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Publikováno v:
Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use. 23:277-286
The bioaccumulation of cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) was examined in Arthrospira fusiformis algal blooms. The present study was designed to provide information on accumulation strategies of the test organism and to verify two‐c
Autor:
Kenneth M. Mavuti, Johnson U. Kitheka
Publikováno v:
Estuaries of the World ISBN: 9783319253688
This study is focused on the determination of the extent to which changes in river freshwater and sediment input affects the sustainability of the Tana Delta and Sabaki estuaries in Kenya. The study involved the determination of river freshwater and
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25370-1_6
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25370-1_6
Autor:
Caroline Upton, Michael Maina Macharia, Kenneth M. Mavuti, David M. Harper, Edward H.J. Morrison
Publikováno v:
Freshwater Reviews. 4:89-114
We examine the degradation of the natural capital and ecosystem services of an important tropical lake, Kenya's Lake Naivasha, in the context of human activities and exploitation since the mid-20th century. These factors have culminated in the recent
Autor:
Elena Tricarico, Nic Pacini, Francesca Gherardi, Kenneth M. Mavuti, J. Robert Britton, David M. Harper, Jonathan Grey
Publikováno v:
Biological Conservation. 144:2585-2596
The biodiversity of developing countries is increasingly threatened by introductions of invasive alien species. This study on the allodiversity in Lake Naivasha, Kenya reviews the pathways, establishment rates and outcomes of introduced species, and
Publikováno v:
Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 13:214-221
The objective of the study was to investigate some aspects of the breeding patterns of the cyprinid Barbus amphigramma in Lake Naivasha. The study was carried out from February to October, 2003. Fishing was done with the use of gillnets of mesh size
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Ecology. 47:32-39
Macrophytes have been shown to perform important ecological roles in Lake Naivasha. Consequently, various studies regarding the impact of biotic factors on the macrophytes have been advanced but related studies on environmental parameters have lagged
Publikováno v:
Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 10:443-448
Studies were conducted on reproductive characteristics of Oreochromis niloticus from 1998 to 2000. The results were combined with published work on growth parameters of O. niloticus from 1985 to 1999 in order to establish the current survival strateg
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Marine Science. 28:51-55
The size at onset of sexual maturity of the scalloped spiny lobster Panulirus homarus homarus captured off Mambrui, Kenya, was estimated from ovary condition, presence of external eggs and/or spermatophore remains (berry method), and presence of well
Publikováno v:
Journal of Marine Systems, 60(1-2), 153-166. Elsevier B.V.
The use of the inverse method to analyze flow patterns of organic components in ecological systems has had wide application in ecological modeling. Through this approach, an infinite number of food web flows describing the food web and satisfying bio
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Marine Science. 27:567-575
Culture of pearl oysters is rapidly increasing worldwide, including the western Indian Ocean. The oyster Pinctada margaritifera L., which produces the most highly valued black pearls, occurs in East Africa, a nd as been exploited there for the shell