I can't imagine a life without forests. My research is tied to forest systems. Ranging from ecology and behavior to conservation and bio-prospecting.
Curriculum Vitae
Publication
Wilson, M. L., Lonsdorf, E. V., Mjungu, D. C., Kamenya, S., Kimaro, E. W., Collins, D. A.,Gillespie, T. R., Travis, D. A., Lipende, I., Mwacha, D., Ndimuligo, S. A., Pintea, L., Raphael, J., Mtiti, E. R., Hahn, B. H., Pusey, A. E., Goodall, J. Research and conservation in the Greater Gombe Ecosystem: Challenges and opportunities. Biological Conservation.link
Wilson, E., Chacha, M., Omolo, J. (2014). Antimicrobial and cytotoxic activities of extracts from Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K. Schum and Canthium crassum Hiern. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Pytochemistry. 3(3): p. 125 – 129. link
Wilson, E., Chacha, M., Omolo, J. (2015). In vitro Antimycobacterial activity of Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K. Schum and Canthium crassum Hiern. European Journal of Medicinal Plants. 6(2): 103 -109. link
Wilson, E., Chacha, M., Omolo, J.J., Kidukuli, A. (2014) Larvicidal Activity of Leaf and Stem extracts of Sterculia quinqueloba (Garcke) K. Schum against the Anopheles gambiae Giles S.S, Culex quinquefasciatus Say and Aedes Aegypti Mosquito. American Journal of Research Communication. 2(8) www.usa-journals.com, ISSN: 2325 – 4076. link (pdf). link to the Journal website
Work in progress - Current Research
Community-managed forests promote forest cover increase in the human-modified landscape of the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania (Manuscript draft stage)
The relative influence of topographic and anthropogenic factors in forest cover change in the community-managed forests, in the human-modified landscape of the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania. (Manuscript draft stage)
Community-managed forests promote carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and quality habitat for primates in the human-modified landscape of the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania. ( Manuscript draft stage)
Distribution of medicinal plants and the persistence of tree species perceived as important by the villagers in the Greater Gombe Ecosystem: Implication for Humans and Chimpanzees. (Analysis stage)
Posters and Talks
Wilson, E. (2020, May). Natural forest regeneration dynamics in the human-modified landscape of the Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Kigoma, Tanzania. Presentation in Mosaics Landscape Working Group, University of Minnesota
Wilson, E. (2018, May). What determines the number of species? A poster presentation, University of Minnesota, Ph.D. Foundation, in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior.
Wilson, E. (2014, July). Territorial behavior of Yellow-rumped (Pogoniulus bilineatus) and Yellow-throated (Pogoniulus subsulphureus). A participant speaker in the tropical biology field course, Kibale National Park, Uganda.
Wilson, E. (2014, November). Possible solutions: Climate Change Adaptation mechanisms and Mitigation strategies. A talk at The Energy and Resources Institute, India, in the climate change and sustainability course.
Wilson, E. (2011, October). A way forward: Assessing the potential for incorporating education for sustainability into the Tanzania National Parks’ Outreach Program. A master’s thesis proposal talks at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya.