Home Institution
Connecticut College
Publication Date
Spring 2014
Abstract
Birds are useful environmental indicators and play important roles in the lives of people. A survey of coastal birds was completed around the shores of Uzi Island, Zanzibar. Intertidal flats surveyed at low tide proved to be the most diverse. Mangrove habitat surveyed at high tide was less diverse, yet a mangrove island hosted an abundance of roosting birds.
Although the coastal bird species found on Uzi are of “Least Concern” according to IUCN ratings, conservation of bird habitat, such as mangroves, is a vital step in maintaining biodiversity. Human subjects reported that fishermen and seaweed farmers do not disturb the coastal birds. A strong relationship between seabirds and fishermen of Uzi was found, which could be used as a motivation for conservation.
Disciplines
Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Natural Resources and Conservation
Recommended Citation
Curtis-Heald, Anna, "The Status of Coastal Birds on Uzi Island: A Coastal Survey of Birds and Their Interactions with Fishermen and Seaweed Farmers" (2014). Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection. 1788.
https://digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/1788
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Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment Commons, Natural Resources and Conservation Commons
Program Name
Tanzania-Zanzibar: Coastal Ecology and Natural Resource Management