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Tarombera Mwabvu
Dr. Tarombera MwabvuLecturer
Biology and Environmental Sciences
University of Mpumalanga
6
Cnr R40/D725
Mbombela, 1200
South Africa
Mailing Address:
Biology and Environmental Sciences
University of Mpumalanga
6
X 11283
-1200 Mbombela
Phone: +27 (0) 13 002 0224
E-mail: tarombera.mwabvu(at)ump.ac.za
URL Institution: www.ump.ac.za
Personal URL: link
Key Publications of Tarombera Mwabvu (up to ten) :
1. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M. & Slotow, R. 2007. A taxonomic review and description of three new species; and phylogeny of the southern African millipede genus, Bicoxidens (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). Zootaxa 1452: 1-23.
2. Mwabvu, T. & Sasa A. 2009. The influence of environmental parameters on the abundance, distribution and species composition of macro-invertebrates in Fletcher Dam, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology 47: 502-508.
3. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M., Slotow, R. & Barraclough, D. 2009. A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Spirostreptus Brandt 1833 (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae). Zootaxa, 2211:36-56.
4. Mwabvu, T., Hamer, M., Slotow, R. & Barraclough, D. 2010. A revision of the taxonomy and distribution of Archispirostreptus Silvestri 1895 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae), and description of a new spirostreptid genus with three new species. Zootaxa 2567:1-49.
5. Mwabvu, T. (2014) Surface-active millipedes (Diplopoda) and associated mites (Acari,Mesostigmata) in Pigeon Valley Nature Reserve in Durban, South Africa. Soil Organisms 86(2): 147-151.
6. Mwabvu, T. and VandenSpiegel, D. (2015) A review of the genus Obelostreptus Attems 1909 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae) with the description of a new species from Kenya. African Invertebrates 56(1): 51-61.
7. Mwabvu, T., Lamb, J., Slotow, R., Hamer, M. & Barraclough, D. (2015) Do cytochrome C oxidase 1 gene sequences differentiate species of spirostreptid millipedes (Diplopoda: Spirostreptida: Spirostreptidae)? African Invertebrates 56(3): 651-661.
8. Mwabvu, T. & Schoeman C. (2016) Little overlap in suitable habitat niches between thre species of a southern African millipede genus, Spirostreptus Brandt 1833 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Spirostreptidae). African Journal of Ecology.
9. Nxele, T.C., Plisko, J.D., Mwabvu, T. & Zishiri, T. O. (2016) A new family Kazimierzidae for the genus Kazimierzus, earlier recorded to the composite Microchaetidae (Annelida, Oligochaeta). African Invertebrates 57(2):111-117.
10. Mwabvu, T. & Van den Spiegel, D. 2009. Spirostreptid millipedes (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) of the Taita Hills, Kenya, including the description of three new species. In: S. M. Roble & J. C. Mitchell (eds). A Lifetime of Contributions to Myriapodology and the Natural History of Virginia: A Festschrift in honor of Richard L. Hoffman’s 80th Birthday. Virginia Museum of natural History Special Publication No. 16, Martinsville, USA. Pp. 195-207.
Expertise of Tarombera Mwabvu:
| Expertise Category | Specific Expertise |
|---|---|
| Expert Type | Expert Type |
| Scientific / Fundamental Research | |
| Topic Atmosphere | Atmosphere |
| Global Warming | |
| Topic Pedosphere | Pedosphere |
| Soil Pollution and Restauration | |
| Topic Biosphere | Biosphere |
| Animals | |
| Biodiversity | |
| Topic Integrated Systems | Integrated Systems and Ecology |
| Nutrient Cycle / Food Chain | |
| Topic Ecosystems | Ecosystems |
| Terrestrial Ecosystems | |
| Topic Economy/ResourceUse | Economy / Resource Use |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery | |
| Land Cover / Land Use / Landscape | |
| Topic Politics/Law | Politics / Law |
| Mitigation / Prevention / Emission Reductions | |
| Adaptation | |
| Conventions / Protections | |
| Topic Society | Society |
| Population Dynamics / Migration / Urbanisation | |
| Topic Health | Health |
| Pollution Effects / Water Quality | |
| Weather / Radiation / Climatic Effects | |
| Topic Sustainability | Sustainability |
| Ecological Sustainability | |
| Time Frame | Time Frame |
| Recent / Today | |
| Future | |
| Statistical Focus | Statistical Focus |
| Mean Change / Trends | |
| Time Scale | Time Scale |
| Seasonal / Annual | |
| Methods | Method |
| Data Collection | |
| Data Collection - Measurement | |
| Data Analysis | |
| Modeling | |
| Integrated Assessment | |
| Mountain Research Initiative | MRI Research area |
| Long-term monitoring and analysis of indicators of environmental change in mount | |
| MRI Regions (please tick your mountain regions of interest) | |
| Africa |
Specialties of Tarombera Mwabvu:
Describing flightless soil macroinvertebrate biodiversity
Last update: 11/16/16
Source of data: ProClim- Research InfoSystem (1993-2024)
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