Telephone: +255 767 720692
Email: nehemia@suanet.ac.tz or alexander_nehemiah@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Alex Nahnson Nehemia is a Ph.D. holder (Doctor of Sciences) working in the Department of Biosciences of the Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA). His specialization is in ecology and molecular population genetics. He pursued his Ph.D. education at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel in Belgium in the year 2017. He obtained his Bachelor of Science with Education (Chemistry and Biology) and Master of Science in Marine Science from the University of Dar es Salaam in the years 2008 and 2011, respectively. Nehemia was employed in the Department of Biosciences as a Tutorial Assistant in 2008 and was promoted to the position of Assistant Lecturer in 2010 and Lecturer in 2013. Currently, Nehemia works as a Senior Lecturer in the field of Ecology, Zoology, and Evolutionary Biology and he is supervising postgraduate and undergraduate research projects. His research interest lies in conservation studies, molecular population genetics, and the use of stable isotopes in ecological studies.
Selected publications
- Velkeneers, V.., Dissanayake, P. A. K. N., Huyghe F., Nehemia A., Ratsimbazafy A. H., Kochzius, M., 2022. DNA barcoding validates new sightings of Tridacna elongatissima in Tanzania and Mozambique (Western Indian Ocean), Journal of Coral reef. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00338-022-02217-y
- Nehemia, A., Ngendu, Y., Kochzius, M., 2019. Genetic population structure of the mangrove snails Littoraria subvittata and pallescens in the Western Indian Ocean, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 514–515: 27–33
- Nehemia, A., Chen, M., Kochzius, M., Dehairs, F., Brion, N., 2019. Ecological impact of salt farming in mangroves on the habitat and food sources of Austruca occidentalis and Littoraria subvittata. Journal of Sea Research.146: 24-32.
- Nehemia, A., Huyghe, F., Kochzius, M., 2017. Genetic erosion in the snail Littoraria subvittata (Reid, 1986) due to mangrove deforestation. Journal of Molluscan Studies, 83, 1–10.
- Nehemia, A., Kochzius, M., 2017. Reduced genetic diversity and alteration of gene flow in a fiddler crab, Uca annulipes due to mangrove degradation, PLoS One 10.1371/journal.pone.0182987
- Rumisha, C., Shukuru, H., Lyimo, J., Maganira, J.D., Nehemia, A., 2015. Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in mangroves and open intertidal areas on the Dar es Salaam coast, Tanzania, African Journal of Aquatic Science, 40: 143-151
- Nehemia, A., Mmochi, A. J., and Mtolera, M., 2013. Survival and growth rates of Tilapia zillii and Oreochromis urolepis urolepis in full strength sea water for mariculture development. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science, 12:37-45
- Rumisha, C., Nehemia, A., 2013. Feeding selectivity of wild and pond-cultured Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in the Lake Victoria basin in Mara, Tanzania, African Journal of Aquatic Science 38: 55-60
- Nehemia A., Rumisha, C., Maganira, J., 2012. Length-Weight relationship and condition factor of tilapia species grown in marine and freshwater ponds. Agriculture and Biology Journal of North America 3:117-124
