Phytoplankton communities in the crater lakes of western Uganda, and their indicator species in relation to lake trophic status
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Ecological Indicators"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105563
Abstract: Abstract The freshwater crater lakes of western Uganda represent an important natural resource for the region’s rural communities, but their capacity to provide drinking-quality water and other ecosystem services is being threatened by rapidly intensifying… read more here.
Keywords: crater lakes; phytoplankton communities; indicator species; lakes western ... See more keywords
Determining patterns of stratification and mixing in tropical crater lakes through intermittent water-column profiling: A case study in western Uganda
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of African Earth Sciences"
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2019.02.019
Abstract: Abstract In tropical lakes, deep water-column mixing exerts great influence on nutrient dynamics and food-web structure, and on the probability for hazardous accumulation of bio- or geogenic gases in the hypolimnion. However, conventional criteria to… read more here.
Keywords: water; water column; crater lakes; tropical crater ... See more keywords