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Shifts in the food of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(African Journal of Ecology, 2004)
Studies of the food of introduced Nile tilapia, Oreochromis
niloticus (L.) with respect to size, habitat and season were
conducted between November 1998 and October 2000 in
Kenyan waters of Lake Victoria. Stomach contents ...
Macroinvertebrate-based Index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring the Nyando River, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2009-12)
A macroinvertebrate-based Index of Biotic Integrity (M-IBI) was developed to monitor ecological
integrity of the Nyando River and its tributaries. Macroinvertebrates were sampled with a scoop net
between September and ...
Institutional pluralism, access and use of wetland resources in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland, Kenya
(Academic journal, 2005)
Wetlands support livelihoods of communities living around them as in the Nyando Papyrus Wetland in
Kenya. The Nyando Papyrus Wetlands provide multiple resources hence there are multiple uses and
users who often overlap ...
Impact of agro-industrial activities on the water quality of River Nyando, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2002)
The impact of agro-industrial activities on the water quality
within River Nyando, Lake Victoria Basin was studied at
different hierarchical levels between August 1997 and
June 1999. Triplicate water samples were collected ...
Effect of Harvesting on Temporal Papyrus (cyperus papyrus L.) Population among Swamps of Winam Gulf in Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(2008-07-29)
Experiments were set to determine the effect of monthly and seasonal harvesting on temporal papyrus population
density. Mean initial culm count was 21.6±2.26/m2. Initial culm counts varied across sites, but spatial ...