A Study of Integrated Management Methods of Alien Invasive Species Mesquite in Arid Lands of West Asia and Africa

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25257006
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Area studies
• Research Institution: Akita University
• Principal Investigator: NAWATA HIROSHI 秋田大学, 国際資源学研究科, 教授 (30397848)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 坂田 隆 石巻専修大学, 理工学部, 教授 (00215633) ; 田中 樹 総合地球環境学研究所, 大学共同利用機関等の部局等, 准教授 (10231408) ; 石山 俊 総合地球環境学研究所, 大学共同利用機関等の部局等, 研究員 (10508865) ; 依田 清胤 石巻専修大学, 理工学部, 教授 (30254832) ; 安田 裕 鳥取大学, 乾燥地研究センター, 准教授 (60136538) ; 星野 仏方 酪農学園大学, 農学生命科学部, 教授 (80438366)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): ELBASIT M. Ahmed 鳥取大学, 乾燥地研究センター, 外国人研究員 (60136538)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 乾燥地 / 砂漠化対処 / 外来移入種管理 / 地域住民 / 研究資源共有 / 統合的資源管理 / 西アジア / アフリカ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The invasion of mesquite (Prosopis spp.) has not only changed regional ecosystems, but has also led to livelihood degradation in local communities.
The Japanese-Sudanese interdisciplinary research teams developed comprehensive measures to control this invasive species. Hydrologists, plant physiologists, weed scientists, remote-sensing specialists, range managers, agricultural economists, nutrient physiologists, and cultural anthropologists worked together in field surveys at riverbanks, wadi beds, seashores and mountainsides in arid to semi-arid areas of Sudan.
The results of the study were applied as a training course on mesquite management and utilization for outreach workers of local state government. The results were immediately presented at an international conference and published in an academic book.

Free Research Field

地域研究