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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Buffering processes and capacity of Wetlands in the Kenyan portion of the Lake Victoria Basin
(SMEC International Pty Ltd, 2005)
This report details the methodology and findings of a twelve month project undertaken by SMEC
International for the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA), Lake Victoria
Environment Management Project (LVEMP) ...
Potential strategies to address fishers problems in Lake Victoria, Tanzania
(2005)
Local fishing communities riparian to Lake Victoria in Tanzania have since time immemorial exploited and highly
depended on the fisheries of the lake. However their living conditions have been deteriorating despite an ...
Biological control and monitoring of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes, Marts. Solms-Laubach (Liliales: Ponteridiaceae) during the post-resurgence period in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya
(Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, LVEMP Water Hyacinth Control Component National Fibre Research Centre, Kibos, P O Box 1490, Kisumu, Kenya, 2005)
The paper presents recent results from an ongoing classical biological control programme for water hyacinth,
implemented by Kenya Agricultural Research Institute under the Lake Victoria Environmental Management
Project. ...
Potential of fungal pathogens for biological control of water hyacinth
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
A survey of fungal pathogens of water hyacinth were under taken in lakes Victoria and Kyoga and
River Nile in Uganda and several potential isolates including Alternaria eichhorniae (Nag Raj and
Ponnappa), Cercospora sp. ...
Soil and nutrient losses from major agricultural land-use practices in the Lake Victoria basin
(Lake Victoria Environmental Management Project (LVEMP), 2005)
Soil degradation by water erosion is recognized to be a major agricultural and environmental problem
in the Lake Victoria crescent. The objective of this study was to quantify runoff, soil and nutrient losses
from major ...