Lacustrine cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins in East Africa: implications for human and ecological health protection

T Omara, CB Nagawa, C Kyarimpa, S Böhmdorfer… - Phycology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Advected cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins have been increasingly detected in
freshwater ecosystems. This review gives an insight into the present state of knowledge on …

Spatial and temporal variations of dissolved CO2, CH4 and N2O in Lakes Edward and George (East Africa)

AV Borges, W Okello, S Bouillon… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2023 - Elsevier
We report dissolved CO 2, CH 4 and N 2 O concentrations in two large East African lakes,
Edward (surface area 2,325 km 2, average depth of 37 m) and George (surface area 273 km …

Spatio-temporal variations in physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi, Southwestern Uganda

A Saturday, TJ Lyimo, J Machiwa, S Pamba - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The current study was carried out to examine the spatial and temporal variations of
physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Bunyonyi. The observations were made …

Assessment of phytoplankton community structure in Musi Estuary, South Sumatra, Indonesia.

Rozirwan, Melki, R Apri, RY Nugroho, Fauziyah… - 2021 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Phytoplankton is the most important primary producer in the estuary ecosystem, but its
distribution and community structure is strongly affected by the water quality parameters …

Using cyanobacteria and other phytoplankton to assess trophic conditions: A qPCR-based, multi-year study in twelve large rivers across the United States

C Zhang, KD McIntosh, N Sienkiewicz, EA Stelzer… - Water research, 2023 - Elsevier
Phytoplankton is the essential primary producer in fresh surface water ecosystems.
However, excessive phytoplankton growth due to eutrophication significantly threatens …

The impact of environmental parameters on phytoplankton functional groups in northeastern China

X Sun, W Wang - Ecological Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Phytoplankton is an important indicator of biological evaluation of water quality. However,
the phytoplankton functional groups can better reflect the functions of aquatic ecosystems …

The future of education and training in aquatic science within African Great Lakes

AO Achieng, TJ Lawrence, B Flavin, AZ Migeni… - Journal of Great Lakes …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The African Great Lakes (AGL) harbor over 25% of the world's unfrozen freshwater,
and provide essential services to over 62 million people. Understanding the ecological …

State of knowledge of aquatic ecosystem and fisheries of the Lake Edward System, East Africa

L Musinguzi, N Vranken, V Natugonza… - … , Fish and Fisheries, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Poor and unreliable knowledge of the status of freshwater fisheries limits their inclusion in
governance processes, thereby impeding effective management measures. This threatens …

High-throughput sequencing and marker pigment analysis of freshwater phytoplankton: A direct comparison with microscopic count data in the tropical crater lakes of …

H Tanttu, D Verschuren, W De Crop, A Nankabirwa… - Limnologica, 2023 - Elsevier
High-throughput DNA sequencing (HTS) and photosynthetic marker-pigment analysis can
provide cost-and time-efficient alternatives for morphology-based microscopic identification …

Cuspidothrix Is the First Genetically Proved Anatoxin A Producer in Bulgarian Lakes and Reservoirs

M Stoyneva-Gärtner, K Stefanova, B Uzunov… - Toxins, 2022 - mdpi.com
The paper presents the first proof of planktonic cyanoprokaryote genus Cuspidothrix as an
anatoxin A (ATX) producer in Bulgarian wetlands. The results from polymerase chain …