Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Author "Upton, Caroline"

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    • Lake Naivasha, Kenya: Ecology, Society and Future 

      Harper, David M; Morrison, Edward H.J; Macharia, Michael M; Mavuti, Kenneth M; Upton, Caroline (Freshwater Biological AssociationDepartment of Biology, University of LeicesterDepartment of Geography, University of LeicesterZoology Department, National Museums of Kenya,Birdlife International, Africa Secretariat, ICIPE CampusSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi,, 2011)
      We examine the degradation of the natural capital and ecosystem services of an important tropical lake, Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, in the context of human activities and exploitation since the mid-20th century. These factors ...

    • Regional approaches to ecosystem services in the Great Lakes of Africa(in review) 

      Upton, Caroline; Ochola, Washington; Odada, Eric; Loiselle, Steven; Lanqenberg, Victor; Kansiime, Frank; Harper, David (Department of Geology, University of Nairobi,University of Leicester, UKUniversity of Makerere, Uganda, 1990)
      The African Great Lakes are among the world's most important aquatic ecosystems from the point of view of freshwater resources, biodiversity and carbon cycling. They are heavily utilised by the regional population for ...