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Metazoan Parasites of Some Commercially Important Fish along the Kenyan Coast
(WIOMSA, 2004)
The parasitic fauna of some commercial fish species along the Kenyan coast was
investigated at four localities between August 2001 and March 2002. The study was carried out to establish the extent of parasitisation of ...
Environmental assessment of the East African Rift Valley lakes
(Aquatic Sciences, 2003)
An assessment of the East African Rift Valley lakes was initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) with funding from Global Environment Facility as part of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA). ...
Biological diversity of the Yala Swamp lakes, with special emphasis on fish species composition, in relation to changes in the Lake Victoria Basin (Kenya): threats and conservation measures
(Biodiversity & Conservation, 2003-05)
During the second half of the last century, the Lake Victoria ecosystem has undergone drastic ecological changes. Most notable has been the decline in the populations of many endemic cichlid fishes. The lake has lost nearly ...
Macroinvertebrate assemblages along a land-use gradient in the upper River Njoro watershed of Lake Nakuru drainage basin, Kenya
(Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 2007)
Shifts in the food of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(African Journal of Ecology, 2004)
Habitat degradation and subsequent fishery collapse in Lakes Naivasha and Baringo, Kenya
(2004)
Lakes Naivasha and Baringo in the eastern Rift Valley of Kenya are shallow, freshwater lakes that are subject to major fluctuations in water level and suffer from habitat degradation as a consequence of riparian activity. ...
Economic Gain versus Ecological Damage from the Introduction of Non-native Freshwater Fish: Case Studies from Kenya
(2008)
Non-native freshwater fish species that have been introduced to the inland waters of Kenya are listed and the consequences of stocking such fish are reviewed. Original species composition and lake ecosystem function can ...
The status and future of the Lake Naivasha fishery, Kenya
(Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002)
Lake Naivasha is a freshwater lake situated in the eastern rift valley of Kenya. Only five species of fish are present,
all of which have been introduced. They are Oreochromis leucostictus, Tilapia zillii, Micropterus ...