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Author
Mwalyosi, R.B.B.Date
2002
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The complex system of marine and freshwater ecosystems, and wetland resources, is describedfor the Rufiji Delta, an area of over 53,000 ha. Multiple resource use and the risk ofoverexploitation are mentioned together with the effects of upstream developments on the delta ecosystems. Possibilities for an integrated resource management system are outlined, including a zoning plan for utilisation of the mangroves. The Rufiji Delta covers 53,255 ha (Semesi, 1989) and forms part of the Rufiji River basin whichextends for some 177,000 km2 (RUB ADA, 1981a) (Figure 1). As a result of deposition of sediment carried by the Rufiji River towards the coast, the shoreline has shifted seaward andpresently protrudes some 15 km into the Mafia Channel.Collections