Nkombe, BoniphaceMwihomeke, MickfanakaCharles J, KilaweKajembe, GeorgeRichard, John2022-09-222022-09-222013http://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4593Journal ArticleThe East Usambara Mountains consist of a network of 18 mountain blocks covering an area of 263km 2 that are covered by tropical rainforests, harboring many endemic plants and animals such as the Usambara eagle-owl (Bubo vosseleri), the Usambara akalat (Sheppardia montana) and the African violet (Saintpaulia ionantha). East Usambara is a water catchment area for many rivers and the source of freshwater to more than 200,000 people in the nearby town of Tanga.enlocal implementationInvasiveEast UsambaraArticle