Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Author "Harper, DM"

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    • Decadal trends and common dynamics of the bio-optical and thermal characteristics of the african great lakes. 

      Loiselle, S; Cózar, A; Adgo, E; Ballatore, T; Chavula, G; Descy, JP; Harper, DM; Kansiime, F; Kimirei, I; Langenberg, V; Ma, R; Sarmento, H; Odada., E (University of Nairobi, 2014-04)
      The Great Lakes of East Africa are among the world's most important freshwater ecosystems. Despite their importance in providing vital resources and ecosystem services, the impact of regional and global environmental drivers ...

    • Is the fast growth of an equatorial Micropterus salmoides population explained by high water temperature 

      Britton, JR; Harper, DM; Oyugi, DO (School of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaDepartment of Biology, University of Leicester, Leicester, UKCentre for Conservation Ecology and Environmental Change, School of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset, UK, 2010)
      Marginal increment analysis of scales collected from the introduced Micropterus salmoides population of Lake Naivasha, Kenya revealed the formation of an annual growth check, validating their use to age individual fish. ...

    • Phosphorus inputs to Lake Naivasha, Kenya, from its catchment and the trophic state of the lake 

      Kitaka, N; Harper, DM; Mavuti, KM (SpringerDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 2002)
      The main river supplying Lake Naivasha, Kenya, the Malewa, drains a catchment given over to largely subsistence cultivation and animal husbandry. The lake itself is the focus for an intensive horticultural industry based ...