A checklist of plant species observed in some parts of a degraded Thyolo mountain forest Reserve

Elizabeth Mwafongo1, Elizabeth Mwafongo2

1 National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi, P.O. Box 528, Zomba; 2 National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi, P.O. Box 528, Zomba, Malawi

Corresponding author(s): Elizabeth Mwafongo (emwafongo@yahoo.com), Elizabeth Mwafongo (emwafongo@yahoo.com)

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Resource Citation

Mwafongo E (2018): A checklist of plant species observed in some parts of a degraded Thyolo mountain forest Reserve. v1.34. National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi. Dataset/Occurrence. http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=thyolo1_2_3&v=1.34

Abstract

This is a list of plant observations from a 5 day trip to Thyolo mountains which was once brachystegia/miombo woodland but has of late been degraded due to farming and charcoal burning. The area needs urgent attention because there is rampant soil erosion taking place.

Keywords: Occurrence, Observation

General description

Purpose: The dataset is was created to help with conservation efforts in Malawi as the country is trying to come up with reafforestation programs. The area was once a forest reserve but has been cleared for farming and as well as trees cut down to produce charcoal for urban dwellers in Blantyre as the country is battling from electricity shortages.

Project details

Project title: Enhancing accessibility of biodiversity data in Malawi
Personnel: Elizabeth Mwafongo
Funding: JRS Biodiversity Foundation
Design description: Participating institutions: 
•	Museums of Malawi (MOM)
•	National Herbarium and Botanic Gardens (NHBG)
•	Wildlife and Environmental Society of Malawi (WESM)
•	National Commission for Science and Technology (NCST)

Data published through GBIF: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/resource?r=thyolo1_2_3

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: This lists consists of only higher plants
Taxonomic ranks
Kingdom: Plantae

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: Thyolo area, Malawi
Coordinates: 16°15'0''S and 15°59'24''S Latitude; 35°1'33.6''E and 35°17'52.8''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: May 18, 2018 - August 21, 2018

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive A checklist of plant species observed in some parts of a degraded Thyolo mountain forest Reserve
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://196.32.215.240:8081/ipt/archive.do?r=thyolo1_2_3
Publication date of data: 2024-06-03
Language: English
Licences of use: Public Domain (CC0 1.0)

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2018-08-08
Hierarchy level: Dataset