First Report of the Co-occurrence of Cylindrospermopsin, Nodularin and Microcystins in the Freshwaters of Lake Victoria, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1007/s12403-020-00372-7
Abstract: There is a global concern regarding the increase of cyanotoxins in freshwater and their potential effects on human health. The existence of multiple toxins in freshwater can result in an increased risk of their bioaccumulation… read more here.
Keywords: cylindrospermopsin nodularin; cylindrospermopsin; freshwaters lake; victoria tanzania ... See more keywords
Participatory governance in Lake Victoria (Kenya) fisheries: whose voices are heard?
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DOI: 10.1007/s40152-020-00195-x
Abstract: Co-management is advocated as a means to improve human equity and the ecological sustainability of common-pool resources. The promotion of co-management of fisheries often assumes the participation of resource users in decision-making ensures more ecologically… read more here.
Keywords: victoria kenya; participation; resource users; participation management ... See more keywords
Understanding vegetation variability and their ‘‘hotspots’’ within Lake Victoria Basin (LVB: 2003–2018)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102238
Abstract: Abstract Lake Victoria's surface area has recently been shown to have shrunk by 0.3 % compared to its 1984 value, a decline that has been associated with climatic as well as anthropogenic factors. Climatic factors… read more here.
Keywords: victoria basin; variability; vegetation; 2003 2018 ... See more keywords
Late Holocene forager-fisher and pastoralist interactions along the Lake Victoria shores, Kenya: Perspectives from portable XRF of obsidian artifacts
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.01.001
Abstract: Abstract The East African Rift system created one of the world's most obsidian-rich landscapes, where this volcanic glass has been used to make tools for nearly two million years. In Kenya alone, there are > 80… read more here.
Keywords: forager; late holocene; portable xrf; lake victoria ... See more keywords
Spatial-temporal dynamics of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) and other macrophytes and their impact on fisheries in Lake Victoria, Kenya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2018.10.001
Abstract: Abstract Invasive aquatic macrophytes in Lake Victoria including water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) exhibit periodic cyclical patterns of decline and proliferation with attendant ecological and economic impacts. This study aimed to monitor the extent of macrophytes… read more here.
Keywords: eichhornia crassipes; hyacinth eichhornia; impact fisheries; water hyacinth ... See more keywords
Determinants of savanna-fire dynamics in the eastern Lake Victoria catchment (western Kenya) during the last 1200 years
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DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2016.06.028
Abstract: In tropical ecosystems, climate and human impact are generally considered the main determinants of savanna fire distribution, but their relative roles in controlling fire dynamics over the long-term are difficult to assess, due to scarcity… read more here.
Keywords: fire dynamics; variability; savanna fire; determinants savanna ... See more keywords
Late Pleistocene Fish Remains from the Rurubu River, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2019.1639055
Abstract: ABSTRACT A collection of fish bones was recovered from upper Pleistocene (Gamblian) deposits near the confluence of the Kagera and Rurubu rivers in Tanzania, west of Lake Victoria. The Rurubu/Kagera bones include two families: the… read more here.
Keywords: pleistocene fish; rurubu kagera; kagera; lake victoria ... See more keywords
Land use controls Kenyan riverine nitrate discharge into Lake Victoria – evidence from Nyando, Nzoia and Sondu Miriu river catchments*
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DOI: 10.1080/10256016.2020.1724999
Abstract: ABSTRACT Nitrate (NO3-) sources and discharge were investigated using isotope and hydrochemical analyses in three river catchments draining Lake Victoria basin, Kenya. Hierarchical cluster analysis grouped Nyando, Nzoia and Sondu Miriu River stations into clusters… read more here.
Keywords: river; river catchments; land; sondu miriu ... See more keywords
High Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Viral Load and Coinfection with Viral Hepatitis Are Associated with Liver Enzyme Abnormalities among HIV Seropositive Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy in the Lake Victoria Zone, Tanzania
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DOI: 10.1155/2019/6375714
Abstract: Background Liver enzymes abnormalities have been found to be common among patients on antiretroviral treatment (ART). Apart from the effects of ART on these changes, other factors that can potentially contribute to the abnormal levels… read more here.
Keywords: hepatitis; liver enzymes; virus; lake victoria ... See more keywords
Lacustricola margaritatus, a new species of lampeye from the Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga basins in eastern Africa (Cyprinodontiformes: Procatopodidae).
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DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5128.1.2
Abstract: Lacustricola margaritatus, a new species inhabiting small streams and swamps in the Lake Victoria basin in north-western Tanzania and southern Uganda, and the Lake Kyoga basin in central Uganda, is described. Lacustricola margaritatus is a… read more here.
Keywords: lake kyoga; lacustricola margaritatus; margaritatus new; dark grey ... See more keywords
Lake-effect rains over Lake Victoria and their association with Mesoscale Convective Systems
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DOI: 10.1175/jhm-d-20-0244.1
Abstract: This article examined rainfall enhancement over Lake Victoria. Estimates of over-lake rainfall were compared with rainfall in the surrounding lake catchment. Four satellite products were initially tested against estimates based on gauges or water balance… read more here.
Keywords: lake rainfall; association mesoscale; convective systems; mesoscale convective ... See more keywords