zongoene, Estuário do rio Incomati, Reserva de Amputo, Tsolombane, Chibambo e Santa Maria. Roteio intensivo, inquéritos e amostragem nas quadrículas foram os métodos usados. No total foram feitas 110 quadrículas de 10m x 10m, 10 em cada local. Todas as plantas lenhosas dentro das parcelas com diâmetro superior a 5 cm foram identificadas botanicamente.
Portuguese
Not applicable
Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Avaliação dos níveis de corte, composição especifica e regeneração natural de mangal no sul de Moçambique
Conservation Status of the Lion (Panthera leo) in Mozambique – 2009
Chardonnet et al
2009
N/A
The IUCN-SSC organised two regional workshops, one for West and Central Africa and one for Eastern and Southern Africa, with the intention to gather major stakeholders and to produce regional conservation strategies for the lion. It was recognized the importance of establishing a National Action Plan (NAP) for the Lion in Mozambique and realized the lack of comprehensive information for reviewing the lion profile in the country. A survey has been launched to update the conservation status of the lion in Mozambique. The final report of this survey is expected to become a comprehensive material for submission as a contribution to a forthcoming NAP workshop. The current report is the final product of the whole survey made of three phases.
English
Not applicable
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity; Threats to Biodiversity
None
Conservation Status of the Lion (Panthera leo) in Mozambique – 2009
Impactos Ambientais decorrentes da erosão costeira na orla marítima da cidade da Beira (Moçambique)
Uacane, M.
2014
Sofala
Ano 7, Vol XII, Número 1, Jan-Jun, 2014, Pág. 209-218.
Revista EDUCAmazônia - Educação Sociedade e Meio Ambiente, Humaitá
A orla marítima da cidade da Beira (Moçambique), em particular dos Bairros urbanos da Ponta_Gêa e Chaimite, constitui uma faixa ambientalmente muito vulnerável a erosão costeira, compreendendo as unidades territoriais da Praia da Ponta_Gêa e Praia Nova, neste último caso abarcando parte do estuário do rio Pùngué. Devido à ocupação desordenada do espaço, nota-se hoje uma forte erosão em grande parte da orla marítima culminando com a destruição de inúmeras infra-estruturas sociais entre casas, vias de comunicação incluindo parte do revestimento vegetal local. O artigo tem como objectivo apresentar os principais impactos ambientais decorrentes da erosão costeira na orla marítima da cidade da Beira, nos Bairros de Chaimite e Ponta_Gêa.
Portuguese
Not applicable
Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Impact Assessment
None
Impactos Ambientais decorrentes da erosão costeira na orla marítima da cidade da Beira (Moçambique)
‘Checklist’ de Vertebrados de Moçambique
Schneider et al
2005
N/A
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Cheklist de Vertebrados de Moçambique com: - Checklist de Mamíferos - Checklist de Aves - Checklist de Répteis - Checklist de Anfíbios - Checklist de Peixes A informação inclui nome científico, nome português, nome inglês, estado de conservação e nomes vernáculos.
Portuguese
Not applicable
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity
None
‘Checklist’ de Vertebrados de Moçambique
Recent discovery of small naturalised populations of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake in South Africa
Jacobs et al
2015
N/A
BioInvasions Records (2015) Volume 4, Issue 1: 53–59 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2015.4.1.09
BioInvasions Records
The discovery of a naturalised population of Melaleuca quinquenervia in South Africa in 2009 prompted an evaluation of the species’ distribution across South Africa. We found records at seven localities in two of the nine provinces of South Africa, with naturalised populations at two sites. An additional herbarium record from Mozambique suggests that this global invader is present at other sites within the sub-region, and so while the extirpation of populations in South Africa is recommended and looks feasible, further work is required to determine the status and evaluate whether eradication from the sub-region as a whole is possible.
English
No Restrictions
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Recent discovery of small naturalised populations of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav.) S.T. Blake in South Africa
Biodiversity of the Zambezi Basin
Timberlake, J.
2000
N/A
Occasional Publications in Biodiversity No. 9
Biodiversity Foundation for Africa
The Zambezi River Basin lies across southern tropical Africa, with significant portions in Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Mozambique and smaller portions in Namibia, Botswana and Tanzania. Its total extent is approximately 1.33 million km2. In this paper an outline of the evolution of the Zambezi Basin is given, followed by an account of our knowledge on the vegetation types, plants, vertebrates and invertebrate species found there. Particular reference is given to those species of ecological or economic significance. Areas and species of particular interest from a conservation viewpoint are mentioned, and the conservation threats are outlined.
English
Not applicable
General; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Biodiversity of the Zambezi Basin
Diet and dental morphology of two coexisting Aethomys species (Rodentia) in Mozambique. Implications for diet reconstruction in related extinct species from South Africa
Denys, C.
1994
N/A
Acta Theriologica 39 (4): 357-364, 1994
Acta Theriologica
The examination of dental morphology of coexisting modern Aethomys namaquensis Smith , 1834 and A. chrysophilus de Winton, 1896 from Mozambique, whose diet has been studied in the field, shows that the development of stephanodont crests and the multiplication of supplementary cusps on labial side of the lower molars is associated with a mainly vegetarian diet. To the most specialized dentition corresponds the most specialized diet. The application of these results to two coexisting Aethomys species from the fossil site of Langebaanweg (Pliocene, South Africa) allows to conclude that their dental differences correspond to different paleodiets.
English
Not applicable
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Diet and dental morphology of two coexisting Aethomys species (Rodentia) in Mozambique. Implications for diet reconstruction in related extinct species from South Africa
EU Purse Seine Fishery Interaction with marine turtles in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans: a 15 years analyses
Clermont et al
2012
N/A
1995-2010
Bycatch of marine turtles, vulnerable or endangered species, is a growing issue of all fisheries, including Oceanic purse-seine fishery. The present paper seeks to assess marine turtle bycatch at a spatial and temporal level in the European purse seine fishery operating in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The study was based on data collected through French and Spanish observer programs from 1995 to 2011, a period where more than 230 000 fishing sets were realized by the UE fleets in both Oceans. A total of 15 913 fishing sets were observed, including 6 515 on drifting Fish Aggregate Devices (FAD) and 9 398 on Free Swimming Schools (FSC).
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Threats to Biodiversity
None
EU Purse Seine Fishery Interaction with marine turtles in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans: a 15 years analyses
Reserva Nacional do Gilé – Plano de Maneio 2012-2021
Ministério do Turismo, Direcção Nacional das Áreas de Conservação
2010
Zambézia
2012-2021
O presente documento constitui o Plano de Maneio da Reserva Nacional do Gilé e a sua Zona Tampão para o período 2010-2020 e baseia-se em parte na versão anterior que teve uma validade de cinco anos, entre 2003 e 2007. É importante referir que, devido à escassez de recursos financeiros e técnicos, o plano anterior não foi implementado na totalidade. Assim, varias recomendações e acções são repropostas na versão actual, embora com ajustes e modificações em conformidade com as novas informações disponíveis, bem como com o novo quadro de politicas e leis. Salienta acrescentar que o presente documento foi elaborado utilizando as demais informações disponíveis, especialmente aquelas recolhidas recentemente pelos especialistas da Fundação IGF.
Portuguese
Not applicable
General
PA Management Document
Protected Areas
Gilé National Reserve
Reserva Nacional do Gilé – Plano de Maneio 2012-2021
Review of Baeolidia, the largest genus of Aeolidiidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), with the description of five new species
This paper discusses the systematics of the aeolid genus Baeolidia Bergh, 1888. To date, this monophyletic genus is the most diverse within Aeolidiidae with sixteen valid species. Excluding Baeolidia cryoporos Bouchet, 1977, the genus is restricted to the Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific. Species of Baeolidia show a huge intrageneric variability in several morphological characters. Only oral glands, if present, may distinguish Baeolidia from other aeolidiids genera. Five new species, Baeolidia rieae sp. nov., Baeolidia variabilis sp. nov., Baeolidia lunaris sp. nov., Baeolidia gracilis sp. nov. and Baeolidia scottjohnsoni sp. nov. are described.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Review of Baeolidia, the largest genus of Aeolidiidae (Mollusca: Nudibranchia), with the description of five new species
African wild dog Conservation Research Project – Mozambique
André, Jean-Marc
2010
Sofala
2003-2010
Included in this document: "Conservation status and ecology of the endangered African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) in Mozambique" - Fieldwork session 2003-2004: the northern Sofala province (incl. Gorongosa NP & Marromeu Complex) “Conservation reinforcement through advanced research on a highly vulnerable population of African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) in the northern Sofala province, central Mozambique.” - Preliminary scientific report on the 2008-2009 fieldwork session “Conservation reinforcement through advanced research on a highly vulnerable population of African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) in the northern Sofala province, central Mozambique.” - Preliminary scientific report on the 2010 fieldwork session
The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus) is one of the carnivores the most threatened with extinction in the world (listed as “Endangered”, with criteria C2a(i), in the IUCN Red Data Book, 2008), the second most endangered (after the Ethiopian wolf, Canis simensis) of the only continent it inhabits and the first in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2004, the species has been completely extirpated from 25 of the 39 countries it once occupied. This document shows the results of the determination of African wild dog distribution and abundance in the 9 northern districts of the Sofala province, the role of extrinsic ecological factors on African wild dog population, its interactions with other carnivore and with people living in the area.
English
Not applicable
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity
Gorongosa National Park; Marromeu Special Reserve
African wild dog Conservation Research Project – Mozambique
Avaliação das Estratégias de Gestão de Risco no Turismo Ativo: Caso do Mergulho na praia do Tofo-Inhambane em Moçambique
Rodrigues, M.
2016
Inhambane
Dissertação apresentada à Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril (Portugal) para a obtenção do grau de Mestre em Turismo, Especialização em Gestão Estratégica de Destinos Turísticos.
A segurança tem sido uma das componentes centrais na escolha de um destino turístico, depois dos atentados de 11 de Setembro de 2001. No turismo ativo, a segurança revela-se de crucial tomando em consideração a elevada exposição a riscos que esta atividade está sujeita. O mergulho na Praia do Tofo tem sido um dos produtos turísticos muito procurados e atraentes para mergulhadores internacionais. E igualmente considerado estratégico a nível de Moçambique. O trabalho objetiva entender como são desenvolvidas as estratégias de gestão de risco no mergulho praticado na Praia do Tofo. O estudo conjuga as abordagens qualitativas e quantitativas, com recurso a metodologia baseada em inquéritos por entrevista e por questionário.
Portuguese
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Tourism and Biodiversity
None
Avaliação das Estratégias de Gestão de Risco no Turismo Ativo: Caso do Mergulho na praia do Tofo-Inhambane em Moçambique
A Handbook of Environmental Management
Lovett, J. & Ockwell, D.
2010
N/A
Edward Elgar Publishing Limited
Environmental management has risen from being the task of technical natural resource specialists to being the concern of everyone on the planet. This has led to a rapid expansion in the range of jobs dealing with environmental issues. Not only are ecologists, conservationists, hunters, farmers and fishers involved; we now also have professionals in social science fields such as environmental economics, law and politics.
English
No Restrictions
General
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Biological and Cultural Diversity; Climate Change and Biodiversity; Communication and Public Awareness; Environmental Education
None
A Handbook of Environmental Management
RELATÓRIO SOBRE O ESTADO DE CONSERVAÇÃO DAS TARTARUGAS MARINHAS EM MOÇAMBIQUE
Louro, C. et al.
2006
N/A
MICOA
Cinco espécies de tartarugas marinhas ocorrem e nidificiam na zona costeira de Moçambique. Apesar de serem importantes a nível ecológico e sócio-económico, e como símbolos de conservação da biodiversidade, além de serem protegidas pela legislação nacional e convenções internacionais, as tartarugas marinhas têm recebido em Moçambique, pouca atenção em termos de investigação e actividades de conservação. O presente relatório apresenta uma revisão ao estado actual de conhecimento e conservação das tartarugas marinhas em Moçambique, sendo baseado na literarura publicada e disponível.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Threats to Biodiversity
All Protected Areas of Mozambique; None
RELATÓRIO SOBRE O ESTADO DE CONSERVAÇÃO DAS TARTARUGAS MARINHAS EM MOÇAMBIQUE
A review of the species of Psammophis Boie found south of Latitude 12° S (Serpentes: Psammophiinae)
Broadley, D.
2002
N/A
African Journal of Herpetology, 2002 51(2): 83-119.
African Journal of Herpetology
The status, relationships and zoogeography of the 14 taxa of Psammophis found south of Latitude 12° S are reviewed and some taxonomic changes were proposed (Psammophis trinasalis and P. namibensis; Psammophis orientalis; Psammophis brevirostris and P. leopardinus). The database for this study includes that used for the review of P. notostictus and the P. leightoni complex (Broadley 1975) and much of the material available in American, European and southern African museums, totalling nearly 3 000 specimens.
English
Not applicable
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
A review of the species of Psammophis Boie found south of Latitude 12° S (Serpentes: Psammophiinae)
Proceedings of the National Workshop on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Mozambique
World Bank & Sida
1997
N/A
1996
Workshop was held on Inhaca Island and in Maputo, Mozambique ISBN 91-586-6068-2
Widespread poverty, together with rapid population growth and inappropriate or poorly planned development, have resulted in environmental degradation and resource depletion in many areas along the coast. This has resulted in increasing conflicts among coastal inhabitants. To address issues of coastal destruction and resource overuse, better methods for environmental and natural resources management are needed. One way of increasing awareness of the need for improved coastal management at the political and executive level is to arrange seminars and workshops, where policy-makers, heads of government agencies and others can meet to discuss the issues. This volume presents the proceedings of the fourth national workshop.
English
No Restrictions
Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.)
None
Proceedings of the National Workshop on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in Mozambique
A reconnaissance survey of the woody flora and vegetation of the Catapú logging concession, Cheringoma District, Mozambique
Palgrave et al
2007
Sofala
Bothalia
A checklist of the trees, shrubs and lianes of Catapú, Cheringoma District, Mozambique, is presented. Floristically the study area falls within the Swahilian/Maputaland Regional Transition Zone. In total, 238 woody species and infraspecific taxa have been recorded, representing 59 families and 167 genera. Most species (64%) occur both to the north and south of the study area, 26% have their core distribution in the Swahilian Regional Centre of Endemism, 4% have a more southerly distribution, 14 are endemic to the Swahilian/Maputaland Regional Transition Zone and two near-endemic, extending into the Zambezian Regional Centre of Endemism only along the Zambezi River Valley as far west as Kariba.
English
Not applicable
Forest Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
A reconnaissance survey of the woody flora and vegetation of the Catapú logging concession, Cheringoma District, Mozambique
Patterns of vegetation change in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Beilfuss et al
2001
N/A
WORKING PAPERS OF THE PROGRAM FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF CAHORA BASSA DAM AND THE LOWER ZAMBEZI VALLEY 1. Wattled Cranes, waterbirds, and wetland conservation in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique (Bento and Beilfuss 2000) 2. Patterns of hydrological change in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique (Beilfuss and dos Santos 2001) 3. Patterns of vegetation change in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique 4. Prescribed flooding and restoration potential in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique (Beilfuss 2001) 5. The status and prospects of Wattled Cranes in the Marromeu Complex of the Zambezi Delta (Bento et al 2002) 6. The impact of hydrological changes on subsistence production systems and socio-cultural values in the lower Zambezi Valley (Beilfuss et al 2002)
Water resources development projects have substantially altered the hydrological regime of the Zambezi Delta. The cumulative impact of these developments is a significant shift in the magnitude, timing, duration, and frequency of flooding in the delta. The implications of these hydrological changes on vegetation communities in the delta must be considered in the context of the hydrogeomorphic conditions and disturbance processes that control vegetation distribution and abundance.
English
Not applicable
Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Threats to Biodiversity
None
Patterns of vegetation change in the Zambezi Delta, Mozambique
Some Ophiuroidea from the Seychelles Islands and Inhaca, Mozambique (Echinodermata)
Clark, A.
1980
Maputo
The collection comprises 27 species of ophiuroids from Mahé and Praslin, Seychelles and 16 species (some the same) from Inhaca, Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Included are new records for Amphiura ambigua Koehler (found to be viviparous), Ophiactis picteti (de Loriol), Oph osphaera insignis Brock and Ophiopeza spinosa (Ljungman) from Mahé and Ophiura kinbergi (Ljungman) from Inhaca. Comments are also included on Ophiothrx (Keystonea) propinqua Lyman - transferred to the genus Macrophiothrix, some other anomalous specimens of Macrophiothrix, variations found in Ophiocoma pusilla (Brock) and the synonymy of Paracrocnida sacensis (Balinsky) with P. persica Mortensen.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Ponta do Ouro Partial Marine Reserve; Inhaca Biological Reserve
Some Ophiuroidea from the Seychelles Islands and Inhaca, Mozambique (Echinodermata)
The story of the elusive Dugongs of Bazaruto
McCreesh, C.
s.d.
N/A
Dugongs of Bazaruto - Chapter I
This is a story of how a large sanguine, sea grass-eating mammal humbled and taught me about the inter-connectedness of life and the impact we human beings are having on our planet and each other. It is also a story of a dream of committed people; one that remains tantalisingly close but is a long way from being fulfilled. In short, it is a story that is incomplete and this is only the first chapter.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Others
Gender and Biodiversity
None
The story of the elusive Dugongs of Bazaruto
Relatório sobre a Capacidade Administrativa e Financeira das Áreas de Conservação em Moçambique 2016
Sean Nazerali, Alexandra Jorge & Vitor Pereira
2016
N/A
2016
O presente relatório tem como objectivo avaliar a capacidade administrativa e financeira de 19 ACs em Moçambique, contribuindo como um dos critérios no processo de alocação de fundos da BIOFUND.
Portuguese
No Restrictions
General
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Protected Areas
All Protected Areas of Mozambique
Relatório sobre a Capacidade Administrativa e Financeira das Áreas de Conservação em Moçambique 2016
A new goatfish species of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) based on molecular and morphological screening and subsequent taxonomic analysis
Uiblein, F. & Gouws, G.
2014
N/A
DOI: 10.1080/17451000.2013.850515
Marine Biology Research
A new goatfish, Upeneus heemstra sp. nov. (Mullidae), from the Western Indian Ocean and SE India is described from initial DNA barcoding and quantitative morphological screening, followed by a taxonomic analysis featuring the comparison of 56 meristic, morphometric and colour characters compiled from 340 specimens of 10 phenotypically similar species. An updated identification key for the tragula species group is provided and remarks on size-related and population differences are made.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
A new goatfish species of the genus Upeneus (Mullidae) based on molecular and morphological screening and subsequent taxonomic analysis
Adaptation and Learning in Coastal Management: The Experience of Five East African Initiatives
Torell, E.
2000
N/A
Coastal Management
This article explores principles of adaptive, learning-based resource management and their practical application in coastal management projects in East Africa. The principles of feedback and adjustment, experimentation, and carefully guided participatory processes that capture widespread knowledge are used to describe the experience of five projects in Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique. The findings are drawn from a variety of sources, including site visits and interviews. The main finding is that adaptive methods are a major feature of all projects and the general approaches used in each case are similar.
English
Not applicable
General
Peer-reviewed article
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
None
Adaptation and Learning in Coastal Management: The Experience of Five East African Initiatives
Appraisal of the Potential for Rhino Conservation in Mozambique
Dunham, K.
2004
N/A
SADC Regional Programme for Rhino Conservation Semester 9 Task 1.2-8.1
During 1870, both the white rhino and the black rhino were reported west of the Limpopo River, between its confluences with the Elefantes and Nuanetsi Rivers. But by the late 1950s, excessive hunting had caused the extinction of the white rhino in Mozambique and the black rhino was extinct south of the Save River. This document evaluate the feasibility and the reintroduction options for rhinos in Limpopo National Park, Zinave National Park and Gile Game Reserve. Some preliminary guidelines for the development of a rhino conservation policy for Mozambique are also given.
English
Not applicable
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Project Document, Project Reports and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments; Protected Areas; Threats to Biodiversity
Zinave National Park; Gilé National Reserve
Appraisal of the Potential for Rhino Conservation in Mozambique
Are fiddler crabs potentially useful ecosystem engineers in mangrove wastewater wetlands?
Penha-Lopes, G. et al
2009
N/A
Marine Pollution Bulletin 58 (2009) 1694–1703
Marine Pollution Bulletin
The effect of different organic-rich sewage concentration and absence or presence of mangrove trees on the survival, bioturbation activities and burrow morphology of fiddler crabs species was assessed. After 6 months, males of both species always showed higher survival when compared to females. Crabs inhabiting pristine conditions achieved higher survival than those living in sewage-exposed mesocosms . At 60% sewage loading, fiddler crabs processed less sediment during feeding and excavated slightly more sediment than at pristine conditions. While percent volume of the burrow chambers increased at contaminated mesocosms for both vegetation conditions, burrows were shallower in bare cells loaded with sewage.
English
Not applicable
Coastal Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Ecosystem Restoration; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
None
Are fiddler crabs potentially useful ecosystem engineers in mangrove wastewater wetlands?
New data on zoogeography and taxonomy of the African species of the genus Sivacrypticus Kaszab (Coleoptera: Archeocrypticidae)
Lillig, M.
2004
N/A
Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie)
Stuttgarter Beiträge Zur Naturkunde
This paper presents new localities of the African species of the genus Sivacrypticus Kaszab, 1964, considerably extending the known distribution areas of some species. S. tanganyikanus Kaszab, 1971 is redescribed, and its male genitalia are illustrated for the first time. Distribution maps are provided for all treated species. Distribution patterns of the African representatives of the genus are discussed. A checklist of all known species of the genus is provided, including information about the original description, synonyms and distribution.
English
Not applicable
Other Terrestrial Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
New data on zoogeography and taxonomy of the African species of the genus Sivacrypticus Kaszab (Coleoptera: Archeocrypticidae)
Protecting East Africa’s marine and coastal biodiversity. Marine Conservation Agreements in the Western Indian Ocean
Rocliffe, S. & Udelhoven, J.
2011
N/A
The Role and Feasibility of Marine Conservation Agreements in the Western Indian Ocean
Commercial enterprises have been acquiring rights to marine and coastal areas for centuries for fisheries, energy and other uses. Increasingly, by using Marine Conservation Agreements, organisations like The Nature Conservancy (TNC) have begun to acquire similar rights for purposes that safeguard marine resources and benefit local communities. The Conservancy is developing a wide-ranging analysis of the role and feasibility of MCAs in key regions worldwide. This report examines one such region – the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) – and documents findings from an analysis of the ocean and coastal legal frameworks in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, Seychelles and South Africa.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity; Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Legal and Political (Laws, Regulations, Action Plans, Strategies, etc.); Protected Areas
Quirimbas National Park; Bazaruto Archipelago National Park; Inhaca Biological Reserve
Protecting East Africa’s marine and coastal biodiversity. Marine Conservation Agreements in the Western Indian Ocean
Satellite tracking of migrating loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) displaced in the open sea
Luschi et al
2003
N/A
Marine Biology
Loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) are known to migrate towards fixed, individually-specific residential feeding grounds. To study their spatial behaviour and their navigational ability, five loggerheads nesting in South Africa were captured when about to start their postnesting migration and tracked by satellite after having been displaced from their usual migratory route.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Satellite tracking of migrating loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) displaced in the open sea
Marine turtle interaction with purse-seine fishery in the Atlantic and Indian oceans: Lessons for management
Bourjea et al
2014
N/A
1995-2011
Biological Conservation
Bycatch of endangered marine turtles is a growing issue for the management of all fisheries, including the oceanic purse-seine fishery. The aim of this study was to assess the spatial and temporal variation in bycatch rates of these species in the entire European purse-seine fishery operating in the Atlantic and Indian oceans. The study was based on data collected through observer programs from 1995 to 2011. During that period, a total of 15 913 fishing sets were observed, including 6 515 on Drifting Fish Aggregating Devices (DFADs) and 9 398 on free swimming schools, representing a global coverage of 10.3% and 5.1% of the total fishing activity in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean, respectively.
Othe
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Marine turtle interaction with purse-seine fishery in the Atlantic and Indian oceans: Lessons for management
Dymitile – Dynamique migratoire des tortues marines nidifiant dans les Iles Françaises de l’Ocean Indien
Bourjea et al
2013
N/A
2011-2013
Chez les tortues marines, la migration est un processus indispensable tout au long de leur cycle biologique. Décrire et caractériser le cycle spatial des tortues marines est donc nécessaire pour définir une stratégie de conservation efficace à long terme. Nous avons étudié, grâce à la télémétrie satellitaire, la dynamique spatiale de deux espèces à différents stades de leur vie : 105 tortues vertes adultes Chelonia mydas en migration post reproductive dans le Sud-ouest de l’océan Indien (SOOI), et 18 tortues caouannes juvéniles Caretta caretta en phase océanique capturées accidentellement par la pêcherie palangrière réunionnaise.
Othe
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Dymitile – Dynamique migratoire des tortues marines nidifiant dans les Iles Françaises de l’Ocean Indien
Ecological Studies on the Shores of Moçambique. The Fauna of Intertidal Rocks at Inhaca Island, Delagoa Bay.
Kalk, M.
1958
Maputo
Annals of the Natal Museum, Vol. XIV, part 2, issued November 19th, 1958.
Annuals of the Natal Museum
The fauna of the 2,000-mile shore line of South Africa has been extensively investigated, but very little is known of the ecology of the adjacent 1,OOO-mile stretch of the Moyambique coast of East Africa. The exposed rocks nearest to Inhaca Island, that have been described, are at Isipingo near Durban, Natal, nearly 300 miles south, and the nearest sheltered rocks in Durban Bay. Many tropical Indo-Pacific species from the coast of Moçambique have been described by taxonomists in their publications on the South African fauna. The sites selected for the investigation of the rock fauna at Inhaca may be germane to the general problem of the distribution of marine intertidal organisms.
English
Not applicable
Coastal Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Gender and Biodiversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Inhaca Biological Reserve
Ecological Studies on the Shores of Moçambique. The Fauna of Intertidal Rocks at Inhaca Island, Delagoa Bay.
Ecology of tropical hermit crabs at Quirimba Island, Mozambique: distribution, abundance and activity
Barnes, D.
1997
Cabo Delgado
Marine Ecology Progress Series
A diverse assemblage of 16 species of hermit crabs occurs on the shores of the Quirimba Archipelago, northern Mozambique. Each species illustrated marked zonation such that they formed a distinct sequence from the subtidal across the wide intertidal zone to the supra-littoral. In addition to shore height zonation, there was distinct variation in type and range of habitat preferences. Of the 5 study islands, Quirimba and Quisiva had the greatest intertidal habitat variety and the largest number of resident hermit crab species.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity; Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Quirimbas National Park
Ecology of tropical hermit crabs at Quirimba Island, Mozambique: distribution, abundance and activity
Description of Monoleptoides gen. nov. from the Afrotropical Region, including the revision of nine species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)
Wagner, Thomas
2011
N/A
Bonn zoological Bulletin
Due to their specific external and genitalic patterns, several species of Afrotropical Galerucines, most of them originally described in Monolepta Chevrolat, 1837 and Candezea Chapuis, 1879, are transferred to the new genus Monoleptoides. This group is phylogenetically well defined and comprises nine previously described species, some of them well known, abundant, and widely distributed in tropical Africa. Detailed descriptions for the generotype, Monoleptoides duplicata and redescriptions of all species, as well as an identification key are given. Collection data are recorded in detail for the 1190 specimens studied, and summarized in distribution maps.
English
Not applicable
General
Peer-reviewed article
Gender and Biodiversity
None
Description of Monoleptoides gen. nov. from the Afrotropical Region, including the revision of nine species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)
The Zambezi River
Moore et al
2007
N/A
Large Rivers: Geomorphology and Management, Edited by A. Gupta
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
The Zambezi rises with considerable modesty in northwest Zambia from a small spring on the gentle upland of the Southern Equatorial Divide – the watershed that separates the river from north-west-flowing tributaries of the Congo. For some 30 km, the Zambezi head-waters flow to the north, towards the Congo, but then the course swings to the south-west, around a low ridge of Karoo sandstone known as Kalene Hill. This direction is maintained for a further 200 km into Angola before the river finally turns south-eastwards to the Indian Ocean. The aim of this chapter is to provide a description of the Zambezi, with particular focus on the contrasting geomorphological character of the three sectors of the river.
English
Not applicable
General; Inland Waters and Wetlands Biodiversity
Reports, Studies, Biodiversity Baselines and Evaluations
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Gender and Biodiversity
None
The Zambezi River
Global phylogeography of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
Dutton et al
1999
N/A
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999007116
Journal of Zoology
Analyses of mitochondrial (mt) DNA control region sequences from 175 leatherback turtles Dermochelys coriacea from 10 nesting colonies revealed shallow phylogenetic structuring of maternal lineages on a global scale. Eleven haplotypes were observed, and mean estimated sequence divergence, p = 0.00581, is much lower than the deepest nodes reported in global mtDNA surveys of the green turtle Chelonia mydas, loggerhead Caretta caretta, and ridley turtles Lepidochelys spp. The leatherback turtle is the product of an evolutionary trajectory originating at least 100 million years ago, yet the intraspecific phylogeny recorded in mitochondrial lineages may trace back less than 900 000 years.
English
Not applicable
Marine Biodiversity
Peer-reviewed article
Biological and Cultural Diversity; Gender and Biodiversity
None
Global phylogeography of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)