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Composition and seasonality of benthic invertebrates, and drift in the Naro Moru River, Kenya
(1992)
A survey was carried out to establish the nature and composition of the benthos along the Naro Moru, a tropical river in central Kenya using artificial substrate baskets, from November 1986 to October 1987. A clear ...
Macrofauna Settlement on Pearl Oyster Collectors in Kenya: Seasonality and Abundance
(2008)
—Collection of pearl oyster seed using artificial collectors is a critical step in the
production of cultured pearls. This paper reports the seasonal abundance of macrofauna, which
settled on spat collectors set to ...
Durations of development and production estimates by two crustacean zooplankton species Thermocyclops oblongatus Sars (Copepoda) and Diaphanosoma excisum Sars (Cladocera), in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(Springer, 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 ...
Louisiana crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) (Crustacea: Cambaridae) in Kenyan ponds: non-target effects of a potential biological control agent for schistosomiasis
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)
The Louisiana crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) has been proposed as a biological control agent for the intermediate snail hosts (Bulinus and Biomphalaria spp.) of human schistosomes (Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni) ...
Growth patterns of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera L. in Gazi Bay, Kenya Growth patterns of the pearl oyster Pinctada margaritifera L. in Gazi Bay, Keny
(Taylor & Francis, 2005)
Culture of pearl oysters is rapidly increasing worldwide, including the western Indian Ocean. The oyster Pinctada margaritifera L., which produces the most highly valued black pearls, occurs in East Africa, a nd as been ...
Ecology and role of zooplankton in the fishery of Lake Naivasha
(Springer, 1990)
Taxonomic composition, distribution, community structure and seasonality of Lake Naivasha zooplankton between 1978 and 1980 are described. The ecological status of the zooplankton in relation to prevailing ecological factors ...
Trophic Ecology of Some Common Juvenile Fish Species in Mtwapa Creek, Kenya
(AJOL, 2004)
The trophic status of common fish species in Mtwapa creek on the Kenyan coast
was studied. Both the qualitative and quantitative spectra of the diets of these fish species were investigated. It was found that the eight ...
Diel vertical distribution of zooplankton in Lake Naivasha, Kenya
(Springer, 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 ...
Trophic Ecology of Sardinella gibbosa (Pisces: Clupeidae) and Atherinomorous lacunosus (Pisces: Atherinidae) in Mtwapa Creek and Wasini Channel, Kenya
(Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association, 2002)
The food habits of two schooling planktivorous fishes, Sardinella gibbosa and Atherinomorous lacunosus, were investigated in Mtwapa creek and Wasini Channel of the Kenya coast. Spatial and temporal variations in their food ...