Identification

Title

Local tree names, uses and species identification in Mozambique

Abstract

The dataset includes lists of local tree names, tree species identification and local uses of trees in seventeen different villages across three Districts in Mozambique, Africa. We collated species lists from seven villages in Mabalane District, Gaza Province, ten villages in Marrupa District, Niassa Province, and ten villages in Gurue District Zambezia Province. Data were collected in Mabalane between May-Sep 2014, Marrupa between May-Aug 2015, and Gurue between Sep-Dec 2015. Lists of local tree names were collated from several forest plots and agricultural field surveys occurring within the sampled villages, and their species identified in the field by the authors and/or from dried and pressed samples by botanists at the Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo. Tree species uses by local populations were recorded through a mixture of key informant interviews, focus group discussions, village surveys and ad-hoc observations. This dataset was collected as part of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) funded ACES project , which aims to understand how changing land use impacts on ecosystem services and human wellbeing of the rural poor in Mozambique. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/52371ef0-855f-40c8-8567-f8965f9cbf03

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/52371ef0-855f-40c8-8567-f8965f9cbf03

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/52371ef0-855f-40c8-8567-f8965f9cbf03.zip

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description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

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Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/52371ef0-855f-40c8-8567-f8965f9cbf03

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Africa

charcoal

firewood

construction

food

medicine

cultural

hunting

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

29.68

East bounding longitude

42.248

North bounding latitude

-10.347

South bounding latitude

-27.479

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-05-01

End position

2014-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-12-18

date type

creation

effective date

2015-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

All data were quality assured by the first and second author. When in the field, all teams were trained in data collection methods to ensure consistent robust records. All field teams had a translator to translate from the local language to Portuguese or English. All observations recorded in Portuguese were translated to English by the lead author. If several different species were identified for the same local name a preference for the identification made in the field, rather than that of the dried sample, was made, as correct identification of whole trees are more likely to be correct. If identification was very uncertain, species were labelled as 'unknown'. Grouping all recorded local tree names and synonyms into similar sounding/spelled groups to assign a standardized local name was done by the lead for consistency.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

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explanation

Data format

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Comma-separated values (CSV)

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Constraints related to access and use

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Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

© University of Edinburgh

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Woollen, E., Grundy, I, Bechel, A., Ryan, C.M., Nhaduco, O., Daude, I.A., Manguiao, A.A., Da Costa, A.A., Lisboa, S.N., Junior, J.F., Mutemba, L., Pais, A., Zavale, M., Cumbula, S., Xerinda, H., Buque, H., Meneses, D., Rodrigues, C., Mário, A.M., Ribeiro, N., Domingos, L.P., Mbandze, A., Armando, F., Jennings, P. (2017). Local tree names, uses and species identification in Mozambique. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/52371ef0-855f-40c8-8567-f8965f9cbf03

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

ewoollen@exseed.ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

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organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

e.woollen@ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Zimbabwe

email address

isla.grundy@gmail.com

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

casey.ryan@ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Lurio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Lurio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Lurio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

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author

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organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Zambeze

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Lurio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Lurio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Lurio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universidade Lurio

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Centro polivalente Leão Dehon

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

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organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-06-25T18:35:23

Metadata language

eng