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Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides in the northern Lake Victoria watershed
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Organochlorine pesticides are still in use for agricultural purposes and for the control of mosquitoes in
the Eastern African region. Atmospheric concentrations of organochlorine pesticides are expected to be
higher in ...
The effects of different diets on the growth performance of Tilapia, Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger, 1906) fry under aquaculture conditions
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
The effects of different diets on the growth performance of Oreochromis variabilis (L.) fry (Osteichthyes:
Cichlidae) were investigated in a hatchery. The diet trial experiment was conducted in modified 1000 litre
circular ...
The diversity of aquatic birds and their relationship to aquatic ecosystems in the Lake Victoria basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Lake Victoria basin harbours a variety of aquatic ecosystems mainly referred to as wetlands. These wetlands range from permanent swamps, open water bodies and river systems. The wetlands being a transition ecosystem between ...
Traditional wetland practices in rural communities in Uganda
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
One of the major ways to develop policies and guidelines for sustainable use of wetlands is through a
better understanding of their traditional uses. This is because traditional management systems are based
on indigenous ...
Synthesis Report On Fisheries Research And Management
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Lake Victoria is the largest tropical lake in the world with a surface area, 68,800 km2 (Bootsma and Hecky 1993). The lake is shared by three countries, with 51% share in Tanzania, 43% in Uganda, and 6% in Kenya. Its land ...
The Anthropogenic Inputs in Aquatic Systems as a Source of Pollution in Lake Victoria
(2005)
Aquatic ecosystems are of vital importance considering the inter-relationships that exist between these
ecosystems and terrestrial ones. However, the physico-chemical and biological characteristics of lake
basins such ...
Integrated Soil and Water Conservation (ISWC) final report on lessons learnt
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Introduction The Lake Victoria Basin represents a good scenario of environmental problems related to human activities on land. Land degradation in the lake basin is of major concern, not only for the healthy of the lake, ...
Some aspects of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) population characteristics in Lake Victoria, Kenya
(2005)
Length frequency data collected from commercial landings were used to estimate growth parameters,
mortality (Z, F, M), growth performance index (f’) and exploitation rate (E) in O. niloticus from the
Nyanza Gulf of Lake ...