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| Biodiversity |
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| Mahale Survey |
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| Environmental Edu. |
| Fishing Practices |
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| Sedimentation |
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| Nyanza Course |
| Uvira Renovations |
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Burundi and Zambia have done underwater habitat surveys across their entire coastlines. Tanzania and Congo have similarly profiled areas of interest though, because their coastlines are much larger, they have not been able to inventory them completely, to date (Fig. 5, 6). Using habitat maps derived from the manta tow technique, the BIOSS teams have selected a number of sites to survey in greater detail with a series of four dives including: habitat profiles, mollusc surveys, and fish censuses.  All the data collected on these expeditions is entered into the BIOSS survey database (Fig. 7). This database, like the literature database, interacts with the LTBP GIS system so that scientists and resource managers can create maps of habitat and species distributions and share them easily with other interested parties.  Finally, the BIOSS teams have chosen a series of long-term monitoring sites in each country. Monitoring sites were selected because of their rich biodiversity or because of a perceived threat from pollution, sedimentation, or fishing. Long-term studies at these sites will be critical for gauging the health of Tanganyika's biodiversity. The results and recommendations of the BIOSS can be found in the BIOSS Final Technical Report and the BIOSS Advice to the Strategic Action Plan, both available on this website. |
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