Lake Turkana: Status, challenges, and opportunities for collaborative research

K Obiero, M Wakjira, N Gownaris, J Malala… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lake Turkana, located in northwestern Kenya and south-western Ethiopia, is Africa's fourth
largest lake and the world's largest permanent desert lake. The lake lies in a closed basin …

Rotifer species richness in Kenyan waterbodies: contributions of environmental characteristics

R Smolak, EJ Walsh - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aquatic microfauna of Africa is poorly characterized, especially in the case of planktonic
rotifers inhabiting waterbodies other than large lakes. In addition, little is known about factors …

Anthropogenic and natural factors influencing African World Heritage sites

R Dulias - Environmental & Socio-economic Studies, 2022 - sciendo.com
The article presents anthropogenic and natural factors influencing African World Heritage
sites. The analysis was based on the data contained in the Conservation Outlook …

Saline lakes

M Schagerl - Encyclopedia of Inland Waters, 2022 - ucrisportal.univie.ac.at
This chapter aims at introducing to saline lakes, which are defined by a salinity≥ 3.0‰.
Saline lakes are distributed from ice-covered regions to hot deserts, from the lowest point on …

Opportunities and Challenges in the Lake Turkana Fishery: Building a Sustainable Fisheries Sector

JL Keyombe, J Obuya, W Owoko, D Namwaya… - 2022 - preprints.org
Turkana County's fisheries sector, which is entirely dependent on Lake Turkana, is vital to
the county's economy. The Fisheries Sector in the County supports 1,500 households …

Simulating Mesh-size and Selection Pattern Impacts on the Lake Turkana Fisheries Sustainability in Kenya

E Lomodei - International Journal of Advanced Research, 2022 - journals.eanso.org
The study compared impacts of different gear mesh sizes and landing sizes (L cap) through
gillnet and knife-edge selection patterns on Tilapia and Nile perch of Lake Turkana. The …

[引用][C] Societal Implications of Kenya's Inland and Marine Waters

KO Obiero, AO Achieng, CS Nyamweya, HO Onyango… - 2022 - Elsevier