INTEGRATION OF FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY IN AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT PROCESS: INFORMATION COLLECTION AND DEMONSTRATION SITES PRELIMINARY PLAN For the monitoring of FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY IN THE GAMBIA BASIN Wetlands International Africa Rue 111, Zone B, Villa № 39B, BP.25581 DAKAR-FANN. SENEGAL [email protected] Preliminary Plan for Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring in the Gambia river basin Page 1 December 2009 WORKING GROUP 1. Coordination team AGBLONON Gabin NIANE Mamadou NIANG-DIOP Fatimata WADE Mawade 2. Consultants Dr. NDIAYE Abdoulaye Dr. NIANG-DIOP Fatimata Dr. Niasse Farokh Dr. SARR Alassane Dr. SEGA Moussa FIGURE 1: GAMBIA BASIN Preliminary Plan for Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring in the Gambia river basin Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENT 2. OBJECTIVE ................................................................................................................................................ 6 3. METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................................... 6 3.1. Species and key habitats concepts .................................................................................................................. 6 3.2. Site selection criteria .............................................................................................................................................. 7 3.3. Species selection criteria ........................................................................................................................................ 7 4. PROPOSED SITES AND SPECIES TO BE MONITORED ............................................................... 8 4.1. Proposed sites to be monitored ....................................................................................................................... 8 4.2. Proposed species to be monitored ....................................................................................................................... 11 4.2.1. The crabs ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 4.2.2. The mollusks ................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.2.4. Birds ................................................................................................................................................................ 13 4.2.6. Fish ................................................................................................................................................................. 13 5. DATA COLLECTION .............................................................................................................................. 14 5.1. Crabs .............................................................................................................................................................. 14 5.2. Mollusks ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 5.3. Odonata .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 5.4. Birds ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 5.5. Plants .............................................................................................................................................................. 19 5.6. Fish ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 6. MONITORING INDICATORS ............................................................................................................... 21 6.1. Crab monitoring indicators .................................................................................................................................... 22 6.2. Mollusk monitoring indicators ..................................................................................................................... 22 6.3. Odonata monitoring indicators .......................................................................................................................... 24 3.4. Bird monitoring indicators ........................................................................................................................... 24 6.5. Plant monitoring indicators .......................................................................................................................... 25 6.6. Fish monitoring indicators ........................................................................................................................... 25 6.7. Fish monitoring indicators ........................................................................................................................... 26 7. MONITORING FREQUENCY ............................................................................................................ 29 7.1. Crabs .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 7.2. Mollusks ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 7.3. Odonata .......................................................................................................................................................... 29 7.4. Birds ............................................................................................................................................................... 29 7.5. Plants .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 7.6. Fish ................................................................................................................................................................. 30 8. ACTORS AND PARTNERS INVOLVED IN THE MONITORING ............................................... 30 PARTNERS .............................................................................................................................................................. 30 Preliminary Plan for Freshwater Biodiversity Monitoring in the Gambia river basin Page 3 Organization for the development of the gambia river (OMVG) .......................................................................... 30 Wetlands International........................................................................................................................................... 30 Gambia ......................................................................................................................................................................... 30 Guinea ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Ministry of Environment ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Universities and research institutions ................................................................................................................... 31 Local Collectivities .................................................................................................................................................. 31 Guinea-Bissau .............................................................................................................................................................. 31 Ministry of Environment ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Universities and research institutions ................................................................................................................... 31 Senegal ......................................................................................................................................................................... 31 Universities and research institutions ................................................................................................................... 31 Local Collectivities .................................................................................................................................................. 31 REFERENCE/BIBLIOGRAPHY ................................................................................................................ 32 ANNEXES ...................................................................................................................................................... 37 Table of Figures: Figure 1: Gambia Basin ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 Figure 2: Monitoring sites within Senegal and Guinean Gambia Basin .............................................................................. 9 Figure 3: Monitonring sites within Gambia Gambian Basin ............................................................................................