Browsing by Author "Muchiri, Mucai"
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A community-oriented project for aquaculture in Kenya
Muchiri, Mucai; Ngugi, Charles; Hickley, Phil (2004) -
Difficulties of fishing at Lake Naivasha, Kenya: is community participation in management the solution?
Muchiri, Mucai; Aura, Christopher Mulanda; Kundu, Rodrick; Njiru, James Murithi; Ojuok, Jacob E. (2010)Unlike other lakes in tropical regions, Lake Naivasha exhibits low fish species diversity. The fishery is based on introduced fish species that are not native to the lake. The lake ecosystem is very fragile, as reflected ... -
Difficulties of fishing at Lake Naivasha, Kenya: is community participation in management the solution?
Muchiri, Mucai; Njiru, James Murithi; Ojuok, Jacob E.; Aura, Christopher Mulanda; Kundu, Rodrick (Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 2010) -
Ecology and Management of Lake Naivasha, Kenya, in Relation to Climatic Change, Alien Species' Introductions, and Agricultural Development
Harper, David, M.; Muchiri, Mucai; Mavuti, Kenneth, M. (Environmental Conservation; Cambridge Journals, 1990)Lake Naivasha is an important freshwater resource for Kenya's foreign-currency-earning agriculture and tourism, and for water-supply. It has always experienced extensive water-level fluctuations as a consequence of irregular ... -
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF FISH FARMING IN KENYA
Ngugi, Charles; Muchiri, Mucai (2004) -
Economic Gain versus Ecological Damage from the Introduction of Non-native Freshwater Fish: Case Studies from Kenya
Muchiri, Mucai; Hickley, Phil; Britton, Robert; Boar, Rosalind (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 ... -
Effects of dietary levels of essential oil (EO) extract from bitter lemon (Citrus limon) fruit peels on growth, biochemical, haemato-immunological parameters and disease resistance in Juvenile Labeo victorianus fingerlings challenged with Aeromonas hydrophila
Okoth, Elijah Oyoo; Muchiri, Mucai; Ngugi, Charles C. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2016-04)Essential oils (EOs) are used in the food industry because of their biological activity. We evaluated the effects of administration of essential oil (EO) extracted from bitter lemon (Citrus limon) fruit peels on the growth ... -
Fluctuations in the fisheries of Kenya's Rift Valley lakes: Causes and prospects for the future
Muchiri, Mucai (CSIRO, Collingwood (Australia), 1997)Lakes Turkana, Baringo and Naivasha are lakes in the eastern arm of the Great Rift Valley of Kenya that provide important commercial fisheries and, to a small extent, also recreation. The fishery of Lake Turkana is based ... -
Habitat degradation and subsequent fishery collapse in Lakes Naivasha and Baringo, Kenya
Muchiri, Mucai; Hickley, Phil; Boar, Rosalind; Britton, Robert; Adams, Chris; Gichuru, Nicholas; Harper, David (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. ... -
Influences of land use/cover on water quality in the upper and middle reaches of River Njoro, Kenya
Shivoga, William, A.; Muchiri, Mucai; Kibichi, Samuel; Odanga, Jethro; Miller, Scott, N.; Baldyga, Tracy, J.; Enanga, Eric, M.; Gichaba, Maina, C. (Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and management, 2007-06)Data from 10 sampling sites along the River Njoro are used to examine the contribution of nutrients from upstream land uses draining each of the sampling sites. The data also are used to assess whether both the proportion ... -
Influences of land use/cover on water quality in the upper and middle reaches of River Njoro, Kenya
Muchiri, Mucai; Shivoga, William A.; Kibichi, Samuel; Odanga, Jethro; Miller, Scott N.; Baldyga, Tracy J.; Enanga, Eric M.; Gichaba, Maina C. (Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 2007) -
Macroinvertebrate assemblages along a land-use gradient in the upper River Njoro watershed of Lake Nakuru drainage basin, Kenya
Muchiri, Mucai; Miller, Scott N.; Shivoga, William A.; Kibichii, Samuel (Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd, 2007) -
Remote Sensing Applications for Sustainable Aquaculture in Africa
Quansah, Joseph, E.; Rochon, Gilbert, L.; Quagrainie, Kwamena, K.; Amisah, Steve; Muchiri, Mucai; Ngugi, Charles (IEEE, 2007)The authors review the current state of the science with respect to remote sensing applications for aquaculture, including site location, aquaculture facility mapping, market proximity analysis and associated roadway ... -
The status and future of the Lake Naivasha fishery, Kenya
Muchiri, Mucai; Kundu, Rodrick; Taylor, Andy; North, Rick; Harper, David M.; Bailey, Roland; Hickley, Phil (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 ... -
Zooplankton partitioning in a tropical alkaline-saline endorheic Lake Nakuru, Kenya: Spatial and temporal trends in relation to the environment
Okoth, Elijah-Oyoo; Muchiri, Mucai; Ngugi, Charles, C.; Njenga, Elizabeth, W.; Ngure, Veronica; Orina, Paul, S.; Chemoiwa, Emily, C.; Wanjohi, Bernard, K. (Lakes & Reservoirs: Research and management, 2011)Spatial and temporal zooplankton variations were studied for 1 year in tropical alkaline–saline Lake Nakuru to determine how they partition in the habitat, relative to environmental variables. Monthly samples were collected ...