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Invasive Alien Plant Species in Tanzania

Citation

Lyimo P, Macrice S, Emily C, Munishi P, Paul C, Bugingo A, Masaka K, Kitasho N, Justine S (2019). Invasive Alien Plant Species in Tanzania. Version 1.3. Sokoine University of Agriculture, Department of Ecosystems and Conservation. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/oa1kgt accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-14.

Description

Invasive alien species pose substantial threats to agriculture, biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services globally. Information is an essential starting point that would enable the quantification of these threats, and inform the development of appropriate responses. Comprehensive lists of invasive alien plants are generally lacking in most parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Plant invasive alien species are among the significant drivers of environmental change worldwide and important causes of biodiversity losses. They contribute to economic hardship and social instability, placing constraints on sustainable development, economic growth, and ecological problems in various parts of the world including Tanzania. This project was undertaken to provide information on the list of plant invasive species existing in Tanzania. The project used documentary search and interviews with relevant stakeholders.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Tanzania is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Paulo Lyimo
originator
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/paulo-john-lyimo
Paulo Lyimo
metadata author
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/paulo-john-lyimo
Samora Macrice
metadata author
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255 686 366 163
email: smacrice@sua.ac.tz
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/samora-a-macrice
Cosmas Emily
metadata author
position: Pathologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255758042625
email: johncosmas24@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/cosmas-john-emily
Pantaleo Munishi
metadata author
position: Professor
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754591849
email: pmunishi2001@yahoo.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/pantaleo-k-t-munishi
Christian Paul
metadata author
position: Wood Scientist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3009
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255788944000
email: chriskolonel@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/about/contacts
Adili Bugingo
metadata author
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255768625759
email: adilibugingo@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/students/postigraduate/phd-students
Kosei Masaka
metadata author
position: Economist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3009
Morogoro
3009
TZ
Telephone: +255763628461
email: kosei.jr@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/economics/index.php/kosei-masaka
Neema Kitasho
metadata author
position: Economist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3009
Morogoro
TZ
Telephone: +255754023419
email: nkitasho@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/index.php/staff/academic-staff
Scola Justine
metadata author
position: Forester
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3009
Morogoro
3009
TZ
Telephone: +255787966286
email: scoojustine@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/index.php/admissions/postgraduate-degree-programs
Paulo Lyimo
user
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
Paulo Lyimo
administrative point of contact
position: Ecologist
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P.O.Box 3010
Morogoro
3010
TZ
Telephone: +255754216031
email: paulolyimo@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=https://www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz/forestrybiology/index.php/paulo-john-lyimo
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