Browsing Faculty of Science & Technology (FST) by Subject "Lake Naivasha"
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Diel vertical distribution of zooplankton in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(SpringerDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1992)Diurnal and diel vertical distribution of limnetic zooplankton species in relation to temperature and dissolved oxygen profiles was examined at a central station in Lake Naivasha. During calm days thermal stratification ... -
Durations of development and production estimates by two crustacean zooplankton species Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars (Copepoda) and Diaphanosoma excisum Sars (Cladocera), in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(SpringerDepartment of Zoology, University of Nairobi, 1994)Durations of embryonic and post-embryonic development of the two dominant zooplankton crustaceans Thermocyclops oblongatus (Copepoda) and Diaphanosoma excisum in Lake Naivasha were determined at various lake water temperatures ... -
Factors affecting abundance and distribution of submerged and floating macrophytes in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(School of Physical Sciences, 2007)Macrophytes have been shown to perform important ecological roles in Lake Naivasha. Consequently, various studies regarding the impact of biotic factors on the macrophytes have been advanced but related studies on environmental ... -
A review of allodiversity in Lake Naivasha, Kenya: Developing conservation actions to protect East African lakes from the negative impacts of alien species
(ScienceDirectDipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica “Leo Pardi”, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Romana 17, 50125 Firenze, ItalySchool of Conservation Sciences, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UKSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaSchool of Biological Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UKDepartment of Biology, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, UKDipartimento di Ecologia, Università degli Studi della Calabria, 87030 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy, 2011)The biodiversity of developing countries is increasingly threatened by introductions of invasive alien species. This study on the allodiversity in Lake Naivasha, Kenya reviews the pathways, establishment rates and outcomes ...