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Mr Munga, Cosmas

Institute
Previous institutes (4)
Publications (23)

Technical University of Mombasa; Department of Environment & Health Sciences, more

Nzaka Munga Cosmas

Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Mariene Biologie (MARBIOL), more

Function: PhD Student

Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Ecological Marine Management Programme; year 2006-2007 First year (ECOMAMA), more
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Ecological Marine Management Programme; year 2005-2006 Second year (ECOMAMA), more
Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Ecological Marine Management Programme (ECOMAMA), more

A1 Publications (9) [show]
Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Mafaziya Nijamdeen, T.W.G.F.; Hugé, J.; Dahdouh-Guebas, Y.; Di Nitto, D.; Hamza, A.J.; Kodikara Arachchilage, S.K.; Koedam, N.; Mancilla Garcia, M.; Mohamed, M.O.S.; Mostert, L.; Munga, C.N.; Poti, M.; Satyanarayana, B.; Stiers, I.; Van Puyvelde, K.; Vanhove, M.P.M.; Vande Velde, K.; Ratsimbazafy, H.A. (2022). The Mangal Play: a serious game to experience multi-stakeholder decision-making in complex mangrove social-ecological systems. Front. Mar. Sci. 9: 909793. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.909793, more zu Ermgassen, P.S.E.; Mukherjee, N.; Worthington, T.A.; Acosta, A.; Rocha Araujo, A.R.; Beitl, C.M.; Castellanos-Galindo, G.A.; Cunha-Lignon, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Diele, K.; Parrett, C.L.; Dwyer, P.G.; Gair, J.R.; Johnson, A.F.; Kuguru, B.; Lobo, A.S.; Loneragan, N.R.; Longley-Wood, K.; Mendonça, J.T.; Meynecke, J.-O.; Mandal, R.N.; Munga, C.N.; Reguero, B.G.; Rönnbäck, P.; Thorley, J.; Wolff, M.; Spalding, M. (2021). Fishers who rely on mangroves: Modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 248: 107159. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.107159, more zu Ermgassen, P.S.E.; Mukherjee, N.; Worthington, T.A.; Acosta, A.; Rocha Araujo, A.R.; Beitl, C.M.; Castellanos-Galindo, G.A.; Cunha-Lignon, M.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Diele, K.; Parrett, C.L.; Dwyer, P.G.; Gair, J.R.; Johnson, A.F.; Kuguru, B.; Lobo, A.S.; Loneragan, N.R.; Longley-Wood, K.; Mendonça, J.T.; Meynecke, J.-O.; Mandal, R.N.; Munga, C.N.; Reguero, B.G.; Rönnbäck, P.; Thorley, J.; Wolff, M.; Spalding, M. (2020). Fishers who rely on mangroves: modelling and mapping the global intensity of mangrove-associated fisheries. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 247: 106975. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1016/j.ecss.2020.106975, more Hugé, J.; Van Puyvelde, K.; Munga, C.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Koedam, N. (2018). Exploring coastal development scenarios for Zanzibar: a local microcosm-inspired Delphi survey. Ocean Coast. Manag. 158: 83-92. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.03.005, more Everett, B.I.; Groeneveld, J.C.; Fennessy, S.T.; Dias, N.; Filipe, O.; Zacarias, L.; Igulu, M.; Kuguru, B.; Kimani, E.; Munga, C.N.; Rabarison, G.A.; Razafindrakoto, H.; Yemane, D. (2015). Composition and abundance of deep-water crustaceans in the Southwest Indian Ocean: enough to support trawl fisheries? Ocean Coast. Manag. 111: 50-61. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.04.003, more Munga, C.N.; Omukoto, J.O.; Kimani, E.; Vanreusel, A. (2014). Propulsion-gear-based characterisation of artisanal fisheries in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya and its use for fisheries management. Ocean Coast. Manag. 98: 130–139. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2014.06.006, more Munga, C.N.; Mwangi, S.; Ong'anda, H.; Ruwa, R.; Manyala, J.; Groeneveld, J.C.; Kimani, E.; Vanreusel, A. (2013). Species composition, distribution patterns and population structure of penaeid shrimps in Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya, based on experimental bottom trawl surveys. Fish. Res. 147: 93-102. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2013.04.013, more Munga, C.; Ndegwa, S.; Fulanda, B.; Manyala, J.; Kimani, E.; Ohtomi, J.; Vanreusel, A. (2012). Bottom shrimp trawling impacts on species distribution and fishery dynamics; Ungwana Bay fishery Kenya before and after the 2006 trawl ban. Fish. Sci. 78(2): 209-219. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12562-011-0458-0, more Fulanda, B.; Munga, C.; Ohtomi, J.; Osore, M.; Mugo, R.; Hossain, Y. Md. (2009). The structure and evolution of the coastal migrant fishery of Kenya. Ocean Coast. Manag. 52(9): 459-466. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2009.07.001, more
Peer reviewed publications (2) [show]
Munga, C.N.; Mohamed, M.O.S.; Amiyo, N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Obura, D.O.; Vanreusel, A. (2012). Status of coral reef fish communities within the Mombasa Marine Protected Area, Kenya, more than a decade after establishment. Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci. 10(2): 169-184, more Munga, C.N.; Mohamed, M.O.S.; Obura, D.O.; Vanreusel, A.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2010). Resource users’ perceptions on continued existence of the Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve, Kenya. Western Indian Ocean J. Mar. Sci. 9(2): 213-225, more
Book chapters (2) [show]
Krakstad, J.-O.; Munga, C.N.; Strømme, T. (2017). Pelagic resources based on acoustic recordings and trawl sampling, in: Groeneveld, J.C. et al. The RV Dr Fridtjof Nansen in the Western Indian Ocean: Voyages of marine research and capacity development. pp. 81-99, more Munga, C.N.; Kimani, E.; Ruwa, R.K.; Vanreusel, A. (2016). Species composition of fisheries resources of the Tana and Sabaki Estuaries in the Malindi-Ungwana Bay, Kenya, in: Diop, S. et al. Estuaries: A lifeline of ecosystem services in the Western Indian Ocean. Estuaries of the World, : pp. 27-38, more
Theses (2) [show]
Munga, C.N. (2013). Ecological and socio-economic assessment of Kenyan coastal fisheries: The case of Malindi-Ungwana Bay artisanal fisheries versus semi-industrial bottom trawling. PhD Thesis. Gent University: Gent. 210 pp., more Munga, C.N. (2008). Ecological and socio-economic assessment of Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve, Kenya. MSc Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 91 pp., more
Abstracts (4) [show]
Pelsmaekers, E.P.B.; Janssen, C.; Cannicci, S.; Munga, C.N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2023). Assessment of macro- and microplastics in the mangrove bay of Gazi (Kenya), in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 81, more Vannozzi Brito, V.; Colosimo, A.; Heyeres, M.; Turquand, M.; Pelsmaekers, E.; Drouet, H.T.; Muthuthanthirige, D.L.; Liu, J.; Suvorova, G.; Fourchault, L.; Bernard, T.; Pathak Broome, A.; Peruzzo, S.; Torres, M.J.; Mitchell, L.; Govender, M.; Lhosupasirirat, P.; Zakrzewski, S.; Jaafar, R.; Satyanarayana, B.; Bin Muslim, A.; Coste, S.; Kodikara Arachilage, S.; Jayatissa, L.P.; Besse, P.; Munga, C.N.; Andrianarimisa, A.; Nguetsop, F.; Bézault, E.; Santini, G.; Riéra, B.; Dubuisson, J.-Y.; Triest, L.; Stiers, I.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2022). Tropical Excellence: Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems (TROPIMUNDO), in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 89-90, more Wakwabi, E.; Magori, C.; Kimani, E.; Munga, C. (2014). RV Mtafiti scientific strategy for sustainable research in the Kenyan and WIO waters, in: Mees, J. et al. Sustainable use of marine and coastal resources in Kenya: from research to societal benefits. VLIR-UOS International Conference 2014. Kikambala, Kilifi County, Kenya, 27- 29 October 2014: Book of Abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 70: pp. 52, more Munga, C.N.; Vanreusel, A.; Obura, D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Mohamed, M.O.S.; Amiyo, N. (2008). Algal turf dominates Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve in Kenya, an implication of nutrient pollution, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 58, more
Other publications (2) [show]
Ndarathi, J.N.; Munga, C.N.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F. (2017). Trends in artisanal fish trade in coastal Kenya: trade commodities, challenges, and organization among key stakeholders (ongoing study………). Poster presented at the VLIZ Marine Science Day 3 March 2017. Vrije Universiteit Brussels: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more Munga, C.N.; Vanreusel, A.; Obura, D.; Dahdouh-Guebas, F.; Mohamed, M.O.S.; Amiyo, N. (2008). Algal turf dominates Mombasa Marine Park and Reserve in Kenya, an implication of nutrient pollution. VUB: Brussel. 1 poster pp., more
Thesis (co-)promotor [show]
Said, H.O. (2019). No-take or partial protection for coral reef conservation? A temporal study of marine protected areas in Kenya. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Ghent University/Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Antwerpen/Gent/Brussel. 63 pp., more
Thesis supervisor [show]
Pelsmaekers, E. (2022). Assessment of macro- and microplastics in The Mangrove Bay of Gazi (Kenya): Identity, quantity, distribution and sources. MSc Thesis. Université Libre de Bruxelles/Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Technical University of Mombasa/Univeristà degli Studi di Firenze: Brussels/Mombasa/Firenze. 60 + vii pp., more