Browsing School of Pure and Applied Sciences by Author "Mavuti, Kenneth M."
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Biodiversity characteristics of small high-altitude tropical man-made reservoirs in the Eastern Rift Valley, Kenya
Wamicha, Wellington N; Mavuti, Kenneth M.; Mwaura, Francis (University Of Nairobi, 2002)The biodiversity characteristics in eight small (0.065–0.249 km2) public man-made reservoirs in the central part of the Eastern Rift Valley, Kenya, were studied between 1995 and 1998. A total of 71 phytoplankton species ... -
Comparing macrophyte herbivory by introduced Louisiana crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) (Crustacea: Cambaridae) and native Dytiscid beetles (Cybister tripunctatus) (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), in Kenya
Rosenthal, Sadie K.; Lodge, David M.; Mavuti, Kenneth M.; Muohi, Wairimu; Ochieng, Philip; Mungai, Benjamin N.; Mkoji, Gerald M. (2005)The omnivorous Louisiana crayfish, Procambarus clarkii, has caused significant changes to macrophyte communities worldwide and may have similar negative effects in Kenya if used as a biological control agent for snails ... -
Ecology and Management of Lake Naivasha, Kenya, in Relation to Climatic Change, Alien Species' Introductions, and Agricultural Development
Harper, David M.; Mavuti, Kenneth M.; Muchiria, Mucai S. (University Of Nairobi, 1990)Lake Naivasha is an important freshwater resource for Kenya's foreign-currency-earning agriculture and tourism, and for water-supply. It has always experienced extensive water-level fluctuations as a consequence of irregular ... -
Genetic and morphological analyses indicate high population mixing in the endangered cichlid Alcolapia flock of East Africa
Zaccara, Serena; Crosa, Giuseppe; Vanetti, Isabella; Binelli, Giorgio; Harper, David M.; Mavuti, Kenneth M.; Balarin, John D.; Britton, J. Robert (2013)Alcolapia is a minor genus of small-bodied, polymorphic cichlids inhabiting the lagoons and hot springs surrounding the soda lakes Natron (largely in Tanzania) and Magadi (Kenya). Three Alcolapia species are present at ... -
Lake Naivasha, Kenya: Ecology, Society and Future
Harper, David M.; Morrison, Edward H.J; Macharia, Michael M.; Mavuti, Kenneth M.; Upton, Caroline (Freshwater Biological Association, 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 ... -
Organochlorine Pesticides Residues in Lake Naivasha Catchment Water
Madadi, Vincent O.; Wandiga, Shem O.; Mavuti, Kenneth M. (2017)Lake Naivasha, Kenya, hangs precariously in balance between economic exploitation and biodiversity conservation. There is increasing intensity of horticultural activities around the lake, believed to result in excessive ...