Publications

IPGL-participants, former IPGL-participants and IPGL-staff in bold

2025

Hampuwo B., Duenser A., & F. Lahnsteiner (2025). Effects of elevated temperature on gene expression, energy metabolism, and physiology in brown trout, Salmo trutta, Conservation Physiology, Volume 13, Issue 1, 2025, coaf025, https://doi.org/10.1093/conphys/coaf025

Gubamwoyo S., Hein T., Heiskanen J, Kisha D.G., Pellikka P., Gruber G., Omondi V.A., Leitner S.M., Weigelhofer G., Mwamodenyi J.M., Obonyo A.O., & G.M. Gettel (2025). Assessing land use changes and agricultural practices in highland valley-bottom wetlands in Taita Hills, Kenya. Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 389, 2025, 126122, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126122

Benjamin J., Subalusky A., & W. Graf (2025). Aquatic hitchhikers: examining the phoretic associations between blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) and mayfly (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae, Tricorythidae) larvae in Kenyan river ecosystems. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2025.2526359

Khanal G.P., Hartmann A., Leitner P., Winkler G., & W. Graf (2025). Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages foster the ecoregional approach in near-natural streams of the Bhutan Himalaya. Hydrobiologia (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-025-05995-y

Getachew Y., Tesfaye M., Kifle D., Hailu M., & T. Fetahi (2025). Trophic Status and Ecosystem Functioning of Tropical Lake Tinshu Abaya, Ethiopia: A Mass-Balance Modeling Approach. International Review of Hydrobiology e70018. https://doi.org/10.1002/iroh.70018

Kiilu B., Kaunda-Arara B., Oddenyo R., Okemwa G., Mueni E., Musembi P., B. Fulanda, Menya-Otieno L., Okeri M., Nduku G., Musembei J., Omar M., & E. Kimani (2025). Vulnerability assessment of elasmobranch species to fisheries in coastal Kenya: Implications for conservation and management policies. Marine Policy, Volume 171, 2025, 106459, ISSN 0308-597X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106459

Ondiek R.A., Kipkemboi J., Hes E. et al. (2025). Trade-offs and synergies between provisioning and regulating ecosystem services in a papyrus wetland in the Lake Victoria basin in Kenya. Wetlands Ecol Manage 33, 1 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11273-024-10024-1

Engdaw F., T. Fetahi & D. Kifle (2025). Increasing anthropogenic stressors influenced the water quality and shifted trophic status of northern Lake Tana Gulf, Ethiopia. Heliyon Vol 11, Issue 1, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41162

Abaho I., Kwikiriza G., Atukwatse F., Izaara A.A., Ekwangu J., Baguma S.D., Kubiriba J., & N. Kasozi (2025). Selective Breeding for Genetic Improvement of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) in Uganda: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Perspectives. Animals. 2025; 15(2):142. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15020142

Wubneh A.B., M.G. Dersseh, G. Goshu, W. Abera, E. Abraham, M.A. Mekonnen, N. Fohrer, S.A. Tilahun, M.E. McClain, W.A. Payne & J.R. Blaszczak (2025). Modeling changes in nutrient retention ecosystem service using the InVEST-NDR model: A case study in the Gumara River of Lake Tana Basin, Ethiopia. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 2025, ISSN 1642-3593, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2025.01.001

Kwikiriza G., Tibihika P.D., Abaho I., Nattabi J.K., Vijayan T., Rupprecht C., Curto M., Melcher A., & H. Meimberg (2025). Genetic characterization and interspecies gene flow among the Oreochromis species in the Lake Victoria and Kyoga basins, Uganda: Implications for conservation. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2025, 102535, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2025.102535

Haneklaus N., Kaggwa M., Misihairabgwi J. et al. (2025). The phosphorus negotiation game (P-Game): first evaluation of a serious game to support science-policy decision making played in more than 20 countries worldwide. Discov Sustain 6, 1 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00693-6

Kwikiriza G., Abaho I., Tibihika P.D., Izaara A.A., Atukwatse F., Omara T., Nattabi J.K., Kasozi N., Curto M., Melcher A., & H. Meimberg (2025). Genetic Diversity and Population Differentiation of Farmed Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) to Advance Selective Breeding in Uganda. Diversity, 17(2), 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/d17020128

Odong R., Okoth R., Masembe C., Kubiriza G.K., Akoll P., Diana Nantege D., & F. Kansiime (2025). Utility of integrated papyrus-bivalve for bioremediation of aquaculture wastewater. Environ Sci Pollut Res 32, 383–402 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-35623-6

Tadesse H., Lakew A., & A. Getahun (2025). Community structure and habitat preferences of stream fish in major tributaries of the upper Awash River, Ethiopia. Journal of Ecohydraulics, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/24705357.2025.2462295

Nyauchi E., Kwikiriza G., Meimberg H. & G. Ong'ondo (2025). Morphometric Characterization of Oreochromis Species Habitating in Jipe Lake, Kenya. Aqua. Fish & Fisheries, 5: e70051. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70051

Mzungu E., Shivoga W.A., Lukhabi D.K., & A.W. Sifuna (2025). Influence of physico-chemical parameters on benthic macroinvertebrate community dynamics in Isiukhu River, Kenya. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2024.2443936

Acharya P., Yegon M.J., Haferkemper L. et al. (2025). Leaf Conditioning and Shredder Activity Shape Microbial Dynamics on Fine Particulate Organic Matter Produced During Decomposition of Different Leaf Litter in Streams. Microb Ecol 88, 18 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00248-025-02515-2

Jacob A., Kapinga I., Mwijage A., Luvanga A., Mremi A., Sekadende C., … A. Matondo (2025). Biometry, hatching efficiency, growth performance and survival of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana from Tanzania. African Journal of Marine Science, 1–7. https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2024.2443545

Rwezawula P., Mwanja W.W., Vereecke N., Bossier P. and D. Vanrompay (2025). Advancing aquaculture probiotic discovery via an innovative protocol for isolation of indigenous, heat and salt tolerant, quorum quenching probiotic candidates. Front. Microbiol. 16:1558238. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1558238

Tesfaye M., Kumkar P., Hailu M., Verma CR., Tesfaye G., Petrtýl M., Getahun A., Šmejkal M., & L. Kalous (2025). Discovery of Japanese gengorobuna Carassius cuvieri Temminck & Schlegel, 1846 in Ethiopia: implications for fisheries governance. BioInvasions Records 14(1): 155–167, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2025.14.1.13

Munguti J.M., Muthoka M., Iteba J.O., Kyule D., Lewo R., Obiero K.O., Orina P.S., & O.E. Ogello (2025). Nutritional Profile of Economically Valuable Fish Species in the Lake Victoria Basin: Implications for Food and Nutrition Security Among Local Communities. Sustainable Aquatic Research, 4(1), 4-22. https://zenodo.org/records/15188874

Engdaw F., Kifle D., & T. Fetahi (2025). Taxonomic and functional groups of phytoplankton in the Northern Gulf of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 40(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/02705060.2025.2506588

Ekwar P., Kitaka N., & A.W. Muia (2025). Physiochemical and bacteriological quality of tanker vended water supply chain in Lodwar Town, Kenya. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development 1 May 2025; 15 (5): 398–411. doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2025.301

Marinelli M., Biancalani R., Joyce B., & M.B. Djihouessi (2025). A New Methodology to Estimate the Level of Water Stress (SDG 6.4.2) by Season and by Sub-Basin Avoiding the Double Counting of Water Resources. Water 2025, 17, 1543. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17101543

Kwikiriza G., Tebitendwa S. M., Rwezawula P., Mwanja W.W., Abaho I., & H. Meimberg (2025). Enhancing African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Aquaculture in Uganda: Insights into Hatchery Propagation, Population Suitability, and Broodstock Management. Fishes, 10(6), 290. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes10060290

Muyumbana N., Mudenda H., Stelbrink B., & C. Albrecht (2025). Molecular characterisation of the globally invasive freshwater crustacean Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) in Zambia. BioInvasions Records 14(2): 389–401, https://doi.org/10.3391/bir.2025.14.2.07

Outa N., Ogello E. & G. K'Otuto (2025). Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) Aquaponics Enhances the Productivity of Fish and Crops: Trials on Nile Tilapia, African Catfish, Lettuce, Spinach and Basil. Aqua. Fish & Fisheries, 5: e70089. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70089

Ogello E.O., Outa N.O., Muthoka M., Juma F. and J. Hoinkis (2025). Optimizing Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) production: effects of substrate variation on biomass, nutritional quality, hatchability, fecundity, and frass quality. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 9:1621034. doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2025.1621034

Byekwaso F., Weigelhofer G., Kaggwa R., Kansiime F., Langergraber G., & T. Hein (2025). Tropical Wetlands as Nature-Based Solutions to Remove Nutrient and Organic Inputs from Stormwater Discharge and Wastewater Effluent in Urban Environments. Water, 17(12), 1821. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17121821

Mwanake H., Feigl M., Mehdi-Schulz B., Kitaka N., Schulz K., Olang L.O., Lederer J. & M. Herrnegger (2025). The spatiotemporal distribution of water quality characteristics of the tropical, transboundary Sio Malaba Malakisi River Basin using multivariate statistical techniques. Environ Monit Assess 197, 865 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14282-1

Kwikiriza G., Muthoka M., Omara T., Abaho I., Tibihika P.D., Curto M., Opiyo M.A., Munguti J., Abwao J., Orina P. & H. Meimberg (2025), Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Cage Aquaculture in Africa: Potential Threats to Congeneric Fish Species and Advances to Detect Escapes. Aqua. Fish & Fisheries, 5: e70090. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70090

Mureithi P.W., Aine A., Basooma R., Namumbya J., Nansumbi F., Yegon M.J., Meimberg H. & W. Graf (2025). Advancements in macroinvertebrate-based river bioassessment research in the Afrotropical region: review and steps towards a regional framework. Environ Monit Assess 197, 935 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-025-14272-3

Tadesse H. & A. Lakew (2025). Fish composition and their habitat preferences in human impacted tributaries of the upper Awash River, Ethiopia. Fish Aquat Sci 2025;28(6):396-405. https://doi.org/10.47853/FAS.2025.e34

Kyule D., Munguti J., Muthoka M., Ogello E., Opiyo M., & J. Abwao (2025). Historical Origin of Trout Farming in Kenya: Current Status, Challenges, and Future Prospects, Aquaculture Research, 2025, 8816761, 21 pages, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/are/8816761

Magondu E., L. Njogu, K. Ouko,… J. Munguti,… & K. Obiero (2025). A PESTEL-SWOT Matrix Analysis of Sustainable Aquafeed Sector: A Case of Kenya's Fish Feed Sector. Reviews in Aquaculture 17, no. 4 (2025): e70081, https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.70081.

Meenakshisundaram M., Mboya J.B., Sugantham F., Panigrahi A.., Gamba J.L., Subramanian S., Chia S.Y., Beesigamukama D., Munguti J., Ogello E., Yossa R. & C.M. Tanga (2025). Synergistic Microbial Interactions Between Algae and Bacteria Augment Growth and Immune Performance in Red Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.). Aquaculture Journal. 2025; 5(3):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj5030012

Tibihika P.D., Aruho C., Namulawa V., Ddungu R., Atukunda G., Aanyu M., Nkambo M., Kwikiriza G., Vijayan T., Curto M., & H. Meimberg (2025). Delineating African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822) Populations Through Molecular Genetic Approaches to Contribute to Aquaculture Performance in Uganda, Journal of Applied Ichthyology, 2025, 5645753, 14 pages, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1155/jai/5645753

Ogello E., Ogindo H., Outa N., ….. & J. Hoinkis (2025). A synthesis of agroecology indicator frameworks and application for East Africa. CABI Agriculture and Bioscience (2025) 6:1, 0066. https://doi.org/10.1079/ab.2025.0066

Kyule D., Rezk A., Munguti J., Orina P., Ndigwa D.M., & M. Muthoka (2025). Quantifying Post-Harvest Fish Losses in Central Kenya: Implications for Small-Scale Aquaculture Sustainability. Sustainable Aquatic Research, 4(2), 206–223. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17013345

Dagne A., Beyene G., & A. Wubie (2025). Population growth of Daphnia magna cultured in manure-fertilised water under laboratory conditions. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 50(2), 135–143. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2025.2519000

Tesfaye M., A.T. Souza, M. Šmejkal, et al. (2025). Distinct Intra-Cohort Resource Utilization in Young-of-the-Year Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca): Evidence From Diet and Isotopic Analysis. Ecology and Evolution 15, no. 8: e71973. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.71973

De Moraes K.R., Tesfaye M., Bartoň D. & J. Kubečka (2025). Long-term shifts in pikeperch, Sander lucioperca, diet composition in a changing reservoir. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.70225

Alemneh L.Y., Aklog D., Griensven A.v., Goshu G., Yalew S., Abebe W.B., Dersseh M.G., Mhiret D.A., Michailovsky C.I., Amare S., & S. Asress (2025). Remote Sensing Approaches for Water Hyacinth and Water Quality Monitoring: Global Trends, Techniques, and Applications. Water, 17(17), 2573. https://doi.org/10.3390/w17172573

Munguti J., M. Muthoka, D. Kyule, et al. (2025). Current Status and Production Trends of Commercially Cultured Mariculture Species Along the Kenyan Coast: Challenges, Opportunities and Future Prospects. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries 5, no. 5: e70118. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.70118

Buckingham S., Rodríguez-Chaves M., Johannesen E., Ojwala R.A., Sun Z., Kitada M., Neat F., & R. Long (2025). The Ocean We Want: A Feminist Approach to the Ocean Decade. Feminist Climate Policy in Industrialised States: A Gender-Just Climate Emergency Response (pp. 89-104). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003461005-7

Obubu J.P., Odong R., Mengistou S., Fetahi T., Alamerew T., & E. Samuel (2025). Influence of spatio-temporal variations in precipitation and temperature on the productivity of Eastern Lake Kyoga, Uganda. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2024.2406899

Wisz M.S., F. Berzaghi, M. Gomez, M.C. Quinzin, R.A. Ojwala & E. Nuckolls, with input from the round table participants (2025). The future of shipping at the biodiversity-climate nexus round table report. World Maritime University. Malmö, Sweden. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21677/250205

Sha M.K., Das S., Frey M.M., Dubravica D.,… Okello W., ... & M. Zhou (2025). Fiducial Reference Measurements for Greenhouse Gases (FRM4GHG): Validation of Satellite (Sentinel-5 Precursor, OCO-2, and GOSAT) Missions Using the COllaborative Carbon Column Observing Network (COCCON). Remote Sensing, 17(5), 734. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs17050734

Pérez J., Boyero L., Pearson R.G., Gessner M.O.,,..... M'Erimba C.M., .. and C.M. Yule (2025). Positive Feedback on Climate Warming by Stream Microbial Decomposers Indicated by a Global Space-For-Time Substitution Study. Glob Change Biol, 31: e70171. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.70171

Li S., Addey C.I, Roman R., HayashidaH.,…Ojwala R.A.,…Yen H., & T.Luo (2025). Early career ocean professionals declaration on Ocean Negative Carbon Emissions for our ocean and future. The Innovation, 2025, 101007, ISSN 2666-6758, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2025.101007

Abiriga D., Odong R., Bakyayita G.K., Semyalo R., Okello W., & H.P. Grossart (2025). The microbiology of Uganda’s large freshwater lakes experiencing anthropogenic and climatic perturbations: why it matters—a review. Proc. R. Soc. B.29220243072 http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.3072

Mekoya A., Tesfaye A., & D.A. Bekele (2025). Rainfall, air temperature, and reference evapotranspiration variability and trend and their implication for agroforestry development in the Lake Tana sub-basin of Ethiopia. Discov Atmos 3, 21 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44292-025-00045-7


2024

Musinguzi L., Kamya A., Nsega M., Natugonza V., Okello W., Snoeks J., & M. Van Steenberge (2024). Estimates of life-history and growth parameters of exploited fish species in lakes Edward and George: Implications on exploitation status, population dynamics, management, and conservation of native species. Journal of Fish Biology, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15929

Maundu A., Munguti J., Sharma R., Kasozi N., Liti D., Muthoka M., Kirimi J., & J. Mutiso (2024). Apparent Protein Digestibility and Growth Performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Fed on Sunflower and Cotton Seed Meal as Substitutes for Freshwater Shrimp Meal (Caridina nilotica), Aquaculture Research, 2024, 2713506, 9 pages, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/2713506

Lakew A., Tadesse H. & B. Gutema (2024). Diversity and Abundance of Small Indigenous Fish (SIF) in Human Stressed Major Tributaries of the Awash River. Ethiop. J. Agric. Sci. 34(2) 90-103 (2024)

Gathu S.W., Kitaka N.K., Sitoki L.M., & E.O. Otachi (2024). Levels and Classification of Microplastics and Their Impact on the Wellbeing of Selected Commercially Important Fish Species in Kisumu Bay, Lake Victoria. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 113, 65 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-024-03976-w

Englmaier G.K., R. Blažek, H. Zimmermann, V. Bartáková, M. Polačik, J. Žák, D.P. Mulokozi, C. Katongo, H.H. Buescher, L. Mabo, S. Koblmüller, A. Palandačić, & M. Reichard (2024). Revised taxonomy of Synodontis catfishes (Siluriformes: Mochokidae) from the Lake Tanganyika basin reveals lower species diversity than expected, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Volume 202, Issue 3, November 2024, zlae130, https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlae130

Graham D.W., Mateo-Sagasta J., Haile A.T., Moodley A., Goshu G., & M. Kibret (2024). Reducing the emergence and spread of waterborne antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Ethiopia from a One Health perspective. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on One Health. 20p.

Hart L.N., Zepernick B.N., Natwora K.E., Brown K.M., Obuya J.A., Lomeo D., Barnard M.A., Okech E.O., Kiledal E.A., Den Uyl P.A., Olokotum M., Wilhelm S.W., McKay R.M., Drouillard K.G., Sherman D.H., Sitoki L., Achiya J., Getabu A., Otiso K.M., Bullerjahn G.S., & G.J. Dick (2024). Metagenomics reveals spatial variation in cyanobacterial composition, function, and biosynthetic potential in the Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya. Appl Environ Microbiol 0:e01507-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.01507-24

Zepernick B.N., Hart L.N., Natwora K.E., Brown K.M., Obuya J.A., Olokotum M., Okech E.O., Keating N.G., Lomeo D., Tebbs E.J., Sheik C.S., Sherman D.H., Dick G.J., Wilhelm S.W., Drouillard K.G., Lawrence T., Getabu A., Owuor B., Shitandi A., Omondi R., Njiru J., Sitoki L., Otiso K.M., McKay R.M.L., & G.S. Bullerjahn (2024). Metagenomic sequencing of cyanobacterial-dominated Lake Victoria—an African Great Lake. Microbiol Resour Announc 13:e00798-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/mra.00798-24

Kubiriza G.K., Zalwango J., Semwanga N.M., Nantege D., Kazibwe V.A., Odong R., … S. Ólafur (2024). Quality attributes of fish feeds and their potential effects on the aquatic ecosystem and aquaculture sustainability in East Africa. Journal of Applied Aquaculture, 36(3), 642–665. https://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2023.2294087

Kaikkonen L., Shellock R.J., Selim S.A. Ojwala R.A., et al. (2024). Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion in interdisciplinary marine science. NPJ Ocean Sustain 3, 49 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44183-024-00087-1

Ogello E., Schindler L., Chan C.Y., Tran N., Obiero K., Outa N., Muthoka M., Kyule D. & V. Atieno (2024). Exploring future scenarios for advancing low-emission development in Kenyan aquatic food systems. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Working paper: 2024-63. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/163447

Liersch S.,… W. Okello,… et al (2024). Climate change perceptions, expectations, observations, and projections at Lake Victoria. Environ. Res. Commun. 6 (2024) 121001. DOI 10.1088/2515-7620/ad9434

Obiero K., Ogello E., Munguti J.M., Kyule D., Opiyo M., Githukia C., Ouko K., Kembenya E., Abwao J., Matolla G., Ani J., Sambu S., Cheserek M., Ngeno K., Khobondo J., Meenakshisundaram M., Tanga C., & R. Yossa (2024). Profiling and Prioritizing Climate-Smart Aquaculture Technologies, Innovations, and Management Practices in Kenya, Aquaculture Research, 2024, 8843677, 11 pages, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8843677

Ogello E., Muthoka M., & N. Outa (2024). Exploring Regenerative Aquaculture Initiatives for Climate-Resilient Food Production: Harnessing Synergies Between Technology and Agroecology. Aquaculture Journal, 4(4), 324-344. https://doi.org/10.3390/aquacj4040024

Sitati A., Yegon M.Y., Masese F.O., & W. Graf (2024). Ecological importance of low-order streams to macroinvertebrate community composition in Afromontane headwater streams. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 2024, 100330, ISSN 2665-9727, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2023.100330

Kipnusu E., M´Erimba C., & J. Mbaka (2023). Impact of Weirs on Decomposition Rates of Dombeya goetzenii (K. Schum) Leaf Litter in the River Njoro, Kenya. African Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences. 4, 3 (Dec. 2023), 1-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33886/ajpas.v4i3.424

Onyango J., van Bruggen J.J.A., Kitaka N. et al. (2024). Effects of combined nutrient and pesticide exposure on algal biomass, and Daphnia magna abundance. Environ Syst Res 13, 1 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-023-00326-3

Sossa F., Djihouessi M.B., Tasso F.B., et al. (2024). Integration of social and cultural dimensions in the assessment of environmental flows: case of the Ouémé delta in West Africa. Humanit Soc Sci Commun 11, 62 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02521-0

Djihouessi M.B., Sossa F., Djihouessi B.M. et al. (2023). Environmental Flows Assessment Based on the Coupling of Water Level and Salinity Requirements for Maintaining Biodiversity: A Case Study from the Ouémé delta in West Africa. Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-023-01899-6

Muthoka M., Ogello E.O., Outa N.O., Ouko K.O., Obiero K.O., Mboya J.B. et al. (2023). Threats to aquatic biodiversity and possible management strategies in Lake Victoria. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4, 1–13. doi.org/10.1002/aff2.143

Ogello EO, Tran N, Outa NO, Muthoka M and Hoong Y. (2023). Promising Aquaculture Technologies and Innovations for Transforming Food Systems Toward Low Emission Pathways in Kenya: A Review. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish. Working Paper. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/136166

Tembo J.K., Kihia C.M., Kitaka N.K., GO’Brien G., Hanzen C., Mbaru E., Wanjiru C.K. (2023). Diet and trophic interactions between catadromous eels and sympatric fish in Kenyan east flowing river systems. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 22(2):87-106 doi: 10.4314/wiojms.v22i2.7

Plisnier P.D., Kayanda R., MacIntyre S., Obiero K., Okello W., … Tuyisenge J.,… et al. (2023). Need for harmonized long-term multi-lake monitoring of African Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 49, Issue 6, 2023, 101988, ISSN 0380-1330, doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.01.016

Orina, P. S., Chepkirui, M., Orina, T., Akwany, L., Joseph, R., Matuma, M., Kyule, D., Okechi, J., & Munguti, J. (2024). An overview of the current status of Lake Jipe and its biodiversity dilemma. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 29, e12450. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12450

Engdaw F. and Geremew A. (2024). Broodstock nutrition in Nile tilapia and its implications on reproductive efficiency. Front. Aquac. 3:1281640. doi: 10.3389/faquc.2024.1281640

Gichana Z. (2024). Water Quality and Growth Performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Chia (Salvia hispanica) and Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus) in a Media-based Aquaponics System. Asian Journal of Biology, 20(5), 12–22. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajob/2024/v20i5402

Lukhabi, D.K., Mensah P.K., Asare N.K., Awushie Akwetey M.F., &C.A. Faseyi (2024). Benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality: A case study of estuarine ecosystems along the coast of Ghana. Heliyon, Volume 10, Issue 7, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28018

Kyule D., Outa N., Iteba J., Ogello E., Munguti J., Obiero K. , Otachi E. , & A. Muia (2024). Diversity and Abundance of Some Microbial Communities in Kenya's Rift Valley Lakes Nakuru and Bogoria Before the 2019-2020 Long Rains. Journal of Aquatic Science, 7(1), 9-18. pubs.sciepub.com/jas/7/1/2/

Fentaw G., Beneberu G., Wondie A.& B. Getnet (2024). Physical and chemical features of hydro-geologically connected wetlands in the Abbay River basin, Ethiopia. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, Volume 22, 2024, 100387, ISSN 2665-9727, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2024.100387

Ogello E. O., Mbodze M. M., Outa N.O., Ajode M.Z., & W. Ojwando(2024). Characterizing anthropogenic litter pollutants in African freshwater ecosystems: A case study of Dunga Beach in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 29, e12454. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12454

Kwikiriza G., Semyalo R., Bwanika G., Barekye A., Kwetegyeka J., Izaara A.A., & I. Abaho (2024). The effect of density and temperature on survival and fatty acid profiles of copepods (Thermocyclop sp.), International Journal of Aquaculture, 14(1): 9-19 (doi: 10.5376/ija.2024.14.0002) 

Abwao J., Opiyo M., Kyule D., Kendi J., et al. (2023). Feasibility of hydropower reservoirs for fish cage Aquaculture: A strategy for fish farming in drought risk areas in Kenya. Marine and Life Sciences, 5(1), 16-25. https://doi.org/10.51756/marlife.1221254

Kariuki M.W., D.K. Barwani, V. Mwashi, J.K. Kioko, J.M. Munguti, C.M. Tanga, P. Kiiru, M.G. Gicheha, I.M. Osuga (2024). Partial Replacement of Fishmeal with Back Soldier Fly Larvae Meal in Nile Tilapia Diets Improves Performance and Profitability in Earthen Pond, Scientific African, 2024, e02222, ISSN 2468-2276, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02222

Teshome G., Getahun A., Mengistou S., Mingist M., Taddese F., & G. Wilson (2024). Variation in macroinvertebrate assemblages and water quality as a test for different levels of ecological impairment across an Ethiopian highland river system. Inland Waters, 1–44. https://doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2024.2351325

Melese H. & H.J. Debella (2024). Decadal limnological changes in Lake Beseka, central Rift Valley of Ethiopia. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 29, e12445. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12445

Kpegli K.A.R., Adandedji F., Ahouandogbo C., Djihouessi M.B., Hounkpe J., N’Tcha M’Po Y., Bossa A.Y., Alassane A., Sintondji L.O., Mama D.; et al. (2024). Groundwater Recharge Assessment in Central Benin: The Case of the Collines Region (West Africa). Water 2024, 16, 1330. https://doi.org/10.3390/w16101330

Mbao E., Nyika J., Sheng T., Ochieng B., Sitoki L., Oduor S., Kitaka N. … C. Tan (2023). A bibliometric study on diatom DNA metabarcording for water quality monitoring: a global perspective. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 48(4), 345–356. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2023.2282493

Munguti J.M., Mboya J.B., Iteba J.O., Kirimi J.G., Obiero K.O., Kyule D.N., et al. (2024). Status and prospects of the ornamental fish industry in Kenya. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4, e172. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.172

Kpegli K.A.R., Alassane A., Zouari K., Ofterdinger U., Araguas L.J.A., Orou G.S. Alou P., Trabelsi R., Sambiénou W.G., Khmila K., Hounkpe J., Adandedji F., Djihouessi M.B., Ahouandogbo C., Bossa A.Y., Mama D., & M.Boukari (2024). Delineation of a conceptual groundwater flow model of the Kandi basin in Benin (West Africa): Insights from isotopes, piezometric and hydrological investigations. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, Vol 53, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2024.101804

Ouko K.O., Mboya J.B., Mukhebi A.W., Obiero K.O., Ogello E.O., Munguti J.M., & C.M. Tanga (2024). Effect of replacing fish meal with black soldier fly larvae meal on growth performance and economic efficiency of Nile tilapia. Fundamental and Applied Agriculture, 9(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.5455/faa.154509

Engdaw F., Fetahi T., & D. Kifle (2024). Land use/land cover dynamics in the northern watershed of lake Tana: implications for water quality. Front. Environ. Sci. 12:1426789. mdoi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1426789

Kariuki M.W., Barwani D.K., Mwashi V., Kioko J.K., Munguti J.M., Tanga C.M., Kiiru P., Gicheha M.G. & I.M. Osuga (2024). Partial Replacement of Fishmeal with Black Soldier Fly Larvae Meal in Nile Tilapia Diets Improves Performance and Profitability in Earthen Pond, Scientific African, Volume 24, 2024, e02222, ISSN 2468-2276, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2024.e02222

Munguti J., Mboya J., Kirimi J., Kyule D., Iteba J., Magondu E., Obiero K., Otachi E., Thiakunu F., Ouko K., & M. Opiyo M. (2024). Fish diseases and health investment needs for the aquaculture sector in Kenya. In Sustainable Aquatic Research (Vol. 3, Number 2, pp. 136–146). DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13621525    e-ISSN: 2822-4140  Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13621525

Schwingshackl, T., Martini, J., Yegon, M. et al. (2024). Tiny but mighty mayfly - probing Prosopistoma pennigerum (Müller 1785) as the Flagship species for the Vjosa Wild River National Park. J Insect Conserv (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10841-024-00616-w

Outa N., Ogello E. & C. Wambui (2024). Exploring the Potential of Aquaponics Systems in Advancing Food Security in Kenya: A Scoping Review. Journal of Food Security, 2024, 12(3), 50-58. DOI: 10.12691/jfs-12-3-3

Onyango J., Kitaka, N., van Bruggen, J.J.A. et al. Agricultural intensification in Lake Naivasha Catchment in Kenya and associated nutrients and pesticides pollution. Sci Rep 14, 18539 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67460-5

Kasozi N., Namulawa V., Abaho I., Kwikiriza G., Ondhoro C., Izaara A., Kemigabo C., Kasigwa H., Ndugwa M., Iwe G., et al. (2024). Implementing Zonal Aquaculture Innovation Platforms in Uganda: Key Lessons Learned. Platforms 2024, 2, 101-117. https://doi.org/10.3390/platforms2030007

Tibihika P.D., Aruho C., Namulawa V., Ddungu R., Atukunda G., Aanyu M., Nkambo M., Vijayan T., Kwikiriza G., Curto M. & H. Meimberg (2024). Unlocking Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linn., 1758) selective breeding programmes in Uganda through geographical genetic structure mapping. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4, e197. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.197

Kitaka N., Omondi L.A., Mureithi P.W., Bauer A., Melcher A., & G.A. Ssanyu (2024). A critical review of biomonitoring in East African rivers: fostering community-based collaboration for environmental change observation. Front. Water 6:1360941. doi: 10.3389/frwa.2024.1360941

Bassa S., Massa H., Bogere S., Owould G., Nakiyende H., Nyaundu J., Taabu-Munyaho A., Ogello E.A., Balirwa J.J.S., Nkalubo N.W. & A. Getabu (2024).  Sustainability of Fish-Hydropower Dam Interaction: A Case Study of River Nyamugasani ecosystem, Albertine Graben. Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences. ISSN: 1026-0919 (Print); 2410-6909 (Online), Volume 22 Number 1 (2024) pp. 55 – 73. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ujas.v22i1.5

Gichana Z. (2024). Anthropogenic Influences on Water Quality in Molo River, Lake Baringo Basin. International Journal of Environment and Climate Change 14 (7):288-95. https://doi.org/10.9734/ijecc/2024/v14i74270

Outa N., Ogello E., & C. Wambui. (2024). Exploring the Potential of Aquaponics Systems in Advancing Food Security in Kenya: A Scoping Review. Journal of Food Security, 12(3), 50-58.

Kyule D., Abwao J., Nairuti R., Iteba J.O., Opiyo M., & J. Munguti (2024). Effect of replacing Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal with fish meal in diets for African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) reared in earthen ponds. Kenya Aquatica Journal - Volume 9, Issue No. 01| 35

Magondu E.W., Munguti J.M., Fulanda B.M., & C.M. Mlewa (2024). Integrated multitrophic aquaculture of sandfish (Holothuria scabra) with marine water acclimatized Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and oyster (Sacostrea cucullata) for increased production in Kenya. Sustainable Aquatic Research, 3(1), 26-43.

Munguti J., Wekesa F., Osuga I., Kariuki M., Yossa R., Munga D., Kyule D., Abwao J., Opiyo M., Kevin Obiero K., Outa N., Ogello E., Iteba J., Kirimi J.G., Maundu A., Liti D., & C. M. Tanga (2024). Utilization of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae as a Potential Substitute for Fish Meal in the Production of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.). Sustainable Agriculture Research; Vol. 13, No. 1; 2024, ISSN 1927-050X, E-ISSN 1927-0518, doi:10.5539/sar.v13n1p40  URL: doi.org/10.5539/ sar.v13n1p40

Munguti J.M., Obiero K.O., Iteba J.O., Kirimi JG, Kyule D.N., Orina P.S., Githukia C.M., Outa N., Ogello E.O., Mboya J.B., Ouko K.O., Liti D., Yossa R. & C.M. Tanga (2023). Role of multilateral development organizations, public and private investments in aquaculture subsector in Kenya. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 7:1208918  doi: 10.3389/fsufs.2023.1208918

Kyule D.N., Mburu S.W., Munguti J.M., Obiero K.O., Abwao J.O., Ndegwa D., Outa N. & E. Ogello (2024). Food safety knowledge, attitudes and practices of fish handlers in Kirinyaga County Markets, Kenya. Afr. J. Food Agric. Nutr. Dev. 2023; 23(10): 24940-24963. https://doi.org/10.18697/ajfand.125.23850

Orina P.S., Chepkirui M., Orina T., Akwany L., Joseph R., Matuma M., Kyule D., Okechi J., & J. Munguti (2024). An overview of the current status of Lake Jipe and its biodiversity dilemma. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 29, e12450. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12450

Engelmaier G.K., Chai M., Wubie A., Collins R.A. & A. Getahun (2024). A new species within the Enteromius kerstenii complex (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae) from south-western Ethiopia. ZooTaxa, Vol. 5512 No. 2, p 166-184. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5512.2.2

Mathai E.N., Barwani D.K., Mwashi V., Munguti J.M., Iteba J., Wekesa F., Tanga C.M., Kiiru P., Gichecha M.G. & I.M. Osuga (2024). Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) On-Farm Feeding: Effect on Performance and Profitability. Journal of Agriculture, Science and Technology, Vol. 23, No. 3, 2024. DOI: 10.4314/jagst.v23i3.8

Tenywa R., Omara T., Kwikiriza G., Angiro C., & E. Ntambi (2024). Spring Water Quality in a Flood-Prone Area of Kampala City, Uganda: Insights Furnished by Sanitary and Limnochemical Data. Resources 2024; 13(10):133. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources13100133

Munguti J., Muthoka M., Chepkirui M., Kyule D., Obiero K., Ogello E., Madalla N.A. & G. Kwikiriza (2024). The Fish Feed Sector in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Rwanda: Current Status, Challenges, and Strategies for Improvement—A Comprehensive Review, Aquaculture Nutrition, 2024, 8484451, 18 pages, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8484451

Imamoto M., Nakamura H., Aibara M., Hatashima R., Kimirei I.A., Kashindye B.B., Itoh T., M. Nikaido (2024). Severe Bottleneck Impacted the Genomic Structure of Egg-Eating Cichlids in Lake Victoria, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Volume 41, Issue 6, June 2024, msae093, https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msae093

Muthoka M., Ouko K.O., Mboya J.B., Ndambuki M.N., Outa N., Ogello E., et al. (2024). Socio-economic impacts of climate change and adaptation actions among smallholder fish farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 4, e182. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.182

Obiero K., Ogello E., Munguti J., Mboya J., Kyule D., Opiyo M., Githukia C., Ouko K., Kembenya E., Abwao J., Matolla G., Ani J., Sambu S., Cheserek M., Ngeno K., Khobondo J., Meenakshisundaram M., Tanga C., & R. Yossa (2024). Profiling and Prioritizing Climate-Smart Aquaculture Technologies, Innovations, and Management Practices in Kenya, Aquaculture Research, 2024, 8843677, 11 pages, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8843677

Humpage N., Boesch H., Okello W., Chen J., Dietrich F., Lunt M.F., Feng L., Palmer P.I., & F. Hase (2024). Greenhouse gas column observations from a portable spectrometer in Uganda. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 17, 5679–5707, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5679-2024

Ojwala R.A., Buckingham S., Neat F., & K. Momoko (2024). Understanding women’s roles, experiences and barriers to participation in ocean science education in Kenya: recommendations for better gender equality policy. Marine Policy, Volume 161, 2024, 106000, ISSN 0308-597X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2023.106000

Ojwala R.A. (2024). Unravelling gender and ethnic bias in higher education: students’ experiences in access to ocean science education and career opportunities in Kenya. High Educ (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01198-x

Nkhoswe J., Bader S., Nyauchi E., Lemma Y., Ong’ondo G. & G. Akewake (2023). Sustainability of the Sub-Saharan African Capture Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chains: A Review of the Roles and Challenges of Youths and Women in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Zambia. International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 7(12), pages 1643-1674, December 2023.


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Nantongo M.F., Edebe J., Otachi E.O., & J. Kipkemboi (2023). Organochlorine pesticide residues in water, sediments and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) of Lake Nakuru, Kenya and implications for its fishery. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 28, e12424. https://doi.org/10.1111/lre.12424

Olokotum M., Humbert J.-F., Quiblier C., Okello W., Semyalo R., Troussellier M., Marie B., Baumann K., Kurmayer R., & C. Bernard (2022). Characterization of Potential Threats from Cyanobacterial Toxins in Lake Victoria Embayments and during Water Treatment. Toxins 2022, 14, 664. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14100664

Benjamin J. M., Abuya D., Omollo B., & C. Merimba (2023). Longitudinal patterns of abundance, diversity and functional feeding guilds of benthic communities in East African tropical high-altitude streams. African Journal of Ecology, 61, 781–793. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13177

Kwikiriza G., Vijayan T., Tibihik, P.D., Curto M., Winkler G.Nattabi J.K., Kariuki J.H. Meimberg (2023). Introgressive hybridization levels of Tilapiine species in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA genotyping based on next-generation sequencing. Conserv Genet (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01570-x

Ehrenfels B., Junker J., Namutebi D., Callbeck C.M., Dinkel C., et al. (2023). Isotopic signatures induced by upwelling reveal regional fish stocks in Lake Tanganyika. PLOS ONE 18(11): e0281828. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281828

Hailu M.Lemma B., Adugna M. and Y. Hailu (2023). Parasites of Commercially Important Fish Species Caught for Food in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia. East African Journal of Sciences.Volume 17(1): 33-42. https://doi.org/10.20372/eajs.v17i1.1960

Muluye T., Fetahi T.Engdaw F. et al. (2023). Cyanotoxins in African waterbodies: occurrence, adverse effects, and potential risk to animal and human health. Environ Geochem Health 45, 7519–7542 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-023-01724-3

Mohammed A., Mengistou, S. & T. Fetahi (2023). The effects of water quality parameters, water level changes, and mixing on zooplankton community dynamics in a tropical high-mountain Lake Ardibo, Ethiopia. Environ Monit Assess 195, 927 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11500-6

Adem M., Mengistou S. T. Fetahi (2023). Role of environmental variables and seasonal mixing in dynamics of the phytoplankton community in a Tropical Highland Lake Ardibo, Ethiopia, Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 38:1, DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2023.2170484

Kwikiriza, G.; Yegon, M.J.; Byamugisha, N.; Beingana, A.; Atukwatse, F.; Barekye, A.; Nattabi, J.K.; Meimberg, H. (2023). Morphometric Variations of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) (Linnaeus, 1758) Local Strains Collected from Different Fish Farms in South Western Highland Agro-Ecological Zone (SWHAEZ), Uganda: Screening Strains for Aquaculture. Fishes 2023, 8, 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8040217

Cooke S.J.,… Getahun, A…. & W.W. Taylor (2023). Managing exploitation of freshwater species and aggregates to protect and restore freshwater biodiversity. Environmental Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2022-0118

Eyayu, A., Getahun, A. & J.L. Keyombe (2023). A review of the production status, constraints, and opportunities in East African freshwater capture and culture fisheries. Aquacult Int 31, 2057–2078 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-023-01071-1

Brehan Mohammed Yesuf, Abebe G., Mengistou S., Glenn Wilson, Wassie Anteneh & Wuletawu Abera (2023). Time-series ARIMA modelling of the Labeobarbus spp (Cyprinidae) fishery in water hyacinth-infested and non-infested sites in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 38:1, DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2023.2216218

Nambi RW, Getahun A, Muyodi FJ, Obubu JP (2023). Identification and characterization of fish breeding habitats on Lake Kyoga as an approach to sustainable fisheries management. Fish Aquat Sci 2023;26(4):282-293. https://doi.org/10.47853/FAS.2023.e24

Gule TT, Lemma B. & BT Hailu (2023). Evaluation of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of surface water in urban settings and its applicability to SDG 6: The case of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Scientific African, Volume 21, 2023, e01744, ISSN 2468-2276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2023.e01744.

Gule TT, Lemma B. & BT Hailu (2023). Implications of land use/land cover dynamics on urban water quality: Case of Addis Ababa city, Ethiopia. Heliyon, Volume 9, Issue 5, 2023, e15665, ISSN 2405-8440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15665

Dissasa, G., Lemma, B. & Mamo, H. (2022). Isolation and identification of major bacteria from three Ethiopian rift valley lakes live and processed fish, and water samples: implications in sanitary system of fish products. BMC Vet Res 18, 439 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-022-03508-w

Dissasa, G, Brook L. & H. Mamo (2023). Antimicrobial resistance profile of bacterial pathogens isolated from naturally infected fish in some lakes of Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Sci., 46(1): 51-62, 2023, ISSN: 0379–2897, https://dx.doi.org/10.4314/sinet.v46i1.4

Wagaw S, Mengistou S. & A. Getahun (2023) Zooplankton community structure in relation to environmental variables in a tropical endorheic Soda Lake Shala, Ethiopia, Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 38:1, DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2023.2188882

Nambi, R.W.; Getahun, A.; Muyodi, F.J.; Rukuunya, E. Impacts of Land Cover Changes on Catches of Nile Perch and Nile Tilapia on Lake Kyoga, Uganda. Fishes 2023, 8, 158. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8030158

Eyayu, A., Getahun, A. & Keyombe, J.L. A review of the production status, constraints, and opportunities in East African freshwater capture and culture fisheries. Aquacult Int 31, 2057–2078 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-023-01071-1

Abaho I., Akoll P., Jones C.L.W. & C. Masembe (2022). Dietary inclusion of pine pollen alters sex ratio and promotes growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758) (2022). Aquaculture Reports, Volume 27, 2022, 101407, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101407.

Nankabirwa, A., Egessa, R., Naluwairo, J., Magezi, G., Kiggundu, V., Pabire, G. W., Ocaya, H., & W. Okello (2023). Horizontal differentiation in water chemistry, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macrozoobenthic communities in Lake Kwania. African Journal of Ecology, 61, 368–378. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13120

Nakiyende H., Basooma A., Nyeko J.I., Okello W., Rugadya R., Albrecht C., Lawrence T., Van Steenberge M., Smith S., Muderhwa N., Matunguru J., Mulongaibalu M. & M.Z. Ajode (2023). Limitations for informed decision making and better management of the transboundary Lake Albert fisheries resources (2023). Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2023,102165, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2023.02.006

Yao K., Ahoutou M.K., Olokotum M. et al. (2023). Assessment of cyanotoxins in water and fish in an African freshwater lagoon (Lagoon Aghien, Ivory Coast) and the application of WHO guidelines. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 97857–97871 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29025-3

Djihouessi BM, Olokotum M., Chabi L.C., Mouftaou F. & M.P Aina. (2023). Paradigm shifts for sustainable management of water hyacinth in tropical ecosystems: A review and overview of current challenges, Environmental Challenges, Volume 11, 2023, 100705, ISSN 2667-0100, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2023.100705

Goussanou B.K., Akowanou A.V.O., Deguenon H.E.J., Daouda M.M.A., Djihouessi B.M., Aina M.P. & J. Labanowski (2023). Planted drying beds in the African context: state of knowledge and prospects. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, May 2023; 13 (5): 350–361. https://doi.org/10.2166/washdev.2023.258

Obuya J.A., Onyango H.O., Olokotum M., Zepernick B., Natwora K., Otieno D., Owoko W., Achieng D., Otuo P.W. & J.L. Keyombe (2023). Socioeconomic consequences of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in small-scale fishing communities of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2023, 102236, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2023.09.007

Laban M., Olokotum M., Nakiyende H., Egessa R., Kiggundu V., Pabire G.W., Bassa S., Nsega M., Kamya A., Rwezawula P., Lugya J., MageziG., Naluwayiro J. & V. Natugonza (2023). “Primary Biodiversity Data on Zooplankton, Macroinvertebrates, and Fish from Freshwater Ecosystems of Uganda”. Journal of Limnology 82 (s1). https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2023.2117

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Chaigneau A.; Ouinsou F.T.; Akodogbo H.H.; Dobigny G.; Avocegan T.T.; Dossou-Sognon F.U.; Okpeitcha V.O.; Djihouessi M.B.; Azémar F. (2023). Physicochemical Drivers of Zooplankton Seasonal Variability in a West African Lagoon (Nokoué Lagoon, Benin). J. Mar. Sci. Eng. 2023, 11, 556. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11030556

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Munguti J., Iteba J.O., Outa N., Kirimi J.G., Mungai D., Kyule D., Obiero K. & E.O. Ogello (2023). Reviewing the Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Kenyan Aquaculture Sector and Future Adaptive Strategies. Journal of Agricultural Science; Vol. 15, No. 1; 2023, ISSN 1916-9752, https://doi:10.5539/jas.v15n1p70

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Magondu E., Holeh G. & J. Munguti (2023). The first attempts made towards the domestication of sea cucumbers in Kenya. Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science 22(1): 15-24, doi: 10.4314/wiojms.v22i1.2

Ouko K.O., Mboya J.B., Obiero K.O., Ogello E.O., Mukhebi A.W., Muthoka M. & Munguti J.M. (2023). Determinants of fish farmers’ awareness of insect-based aquafeeds in Kenya; the case of black soldier fly larvae meal. Cogent Food & Agriculture, 9:1, DOI: 10.1080/23311932.2023.2187185

Mboya J.B., Obiero K.O., Cheserek M.J., Ouko K.O., Ogello E.O., Outa N.O., Nyauchi E.A., Kyule D.N. & J.M. Munguti (2023). Factors influencing farmed fish traders’ intention to use improved fish post-harvest technologies in Kenya: application of technology acceptance model. Fish Aquat Sci 2023;26(2):105-116. https://doi.org/10.47853/FAS.2023.e9

Munguti J, Wekesa F., Osuga I, Kariuki M, Yossa R, Mungai D, Kyule D, Abwao J, Opiyo M, Obiero K, Outa N, Ogello E, Iteba J, Kirimi JG, Maundu A, Liti D & CM Tanga (2024).  Utilization of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae as a Potential Substitute for Fish Meal in the Production of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.). Sustainable Agriculture Research, Vol. 13, No. 1 (2024), DOI:10.5539/sar.v13n1p40

Obiero K.O., Mboya J.B., Ouko K.O., Kembenya E.M., Nyauchi E.A., Munguti J.MOuta N.O. & C.M. Githukia (2023). The role of indigenous knowledge in fisheries resource management for aquaculture development: A case study of the Kenyan Lake Victoria Region. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 3, 175–183. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.101

Kirimi J.G., Musalia L.M., Magana A. & J.M. Munguti (2023). Nutrients digestibility and growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fed on oilseed meals with crude papain enzyme. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 3, 23–34. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.92

Maranga, B., Kagali, R., Omolo, K., Orina, P., Munguti, J., Ogello, E. (2023). Growth Performance of African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus) Fed On Diets Containing Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens) Larvae Under Aquaponic System. Aquaculture Studies, 23(5), AQUAST910. http://doi.org/10.4194/AQUAST910

Munguti J.M., Obiero K.O., Iteba J.O., Kirimi J.G., Kyule D.N., Orina P.S., Githukia C.M., Outa N., Ogello E.O., Mboya J.B., Ouko K.O., Liti D., Yossa R., C.M. Tanga (2023). Role of multilateral development organizations, public and private investments in aquaculture subsector in Kenya. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Vol 7, 2023, ISSN=2571-581X, https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2023.1208918

Lawrence T.J., Achieng A.O., Chavula G., Haambiy L.H., Iteba J., Kayanda R., Kaunda E., Ajode M.Z., Muvundja F.A., Nakiyende H., Nyamweya C., Obiero K., Plisnier P.D., Phiri H., Sibomana C. & S. Smith (2023). Future success and ways forward for scientific approaches on the African Great Lakes. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2023, 102242, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2023.102242

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Khanal G.P., Tshering P.S., & Dorji Tashi (2023). Length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of a migratory and resident hill stream fish from hydropower -impacted tributaries of Punatsangchhu river, Bhutan. Bhutan Journal of Animal Science (BJAS), Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 90-99, March 2023.

Sharma B., Wangchuk K., Khanal G.P., Gurung D.K., Gyeltshen D., Choden K. & S. Tshering (2023). Assessment of cost on rainbow trout fingerlings in Bhutan. Bhutan Journal of Animal Science (BJAS), Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 114-121, March 2023.

Hein, T., Auhser, A., Byekwaso, F.Graf, W., Hoevel, A., Schmid, M., Stockinger, M., Stumpp, C., Tschikof, M., Tuerk, H., & Weigelhofer, G. (2023). Research on coupled socio-ecohydrological systems—implementing a highly integrative and interdisciplinary research agenda in the Doctoral School “Human River Systems in the 21st Century (HR21)”. River Research and Applications, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4197

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Masese F.O., Sitati A., Yegon M.J., Wanderi E.W. & P.O. Raburu (2023). Habitat scale and seasonality influence macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a tropical Kenyan montane stream, African Journal of Aquatic Science, 48:3, 287-299, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2249507

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Engdaw F. (2023). Morphometric relations and diet compositions of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linn. 1758) in Lake Tana Gorgora gulf, Ethiopia. Fish Aquat Sci 2023;26(3):169-180. https://doi.org/10.47853/FAS.2023.e14

Gobeze A., Kaba T., Tefera M., Lihalem T., Legesse M., Engdaw F., Mulu F., Wubet W., Adugna A. & A. Guadie (2023). Evaluation of water quality of Angereb reservoir: a chemometrics approach. Appl Water Sci 13, 103 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-023-01909-2

Kinyua D. N., Kadagi N. I., Ater S., Osore M. & A. Wamukota (2023). Perceptions towards governance of billfish resource use: The lens of artisanal fishers in Kenya, Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol 9, 2022, ISSN=2296-77455. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.1032594

Lukhabi D.K.; Mensah P.K.; Asare N.K.; Pulumuka-Kamanga T.; Ouma K.O. (2023). Adapted Water Quality Indices: Limitations and Potential for Water Quality Monitoring in Africa. Water 2023, 15, 1736. https://doi.org/10.3390/w15091736

Englmaier G.K. & Collins R.A. (2023), Invalid lectotypification for Synodontis victoriae Boulenger, 1906 (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) by Poll (1971), and the designation of a new lectotype. ZooKeys 1183: 65-72. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1183.111868

Ojwala R.A., Kitada M., Neat F. & S. Buckingham (2022). Effectiveness of gender policies in achieving gender equality in ocean science programmes in public universities in Kenya. Marine Policy, Volume 144, 2022, 105237, ISSN 0308-597X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2022.105237

Wafula M., Nakiyemba A., & C. Kemigabo (2023). Fisheries and SDGs at Namasagali Fishing Village, Kamuli Disrtict, Uganda. European Journal of Theoretical and Applied Sciences, 1(4), 630-642. https://doi.org/10.59324/ejtas.2023.1(4).58

Mitiku B. A., Mitiku M. A., Ayalew G.G., Alemu H. Y., Geremew U. M., & M.T. Wubayehu, (2023). Microbiological quality assessment of fish origin food along the production chain in upper Blue Nile watershed, Ethiopia. Food Science & Nutrition, 11, 1096–1103. doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.3147

Stirling A., Cairns R., Johnstone P., & J. Onyango (2023). Transforming imaginations? Multiple dimensionalities and temporalities as vital complexities in transformations to sustainability. Global Environmental Change, Volume 82, 2023, 102741, ISSN 0959-3780, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2023.102741

Asefa B.G., Tsige F., Mehdi M., Kore T. & A. Lakew (2023). Rapid classification of tef [Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter] grain varieties using digital images in combination with multivariate technique. Smart Agricultural Technology, Volume 3, 2023,100097, ISSN 2772-3755, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atech.2022.100097

Zerihun A.W.W., Dagne A., & G. Tesfaye (2023). Reproductive biology and condition factor of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) in Lake Koka, Ethiopia. Journal of Fisheries, 11(2), 112203. https://doi.org/10.17017/j.fish.442

Rindoria N.M., Gichana Z., Morara G.N., van Wyk C., Smit W.J., Smit N.J. & W.J. Luus-Powell (2023). Scanning Electron Microscopy and First Molecular Data of Two Species of Lamproglena (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) from Labeo victorianus (Cyprinidae) and Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) in Kenya. Pathogens. 2023; 12(8):980. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12080980

Wafula E. A., Gichana Z.M., Onchieku J., Chepkirui M., & P.S. Orina, (2023). Opportunities and Challenges of Alternative Local Biofilter Media in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. Journal of Aquatic Terrestrial Ecosystems, 1(1), Pg 73–81. http://blueprintacademicpublishers.com/index.php/JATEMS/article/view/42

Ondiba R.N.; Ogello E.O.; Kembenya E.; Zipporah G. & K. Obiero (2022). Future demand and supply of aquafeed ingredients: Outlines to commercialize non-conventional protein ingredients to enhance aquaculture production for food security in sub-Saharan Africa. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management (2022) 25 (4): 75–84. https://doi.org/10.14321/aehm.025.04.75

Kobingi N., Gichana Z., Nyamora J., Kipkorir K., Kerich E., & M. Angima (2023). Some Aspects of Fish Biology and Ecology of River Perkerra in Lake Baringo Basin, Kenya. Journal of Aquatic Terrestrial Ecosystems, 1(1), 1-10 https://blueprintacademicpublishers.com/index.php/JATEMS/article/view/21

Wafula E.A., Gichana Z., Onchieku J., Orina P., Nyakeya K., & S. Musa (2023). Biochar-Based Biofilter Media Improves Water Quality in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. Journal of Crops, Livestock and Pest Management, 1(1), Pg 79–91. https://blueprintacademicpublishers.com/index.php/JOCLIPM/article/view/68

Nyakeya K., Masese F.O., Zipporah G., Nyamora J.M., Getabu A, Onchieku J., Odoli C. & R. Nyakwama (2023). Cage farming in the environmental mix of Lake Victoria: An analysis of its status, potential environmental and ecological effects, and a call for sustainability. Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management (2022) 25 (4): 37–52. https://doi.org/10.14321/aehm.025.04.37

Hao Z., Yan Z., Ali F., et al. (2023). Submergence in the Dry Season Alters Microbial Nitrogen Transformations in the Root Zone of Carex cinerascens: A Mesocosm Study in One Floodplain Lake. Wetlands 43, 10 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-022-01656-1

Ogello, E.O., Outa N.O., Mukaburu B.O. & M. Muthoka (2023). Biofloc and green water condition improves reproductive traits and fatty acid composition of Artemia franciscana cultured under limited algal conditions. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 3, 61–70. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.89

Mawundu S., Jacques R.W., Liti D.M., Ouko J., Alfred A., Evans A., & B. Kaunda-Arara (2023). Influence of net cages on water quality and trophic status of Lake Victoria, Kenya: The case of Kadimu Bay. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 28, e012432. doi.org/10.1111/lre.12432

Mwanake H., Mehdi-Schulz B., Schulz K., Kitaka N., Olang L.O., Lederer J. & M. Herrnegger (2023). Agricultural Practices and Soil and Water Conservation in the Transboundary Region of Kenya and Uganda: Farmers’ Perspectives of Current Soil Erosion. Agriculture. 2023; 13(7):1434. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13071434

Mawundu S., Liti D.M., Adiang E. & B. Kaunda-Arara (2023). Effect of stocking density on growth performance, and survival of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in cage culture system in Lake Victoria, Kenya. African Journal of Education, Science and Technology / Vol. 7 No. 3 (2023), 678-689. ISSN: 2309-9240. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajedscitech/article/view/254616

Burian A., Gruber-Dorninger M., Schweichart J., Yasindi A., Bulling M., Jirsa F., Winter C., Muia A.W. & M. Schagerl (2023). Drivers of microbial food-web structure along productivity gradients. Proc. R. Soc. B. 290:20231531.20231531 http://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2023.1531

Kimisto A.K., Muia A.W., Ong'ondo G.O. & K.C Ndung'u (2023). Molecular characterization of microorganisms with industrial potential for methane production in sludge from Kangemi sewage treatment plant, Nyeri county–Kenya. Heliyon, Volume 9, Issue 5, 2023, e15715, ISSN 2405-8440, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15715.

Dagne A.., Tadesse H. & K. Teshome (2023). Limnological features and water-quality changes of two Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes, Lake Abaya and Lake Chamo. African Journal of Aquatic Science, Vol 48, 2023. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2023.2218411

Sun C., Adisu D., Muritu R., Zhou Q., Zheng X., B Liu B., Tamiru M., Dagne A., G. Paul & Y. Zhao (2022). Amelioration of ammonia-induced intestinal oxidative stress by dietary Clostridium butyricum in giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). Fish and Shellfish Immunology 131፡ 1173–1181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2022.11.007

Gezie A, Goshu G & S Tiku (2023). Ecological effect of a small dam on the macroinvertebrate assemblage and water quality of Koga River, Northwest Ethiopia. Heliyon, Volume 9, Issue 6, 2023, ISSN 2405-8440. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17285

Goshu G, Veenendaal M & J de Klein (2023). Importance of spatial heterogeneity of nutrient loading on the ecological status of lake Tana, Ethiopia. Journal of Hydrology, Volume 623, 2023, ISSN 0022-1694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.129815

Borges A.V., Okello W., Bouillon S., Deirmendjian L., Nankabirwa A., Nabafu E., Lambert T., Descy J-P. & M. Cédric (2023). Spatial and temporal variations of dissolved CO2, CH4 and N2O in Lakes Edward and George (East Africa). Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 49, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 229-245, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.11.010

Were D., Hein T.F. Kansiime (2023). Nitrous oxide emission from a flooded tropical wetland across a vegetation and land use gradient. Journal of Water and Climate Change, Vol 14, No 2, 387. doi: 10.2166/wcc.2023.274


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Getacher Beyene, Demeke Kifle & Tadesse Fetahi (2022). Spatial distribution of zooplankton in relation to some selected physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia, African Journal of Aquatic Science, 47:2, 163-172, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2021.2003746

Habtamu Getnet, D. Kifle & T. Fetahi (2021). Impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on water quality and phytoplankton community structure in the littoral region of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2021; 9(5): 266-276.

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Lukhabi Dorothy Khasisi, A.W. Muia & J.K. Kipkemboi (2022). Investigating the efficiency of Vertical Sub-Surface Flow Constructed Wetlands in the Reduction of Faecal Indicator Bacteria and Organic matter Under Varied Sizes of Gravel Substrate Aggregates. Pan Africa Science Journal ISSN 2709-1473, DOI: 10.47787/pasj.v1i02.15

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Engdaw Filipos., T. Hein & G. Beneberu (2022). Heavy Metal Distribution in Surface Water and Sediment of Megech River, a Tributary of Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Sustainability 2022, 14, 2791. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14052791

Mwanake R.M., Gettel G.M., Ishimwe Clarisse, Wangari E.G., Butterbach-Bahl K. & R. Kiese (2022). Basin-scale estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from the Mara River, Kenya: Importance of discharge, stream size, and land use/land cover. Limnol Oceanogr, 67: 1776-1793. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12166

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Makwinja R., S. Mengistou, R. Odong, T. Fetahi & T. Alamirew (2022). Determination of the connectedness of land use, land cover change to water quality status of a shallow lake: A case of Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda. Sustainability 14, 372. http://doi.org/10.3390/su14010372

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Kassa Y., S. Mengistou, A. Wondie & D. Tibebe (2022). The Potential of Wetlands as Treatment Systems for Organic Matter and Some Selected Metals (As, Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Pb, and Zn): Case Study of Yitamot Wetland, Ethiopia. Biomed Res Int. 2022 Jun 7; 2022:3824883. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/3824883

Chibsa Y., S. Mengistou & D. Kifle (2022). Distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates in relation to physicochemical parameters and macrophyte cover in the Ketar River, Ethiopia . Sinet: Ethiop. J. Sci. 45 (2): 192-204.

Melaku S., A. Getahun, S. Mengestou, A. Geremew & A. Belay (2022). Potential live feeds for larval fish culture in Ethiopia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 47:4, 423-435, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2022.2115969

Getahun A., B. Abdissa, E. Dejen, M. Mingist, S. Gebremedhin & W. Anteneh (2022). Sustainability of Labeobarbus spp. in Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, 2022, Pages 415-419 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-821139-7.00035-0

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Abdissa B., A. Getahun & E. Dejen (2022). Emulating the natural spawning conditions of Labeobarbus brevicephalus (PISCES: Cyprinidae) from Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Aquaculture Reports; 23 (101044). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2022.101044

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Wagaw S., S. Mengistou & A. Getahun (2022). Aspects of the growth and reproductive biology of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in a tropical Soda Lake, Lake Shala, Ethiopia. Fish Aquat Sci. 2022;25(7):380-389. DOI: https://doi.org/10.47853/FAS.2022.e34

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Moges F. D., H. Hamdi, A. Al-Barty, A. Abu Zaid, M. Sundaray, S. K. S. Parashar, A. Getahun & B. Das (2022). Effects of selenium nanoparticle on the growth performance and nutritional quality in Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. PLoS ONE 17(6);e0268348. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268348

Wagaw S., S. Mengistou, A. Getahun, A. Wosnie, & Y. Enawgaw (2022). Diatom community structure in relation to physico-chemical factors in a tropical soda Lake Shala and inflowing hot-springs, Ethiopia. Int. J. Aquat. Biol. (2022) 10(5): 349-365.

Eyayu A. & A. Getahun (2022). Feeding strategy and diet overlap in major fish stocks of Ayima and Gelegu Rivers, northwestern Ethiopia. Afr J Ecol. 2022; 60:1007–1018. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13036

Shitaw T., G. Akewake, A. Getahun (2022). Unlocking the Hidden Potential of Plant Proteins in Fish Nutrition Using Technology. Fisheries and Aquaculture Journal, 13 (5): 306. https://doi.org/10.35248/2150-3508.22.13.306

Yibrehu E., A. Getahun, & G Akewake. (2021). The effect of Aspergillus niger on the nutritive value of water hyacinth as fish feed using solid state fermentation. Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci. 20 (2): 143–154. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ejbs/article/view/227035

Mathewos Hailu, S. Mengistou & T. Fetahi (2022). Ecosystem structure drivers and simulation scenarios of a shallow Lake Ziway, Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology, Vol 60, Issue 4, Pages 1043-1056, https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13073

Eyayu A. & A. Getahun (2022). Distribution and community structure of fish in relation with water physico-chemical parameters of floodplain rivers in the Alitash National Park, Ethiopia. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 38(4), 171-182. doi:10.1017/S0266467422000025

Tadese D. A., Song C., Sun C., Liu B., Liu B., Zhou Q., Xu P., Ge X., Liu M., Xu X., Tamiru M. Zhou Z., Lakew A., & Kevin N. T. (2021). The role of currently used medicinal plants in aquaculture and their action mechanisms: A review. Reviews in Aquaculture, 1– 32. https://doi.org/10.1111/raq.12626

Tibebe D., F. Zewge, B. Lemma & K. Yezbie (2022). Assessment of spatio-temporal variations of selected water quality parameters of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia using multivariate techniques. BMC Chemistry 16, 11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-022-00806-0

Abebe W.B., S. A. Tilahun, M.M. Moges, A. Wondie, M.G. Dersseh & M.E. McClain (2022). Environmental flow assessment and implications on sustainability of aquatic ecosystems in Ethiopia: A literature review on global and national evidences. Environmental Development, Volume 44, 2022, 100758, ISSN 2211-4645, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2022.100758

Sitotaw B., F. Ayalew, A. Girma, A.B. Mekonnen, Y. Bin Jardan, Nafidi, H-A. Nafidi & M. Bourhia (2022). "Isolation and identification of promising antibiotic-producing bacteria". Open Chemistry, vol. 20, no. 1, 2022, pp. 1283-1291. https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2022-0233

Dersseh M.G., Steenhuis T.S., Kibret A.A., Eneyew B.M., Kebedew M.G., Zimale F.A., Worqlul A.W., Moges M.A., Abebe W.B., Mhiret D.A., Melesse A.M. & S.A. Tilahun (2022). Water Quality Characteristics of a Water Hyacinth Infested Tropical Highland Lake: Lake Tana, Ethiopia. Front. Water 4:774710. doi:10.3389/frwa.2022.774710

Misganaw K. & B. Lemma (2022): Contributions to the livelihoods of fishermen and determinants of fish production from Lake Tana and rift valley lakes, Ethiopia. Ethiop. J. Biol. Sci. 21(1): 69–90

Mukoma, M.G., Odour, S.O. & E.O. Otachi (2022). Sustainable fish feeds: optimization of levels of inorganic fertilizers for mass production of Oocystis sp. for climate smart aquaculture. Aquacult Int (2022). doi.org/10.1007/s10499-022-00986-5

Kimisto, A. K., Ong’ondo, G. O., & Muia, A. W. (2022). The physico- chemical properties of sewage sludge processed for agricultural use from the Nyeri-Kangemi wastewater treatment plant, Nyeri county, Kenya. Journal of Environmental Sciences and Technology, 1(1), 37–47. https://doi.org/10.51317/jest.v1i1.251

Mbao, E.O., Odinga, E.S., Nyika, J., Ochieng B. & N. Kitaka (2022). A bibliometric study on the use of diatoms in water quality monitoring and bioassessment in Africa across 10-year (2012–2022) period. Aquat Sci 84, 58 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-022-00891-2

Kipyegen C., C. Muleke, & E. Otachi (2022). Human and animal fasciolosis: coprological survey in Narok, Baringo and Kisumu counties, Kenya. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 89(1), 6 pages. https://doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v89i1.1954

Bereded N.K., G.B. Abebe, S.W. Fanta, M. Curto, H. Waidbacher, H. Meimberg & K.J. Domig (2022). The gut bacterial microbiome of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from lakes across an altitudinal gradient. BMC Microbiol 22, 87 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-022-02496z

Chasia S., Herrnegger M., Juma B., Kimuyu J, Sitoki L. & L. Olang (2021). Analysis of land-cover changes in the Transboundary Sio-Malaba- Malakisi River Basin of East Africa: Towards identifying potential land-use transition regimes, African Geographical Review, DOI: 10.1080/19376812.2021.200714

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Hein T., C. Hauer, M. Schmid, G. Stöglehner, C. Stumpp, T. Ertl, W. Graf, H. Habersack, G. Haidvogl, R. Hood-Novotny, G. Laaha, G. Langergraber, S. Muhar, E. Schmid, A. Schmidt-Kloiber, S. Schmutz, K. Schulz, G. Weigelhofer, V. Winiwarter, D. Baldan, A. Canet-Marti, M. Eder, P. Flödl, K. Kearney, R. Ondiek, B. Pucher, M. Pucher, L. Simperler, M. Tschikof & Wang (2021). The coupled socio-ecohydrological evolution of river systems: Towards an integrative perspective of river systems in the 21st century. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 801, 2021, 149619, ISSN 0048-9697, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149619

Pinto R., G. Weigelhofer, M. Pucher, R.C. Hood-Nowotny, P. Bonin, B. A. Guerreiro & T. Hein (2022). Dry-Wet Cycles Affect Nitrous Oxide Emissions Across Aquatic-Terrestrial Interfaces: A Mesocosms Study. Frontiers in Soil Science, Vol 2, DOI=10.3389/fsoil.2022.849210

Obiero K., Wakjira M., Gownaris N., Malala J., Keyombe J.L., Ajode M.Z., Smith S., Lawrence T., Ogello E., Getahun A. & Kolding J. (2022). Lake Turkana: Status, challenges, and opportunities for collaborative research. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2022, Nov. 2022, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2022.10.007

Obiero K., Mboya J.B., Ouko K.O. & D. Okech (2022). Economic feasibility of fish cage culture in Lake Victoria, Kenya. Aquaculture, Fish & Fisheries, Volume2, Issue6, December 2022, Pages 484-492, https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.75

Osure, G., Getabu, A., Aura, C., Omondi, R., & Basweti, E. (2022). A Longitudinal fish species diversity and distribution in a medium-sized Afro- tropical river in the Lake Victoria Basin. Pan Africa Science Journal, 2(2), 246–274. https://doi.org/10.47787/pasj.v2i2.18

Omweno O., J., Getabu, A., Omondi R., & S. Orina P. (2022). Water Quality Effects on Growth and Survival of Oreochromis jipe and Oreochromis niloticus Species in Aquaculture. Water Quality - New Perspectives. doi: 10.5772/intechopen.106361

Osure G.O., A. Getabu, Aura C.M., Omondi R., E. Basweti (2022). Population parameters and exploitation rates of four commercial fish species of Awach Kibuon River: Towards sustainable management of riverine fisheries of the Lake Victoria Basin. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2022;10(6):87-92. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/fish.2022.v10.i6b.2751

Kyule-Muendo, D., Otachi, E., Awour, F., Ogello F.E., Obiero K., Abwao J., Muthoni C. & J. Munguti (2022). Status of fish health management and biosecurity measures in fish farms, cages and hatcheries in Western Kenya. CABI Agric Biosci 3, 18 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43170-022-00086-7

Misgana D., Aschalew L., Prabha D. & T. Hirpasa (2021). Effect of Environmental Stressors on the Distribution and Abundance of Macroinvertebrates in Upper Awash River at Chilimo Forest, West Shewa, Ethiopia. International Journal of Zoology 2021 (2):1-8. DOI: 10.1155/2021/6634168

Rubekie A.P., Pauline N.M. & Kaaya L.T. (2022) Coastal communities’ responses to climate change and variability impacts: a threat to coastal and marine resources?, Climate and Development, 14:9, 842-856, DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2021.2018984

Bagalwa M., Majaliwa M., Karume K., Akello S. & F. Kansiime (2021). Relationship between Atmospheric Deposition of Nutrient (N and P) Concentration and Wind Direction in Lake Kivu Watershed, DR Congo Side. Sch Acad J Biosci ISSN 2347-9515 (Print) | ISSN 2321-6883. https://saspublishers.com/media/articles/SAJB_912_395-404.pdf

Ogello E.O., Outa N.O., Obiero K.O., Kyule D.M. & J.M. Munguti (2021). The prospects of biofloc technology (BFT) for sustainable aquaculture development. Scientific African, Volume 14, November 2021, e01053, ISSN 2468-2276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2021.e01053

Obiero K.O., Achieng A.O., Nyamweya C.S., Onyango H.O., Opaa B., Ajode Z.M. & J.M. Munguti (2022). Societal Implications of Kenya's Inland and Marine Waters. Editor(s): Thomas Mehner, Klement Tockner, Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (Second Edition), Elsevier, 2022, Pages 450-463, ISBN 9780128220412, doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819166-8.00196-1.

Munguti J.M., Nairuti R., Iteba J.O., Obiero K.O., Kyule D., Opiyo M.A., Abwao J., Kirimi J.G., Outa N., Muthoka M., Githukia C.M. & E.O. Ogello (2022). Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) culture in Kenya: Emerging production technologies and socio-economic impacts on local livelihoods. Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 2, 265– 276. https://doi.org/10.1002/aff2.58

Maundu A., Munguti J.M., Mutiso J., Kasozi N., Liti D., & R. Sharma (2022). Effect of replacing freshwater shrimp meal (Caridina nilotica) protein with a mixture of plant protein on growth, apparent digestibility, and economic returns of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.). Journal of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, 14(3), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.5897/JAERD2022.1328

Simiyu B.M., H.S. Amukhuma, L. Sitoki, W. Okello, R. Kurmayer (2022). Interannual variability of water quality conditions in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 48, Issue 1, 2022, Pages 97-109, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2021.10.017

Lubanga H.L., J. O. Manyala, A. Sitati, M. J. Yegon & F.O. Masese (2021). Spatial variability in water quality and macroinvertebrate assemblages across a disturbance gradient in the Mara River Basin, Kenya. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, Volume 21, Issue 4, 2021, Pages 718-730, ISSN 1642-3593, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecohyd.2021.03.001

Olokotum M., Humbert J-F., Quiblier C., Okello W., Semyalo R., Troussellier M., Marie B., Baumann K., Kurmayer R. & C. Bernard (2022). Characterization of Potential Threats from Cyanobacterial Toxins in Lake Victoria Embayments and during Water Treatment. Toxins. 2022; 14(10):664. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins14100664

Nabuyanda M.M., P.Kelderman, J. van Bruggen & K. Irvine (2022). Distribution of the heavy metals Co, Cu, and Pb in sediments and Typha spp. and Phragmites mauritianus in three Zambian wetlands. Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 304, 2022, 114133, ISSN 0301-4797, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114133.

Tesfaye M. & A. Getahun (2021). Review on fish stock assessments models with more emphasis on the use of empirical and analytical models for potential yield prediction. Acta Entomology and Zoology 2021, 2(2): 23-30. DOI: 10.33545/27080013.2021.v2.i2a.40

Obubu J.P., S. Mengistou, T. Fetahi & W. Graf & R. Odong (2021). A critical review of macroinvertebrate-based bioassessment approaches in Africa’s lotic systems: developments, challenges, and legal requirements. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 46:4, 377-389, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2021.1924609

Obubu, J.P., Odong, R., Alamerew, T. Fetahi, T & S. Mengistou (2022). Application of DPSIR model to identify the drivers and impacts of land use and land cover changes and climate change on land, water, and livelihoods in the L. Kyoga basin: implications for sustainable management. Environ Syst Res 11, 11 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40068-022-00254-8

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Obubu, J.P., Mengistou S., Odong, R., Fetahi, T. & T. Alamirew (2022). Determination of the Connectedness of Land Use, Land Cover Change to Water Quality Status of a Shallow Lake: A Case of Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda. Sustainability 2022, 14, 372. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010372

Mwanake R.M., Gettel, G.M., Ishimwe, C., Wangari, E.G., Butterbach- Bahl, K. & Kiese, R. (2022). Basin-scale estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from the Mara River, Kenya: Importance of discharge, stream size, and land use/land cover. Limnol Oceanogr, 67: 1776-1793. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12166

Omuron O. (2022).Greenhouse gas emissions from two prominent features of livestock management systems: Water pans and bomas in pastoral and agro-pastoral systems in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya. MSc thesis, IHE-Delft, April 2022.

Obubu J.P., Mengistou S., Fetahi T., Alamirew T., Odong R. & S. Ekwacu (2021). Recent Climate Change in the Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda: An Analysis Using Short-Term and Long-Term Data with Standardized Precipitation and Anomaly Indexes. Climate 2021, 9, 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/cli9120179

Munguti J.M., Nyanjom S., Kirimi J.G, Kariuki C.M., Mbaabu P., Liti D., Obiero, K.O., Kyule D., Ogello E., Khobondo J., & L.M. Musalia. (2022). Role of aquaculture in climate-smart food production systems: A review. East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal, 85(3 & 4), 11. https://www.kalro.org/www.eaafj.or.ke/index.php/path/article/view/502

Rubekie A.P., Pauline N.M. & Kaaya L.T. (2022) Coastal communities’ responses to climate change and variability impacts: a threat to coastal and marine resources?, Climate and Development, 14:9, 842-856, https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2021.2018984

Pinto R., G. Weigelhofer, M. Pucher, R.C. Hood-Nowotny, P. Bonin, B. A. Guerreiro & T. Hein (2022). Dry-Wet Cycles Affect Nitrous Oxide Emissions Across Aquatic-Terrestrial Interfaces: A Mesocosms Study. Frontiers in Soil Science, Vol 2, DOI=10.3389/fsoil.2022.849210


2021

Risper Ajwang' Ondiek, Daniel S. Hayes, Damaris Njeri Kinyua, Nzula Kitaka, Erwin Lautsch, Paul Mutuo & Thomas Hein (2021). Influence of land-use change and season on soil greenhouse gas emissions from a tropical wetland: A stepwise explorative assessment. Science of the Total Environment 787 (2021) 147701;  doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147701

Musikoyo, Eddison Opiyo, Muia, Anastasia Wairimu and Oduor, Steve Omondi (2021). Chicken feathers degrading bacteria isolated from flamingo feathers in Lake Nakuru, Kenya. African Journal of Biological Sciences. 3(2), 87-94. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33472/AFJBS.3.2.2021.87-94

Tramberend, S., Burtscher, R., Burek, P., Kahil, T., Fischer, G., Mochizuki, Ondiek, R.A., et al., & Wada, Y. (2021). Co-development of East African regional water scenarios for 2050. One Earth, 4, 434 - 447. doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.02.012.

Hein, T., Hauer, C., Schmid, M., Stöglehner, G., Stumpp, C., Ertl, T., ...Ondiek, R.A.,…. & Wang, C. (2021). The coupled socio-ecohydrological evolution of river systems: Towards an integrative perspective of river systems in the 21st century. Science of The Total Environment, 801, 149619.

Boyero, L., López-Rojo, N., Tonin, A.M. et al. (including F. Masese & S.T. Kariuki as co-authors) (2021). Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics. Nature Communication 12, 3700 (2021). doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23930

Hes, E.M.A., Yatoi, R., Laisser, S.L. et al. (2021). The effect of seasonal flooding and livelihood activities on retention of nitrogen and phosphorus in Cyperus papyrus wetlands, the role of aboveground biomass. Hydrobiologia 848, 4135–4152 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04629-3

Bereded, Negash K., Getachew B. Abebe, Solomon W. Fanta, Manuel Curto, Herwig Waidbacher, Harald Meimberg, and Konrad J. Domig (2021). The Impact of Sampling Season and Catching Site (Wild and Aquaculture) on Gut Microbiota Composition and Diversity of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Biology 10, no. 3: 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/biology10030180

Sitati, A., Masese, F.O., Yegon, M.J. et al. (2021). Abundance- and biomass-based metrics of functional composition of macroinvertebrates as surrogates of ecosystem attributes in Afrotropical streams. Aquat Sci 83, 73 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-021-00829-0

Were, D., Kansiime, F., Fetahi, T. & T. Hein (2021). Carbon Dioxide and Methane Fluxes from Various Vegetation Communities of a Natural Tropical Freshwater Wetland in Different Seasons. Environ. Process. 8, 553–571 (2021). doi.org/10.1007/s40710-021-00497-0

Musyika N.S. & R. Nairuti (2021). Application of Vermicompost Fertilizer in Aquaculture Nutrition: Review. DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.100326  https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/78849

Simiyu B. M., H. S. Amukhuma, L. Sitoki, W. Okello, & R. Kurmayer (2021). Interannual variability of water quality conditions in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya. Journal of Great Lakes Research, 2021, ISSN 0380-1330, doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2021.10.017.

Kariuki J., Tibihika P.D., Curto M., Alemayehu E., Winkler G., & H. Meimberg (2021). Application of microsatellite genotyping by amplicon sequencing for delimitation of African tilapiine species relevant for aquaculture. Aquaculture, Volume 537, 2021, 736501, ISSN 0044-8486, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736501.

Khasisi D. Lukhabi, Muia A. Wairimu & Kipkemboi K. Julius (2021). Assessment of performance of wastewater stabilization ponds using faecal indicator bacteria reduction efficiency in a tropical environment. Afr.J.Bio.Sc. 3(2) (2021) 16-26 https://doi.org/10.33472/AFJBS.3.2.2021.16-26

Yegon Mourine J., Masese Frank O., Sitati Augustine, Graf Wolfram (2021). Elevation and land use as drivers of macroinvertebrate functional composition in Afromontane headwater streams. Marine and Freshwater Research. doi.org/10.1071/MF21048

Jacob O. Iteba, Thomas Hein, Gabriel A. Singer, Frank O. Masese (2021). Livestock as vectors of organic matter and nutrient loading in aquatic ecosystems in African savannas. PLoS ONE 16(9): e0257076. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0257076

Nairuti R., Waidbacher H. & Zollitsch W. (2021). Growth performance and survival rate of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) reared on diets containing Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae meal. Die Bodenkultur - Journal of Land Management, Food and Environment, Volume 72 Issue 1, p 9-19, 2021.

Habtamu Getnet, Demeke Kifle and Tadesse Fetahi (2021). Impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on water quality and phytoplankton community structure in the littoral region of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia.  International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies; 9(5): 266-276.

Million Tesfaye, Gashaw Tesfaye, Abebe Getahun (2021). Growth and status of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) stock in Lake Chamo, Ethiopia. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, Volume 26, Issue 3, 2021

Nairuti, R.N., Musyoka, S.N., Yegon, M.J., Opiyo, M.A. (2021). Utilization of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus) Larvae as a Protein Source or Fish Feed – a Review. Aquaculture Studies, 22, AQUAST697. http://doi.org/10.4194/AQUAST69


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Erarto F, Getahun A, Mingist M, et al. (2020): Fish diversity and relative abundance at mesohabitat level in Gumara River, Lake Tana Sub-basin, Ethiopia. J Fish Res. 2020; 4(1):5-13.

Englmaier G.K., Tesfaye G., Bogutskaya N.G. (2020): A new species of Enteromius (Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae, Smiliogastrinae) from the Awash River, Ethiopia, and the re-establishment of E. akakianus. ZooKeys 902: 107-150. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.902.39606

Risper Ajwang' Ondiek, Francesco Vuolo, Julius Kipkemboi, Nzula Kitaka (2020): Economic Determinants of Land Use/Cover Change in Wetlands in East Africa: A Case Study Analysis of the Anyiko Wetland, Kenya. Front. Environ. Sci., 22 January 2020, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00207

Tibihika, P.D., Curto, M., Alemayehu, E., Waidbacher H., Masembe C., Akoll P., & H. Meimberg (2020). Molecular genetic diversity and differentiation of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L. 1758) in East African natural and stocked populations. BMC Evol Biol 20, 16 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-020-1583-0

Bereded, N.K.; Curto, M.; Domig, K.J.; Abebe, G.B.; Fanta, S.W.; Waidbacher, H.; Meimberg, H. (2020). Metabarcoding Analyses of Gut Microbiota of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) from Lake Awassa and Lake Chamo, Ethiopia. Microorganisms 2020, 8, 1040.

Sanon, V.-P.; Toé, P.; Caballer Revenga, J.; El Bilali, H.; Hundscheid, L.J.; Kulakowska, M.; Magnuszewski, P.; Meulenbroek, P.; Paillaugue, J.; Sendzimir, J.; Slezak, G.; Vogel, S.; Melcher, A.H. (2020): Multiple-Line Identification of Socio-Ecological Stressors Affecting Aquatic Ecosystems in Semi-Arid Countries: Implications for Sustainable Management of Fisheries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Water 2020, 12, 1518. https://doi.org/10.3390/w12061518

Akidiva A., Yasindi A.W. & N. Kitaka (2020): Proximate evaluation of redworms (Eisenia foetida) as an alternative protein ingredient to fish meal. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2020; 8(4): 201-205

Adamba, S.W.K., Otachi, E.O. & Ong’ondo, G.O. (2020). Parasite Communities of Oreochromis niloticus baringoensis (Trewavas, 1983) in Relation to Selected Water Quality Parameters in the Springs of Lorwai Swamp and Lake Baringo, Kenya. Acta Parasit. 65, 441–451 (2020). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11686-020-00178-2

Omondi A., Ogendi G., Onchieku M J., Omondi O. S., Omondi R. & Omweno J.O. (2020): Phytoplankton community structure and ecology in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2020; 8(3): 478-483

Felegush Erarto and Abebe Getahun (2020). Impacts of introductions of alien species with emphasis on fishes. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies; 8(5): 207-216

Habtamu Getnet, Demeke Kifle, Tadesse Fetahi (2020): Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) affects the composition and abundance of zooplankton in the littoral region of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2020.1744509

Abebe Tesfaye, Abebe Getahun, Tadesse Fetahi (2020). Diet overlap of non-native common carp and native Nile tilapia: a potential cause for population reduction in Nile tilapia stock in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia. African Journal of Ecology https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12795

Abebe Tesfaye, Abebe Getahun, Tadesse Fetahi (2020). Food and feeding habits of the juvenile and adult Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.  SINET: Ethiop. J. Sci., 43(2):77–87, 2020 carpio L. 1758) (Pisces: Cyprinidae) in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.

Macharia, P.; Kreuzinger, N.; Kitaka, N. (2020). Applying the Water-Energy Nexus for Water Supply—A Diagnostic Review on Energy Use for Water Provision in Africa. Water 2020, 12, 2560, https://doi.org/10.3390/w12092560

Owino C.N., N. Kitaka, J. Kipkemboi & R. A. Ondiek (2020). Assessment of Greenhouse Gases Emission in Smallholder Rice Paddies Converted From Anyiko Wetland, Kenya. Frontiers in Environmental Science, Vol 8, 2020, https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00080

Kimani M. D., N. Kitaka & E. Otachi (2020). A Comparative Analysis of the Quantity and Quality of Oil Extracted from Five Commercially Important Freshwater Fish Species in Kenya, Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, DOI: 10.1080/10498850.2020.1856261

Christine Nyagaya Owino, Nzula Kitaka, Julius Kipkemboi & Risper Ajwang' Ondiek (2020): Assessment of Greenhouse Gases Emission in Smallholder Rice Paddies Converted From Anyiko Wetland, Kenya. Front. Environ. Sci., 03 July (2020) | https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2020.00080

Obiero K., T. Lawrence, J. Ives, S. Smith, F. Njaya, R. Kayanda, H. Waidbacher, D. Olago, E. Miriti & R.E. Hecky, 2020. Advancing Africa’s Great Lakes research and academic potential: Answering the call for harmonized, long-term, collaborative networks and partnerships. Journal of Great Lakes Research, Volume 46, Issue 5, 2020, Pages 1240-1250, ISSN 0380-1330, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jglr.2020.02.002

Englmaier K.G., D.S. Hayes, P. Meulenbroek. Y. Terefe, A. Lakew, G. Tesfaye, H. Waidbacher, H. Malicky, A. Wubie, P. Leitner & W. Graf (2020). Longitudinal river zonation in the tropics: examples of fish and caddisflies from the endorheic Awash River, Ethiopia. Hydrobiologia 847, 4063–4090 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-020-04400-0

Englmaier K.G., Viñuela Rodríguez N, Waidbacher H, Palandacic A, Tesfaye G, Gessl W, Meulenbroek P (2020). New data on Garra makiensis (Cyprinidae, Labeoinae) from the Awash River (Ethiopia) with remarks on its relationships to congeners on the Arabian Peninsula. ZooKeys 984: 133-163. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.984.55982


2019

Ngesa, E. A., Otachi, E. O., & Kitaka, N. K. (2019). Some biological aspects of straightfin barb, Enteromius paludinosus (Peters 1852) during the rainy season in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. Scientific African, 4, e00097. doi:10.1016/j.sciaf.2019.e00097

Ngesa, E. A., Otachi, E. O., & Kitaka, N. K. (2019). Levels of heavy metals in the straightfin barb Enteromius paludinosus (Peters 1852) from River Malewa, Naivasha, Kenya. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 191(5), doi:10.1007/s10661-019-7457-5

Obiero K.O, Waidbacher H., Nyawanda B.O, Munguti J.M & Manyala J.O., Kaunda-A. B (2019). Predicting uptake of aquaculture technologies among smallholder fish farmers in Kenya,  Aquaculture International, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-019-00423-0

Mulei I. R., P. N. Nyaga, P. G. Mbuthia, R. M. Waruiru, Cheng, Xu, Ø. Evensen, S. Mutoloki  (2019). First detection and isolation of infectious First detection and isolation of infectious haematopoietic necrosis virus from farmed rainbow trout in Nyeri County, Kenya. Journal of Fish Diseases, doi:10.1111/jfd.12979

Mburu, C., Kipkemboi, J., & Kimwaga, R. (2019). Impact of substrate type, depth and retention time on organic matter removal in vertical subsurface flow constructed wetland mesocosms for treating slaughterhouse wastewater. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. doi:10.1016/j.pce.2019.07.005

Koskei C.E., Kotut K., Nyaga J. & Omondi O.S. (2019): Temporal variation in physico-chemical characteristics, phytoplankton composition and biomass in Lake Solai, Kenya, Int. J. Aqu. Sci; 10 (2): 101-111, 2019

Gichana Z., D. Liti, S. S. Drexler, W. Zollitsch, P. Meulenbroek, J. Wakibia, E. Ogello, P. Akoll, & H. Waidbacher (2019): Effects of aerated and non-aerated biofilters on effluent water treatment from a small-scale recirculating aquaculture system for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)
Die Bodenkultur - Journal of Land Management, Food and Environment, Volume 70, Issue 4, 209–219, 2019. 10.2478/boku-2019-0019

Mezgebu A., A Lakew, B Lemma & G Beneberu (2019): The potential use of chironomids (Insecta, Diptera) as bioindicators in streams and rivers around Sebeta, Ethiopia. African Journal of Aquatic Science, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2019.1650711


2018

Ojwala, R.A., Otachi, E.O., Kitaka, N.K., (2018), Effect of water quality on the parasite assemblages infecting Nile tilapia in selected fish farms in Nakuru County, Kenya. Parasitology Research 117(6), DOI: 10.1007/s00436-018-6042-0

Simiyu, B.M., Oduor, S.O., Rohrlack, T., Sitoki, L., Kurmayer, R. (2018), Microcystin Content in Phytoplankton and in Small Fish from Eutrophic Nyanza Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya. Toxins (210), 10, 275. doi:10.3390/toxins10070275

Hahn M.W., Schmidt J., Ssanyu G.A., Kyrpides N.C., Whitman W.B. (2017) Reclassification of a Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus strain isolated from tropical Lake Victoria as Polynucleobacter victoriensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 67: 5087-5093 

Rahman, M.M., Jiang, Y. & Irvine, K. (2018), Assessing wetland services for improved development
decision-making: a case study of mangroves in coastal Bangladesh. Wetlands Ecol Manage (2018). doi.org/10.1007/s11273-018-9592-0

Ejarque, E., Khan, S., Steniczka, G., Schelker, J., Kainz, M. J. and Battin, T. J. (2018), Climate-induced hydrological variation controls the transformation of dissolved organic matter in a subalpine lake. Limnol. Oceanogr. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10777

MN Kaggwa, N Straubinger-Gansberger & M Schagerl (2018): Cyanotoxins in small artificial dams in Kenya utilised for cage fish farming – a threat to local people?, African Journal of Aquatic Science, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2018.1470084

Poppe M., Weigelhofer G., Winkler G.(2018) Public Participation and Environmental Education. In: Schmutz S., Sendzimir J. (eds) Riverine Ecosystem Management. Aquatic Ecology Series, Vol 8. Springer, Cham. Online ISBN 978-3-319-73250-3, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73250-3_22

Elizabeth Adhiambo Ngesa, Elick Onyango Otachi and Nzula Kivuva Kitaka. A Little Fish with a High Heavy Metals Burden: The Case of Straightfin Barb, Enteromius paludinosus (Peters 1852) from River Malewa, Naivasha, Kenya. J Environ Anal Toxicol 2018, Vol 8(4): 583.


2017

Hahn M.W., Schmidt J., Ssanyu G.A., Kyrpides N.C., Whitman W.B. (2017) Reclassification of a Polynucleobacter cosmopolitanus strain isolated from tropical Lake Victoria as Polynucleobacter victoriensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 67: 5087-5093 DOI:10.1099/ijsem.0.002421


2016

Ondiek A.R., Kitaka N. & Odour O.S. (2016). Assessment of provisioning and cultural ecosystem services in natural wetlands and rice fields in Kano floodplain, Kenya. Ecosystem Services Volume 21, Part A, October 2016, Pages 166–173.

Zapater-Pereyra, M., Kyomukama, E., Namakula, V., van Bruggen, J. J. A., & Lens, P. N. L. (2016). The effect of aeration and recirculation on a sand-based hybrid constructed wetland treating low-strength domestic wastewater. Environmental technology, 37(15), 1923-1932.

Ejarque, Elisabet; Schelker, Jakob; Khan, Samiullah; Hollaus, Lisa-Maria; Steniczka, Gertraud; Kainz, Martin; Battin, Tom (2016). The dual role of lakes as buffers and amplifiers of dissolved organic matter temporal dynamics: Buffering transport and amplifying transformation. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 18, EGU 2016, p. 14580, 2016, EGU General Assembly 2016.

Khan, Samiullah; Hollaus, Lisa-Maria; Schelker, Jakob; Ejarque, Elisabet; Battin, Tom; Kainz, Martin (2016). Lakes as organic matter upgraders - seasonal variation in biochemical compositions of in- and outflowing particles in pre-alpine Lake Lunz, Austria. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 18, EGU 2016, p. 14412, 2016, EGU General Assembly 2016.

Hollaus, Lisa-Maria; Khan, Samiullah; Schelker, Jakob; Ejarque, Elisabet; Battin, Tom; Kainz, Martin (2016). Are lake sediments mere archives of degraded organic matter? - evidence of rapid biotic changes tracked in sediments of pre-alpine Lake Lunz, Austria. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 18, EGU 2016, p. 14067, 2016, EGU General Assembly 2016.

Obiero, K.; Waidbacher, H.; Drexler, S.-S.; Winkler, G.; Manyala, J.; Muriithi Njiru, J.; Kaunda Arara, B., 2016
Knowledge Management and Investing in Human Capacity Development for Aquacultural Education and Training in Africa
Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa , Special Edition 2016, 167-183; ISSN 0378-


2015

Macharia, P. W., Yillia, P. T., Muia, W. A., Byamukama, D., and Kreuzinger, N. (2015). Microbial quality of domestic water: following the contamination chain in a rural township in Kenya. Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 5(1), 39-49.

Mbonde A., Sitoki L., Kurmayer R. (2015). Phytoplankton composition and microcystin concentrations in open and closed bays of Lake Victoria, Tanzania. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management 18(2):212-220, DOI:10.1080/14634988.2015.101103.


2014

Outa N.O., Kitaka N., Njiru J.M. (2014): Some aspects of the feeding ecology of Nile tilapia,Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 2(2): 01-08

Outa N.O., Kitaka N., Njiru J.M. (2014): Length-weight relationship, condition factor, length at first maturity and sex ratio of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Naivasha, Kenya. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2014, 2(2): 67-72

Straubinger-Gansberger N, Kaggwa MN, Schagerl M. (2014). Phytoplankton patterns along a series of small man-made reservoirs in Kenya. Environ Monit Assess;186(8): 5153-66 doi: 10.1007/s10661-014-3766-


2013

Ong’ondo G.O., Yasindi A. W., Oduor S. O., Jost S., Schagerl M., Sonntag P. and Boenigk J. (2013): Ecology and community structure of ciliated protists in two alkaline-saline Rift Valley lakes in Kenya with special emphasis on Frontonia sp. Journal of Plankton Research, 35 (4): 759-771.


2012

Mushi D., Byamukama D., Kirschner A.K.T., Mach R.L, Brunner K. & A. Farnleitner (2012): Sanitary inspection of wells using risk-of-contamination scoring indicates a high predictive ability for bacterial faecal pollution in the peri-urban tropical lowlands of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. Journal of Water and Health, 10.2, 2012, 236-243.

Kaggwa M. N., Gruber M., Omondi O. S. & M. Schagerl (2012): A detailed time series assessment of the diet of Lesser Flamingos: further explanation for their itinerant behaviour. Hydrobiologia, DOI 10.1007/s10750-012-1105-1


2011

Kaggwa M., Liti D., & M. Schagerl (2011): Small tropical reservoirs and fish cage culture: a pilot study conducted in Machakos district, Kenya. Aquaculture International, accepted.

Degefu F., Mengistu S. & M. Schagerl (2011): Influence of Fish Cage Farming on Water Quality and Plankton in Fish Ponds: A Case Study in the Rift Valley and North Shoa Reservoirs, Ethiopia. Aquaculturedoi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2011.03.010


2010

Ssanyu G. A. & M. Schagerl (2010): Phytoplankton productivity in newly dug fish ponds within Lake Victoria wetlands (Uganda). African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology Vol. 4(5).

Mushi D., Byamukama D.,  Kivaisi A. K., Mach R.L. & A.H. Farnleitner (2010): Sorbitol-fermenting Bifidobacteria are indicators of very recent human faecal pollution in streams and groundwater habitats in urban tropical lowlands. Journal of Water and Health 08 (3) 466-478.

Goshu G., Byamukama D., Manafi M., Kirschner A. K. T. & A. H. Farnleitner (2010): A pilot study on anthropogenic faecal pollution impact in Bahir Dar Gulf of Lake Tana, Nothern Ethiopia. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology Vol.10, No. 2-4, 271-280. doi:10.2478/v10104-011-0011-x


2009

Manandhar A., Byamukama D., Shresta R., Haberl R., Mach R.L. & A.H. Farnleitner (2009): Use of faecal pollution indicators to estimate pathogen die off conditions in source separated faeces in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. Journal of Water and Health 797 - 107.

Ajith Kumara P.A.D., Amarasinghe U.S., Schiemer  F., Winkler  G. & M. Schabuss (2009): Gillnet Selectivity of Small Cyprinids in Three Sri Lankan ReservoirsAsian Fisheries Science 22: 885-900 

Ajith Kumara P.A.D., Amarasinghe U.S., Schiemer  F., Winkler  G. & M. Schabuss (2009): Distribution and Abundance of Unexploited Fish Species in Three Sri Lankan Reservoirs : Distribution and Abundance of Unexploited Fish Species in Three Sri Lankan Reservoirs. Asian Fisheries Science 22: 867-884 

Nalwanga R., Liti D.M, Waidbacher H., Munguti J.M., & W. J. Zollitsch (2009): Monitoring the nutritional value of feed components for aquaculture along the supply chain – an East African case study. Journal of Livestock Research for Rural Development, 21 (9): Article # 148


2007

Mushi D., Kivaisi  A. , Mach R.L., Byamukama D. & A.H. Farnleitner (2007). Sources of sorbitol-fermenting Bifidobacteria and their incidence and survival in streams and ground water habitats in urban tropical lowland of Dar es Salaam,Tanzania. International symposium on Health-Related Water Microbiology, Tokyo, Japan; 09-09-2007 - 09-15-2007. in: WaterMicro 2007, 22 - 24.


2006

Waidbacher, H., Liti, D. M., Fungomeli, M., Mbaluka, R. K., Munguti, J. M. and Straif, M. (2006), Influence of pond fertilization and feeding rate on growth performance, economic returns and water quality in a small-scale cage-cum-pond integrated system for production of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.). Aquaculture Research, 37: 594–600. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.2006.01467.

Schauer M., Jing J. &  M.W. Hahn (2006). Recurrent seasonal variations in abundance and composition of filamentous SOL cluster bacteria (Saprospiraceae, Bacteroidetes) in oligomesotrophic Lake Mondsee (Austria). Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 72:4704-4712. 

Christiansen, G., Kurmayer, R., Liu, Q. & T. Börner (2006): Transposons inactivate the biosynthesis of the nonribosomal peptide microcystin in naturally occurring Planktothrix spp. Appl. Environ. Microbiol.72: 117-123.


2005

Liti D.,  Cherop L., Munguti J.  L. Chhorn (2005): Growth and economic performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) fed on two formulated diets and two locally available feeds in fertilized ponds, Aquaculture Research 36,  8,  746-752.

Liti D.M., Fulanda B.,  Munguti J.M., Straif M., Waidbacher H. &  G. Winkler (2005): Effects of open-pond density and caged biomass of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) on growth, feed utilization, economic returns and water quality in fertilized ponds, Aquaculture Research 36, 15, 1535-1543.

Liti D., Munguti J.,  Kreuzinger N. &  H. Kummer (2005): Effects of sodium chloride on water quality and growth of Oreochromis niloticus in earthen ponds, African Journal of Ecology 43, 3, 170-176.

Sekadende B., Lyimo T. & R. Kurmayer (2005): Microcystin production in the Mwanza Gulf (Lake Victoria, Tanzania), Hydrobiologia 543, 299-304.


2004

Schiemer F., H. Keckeis, H. Nemeschkal, E. Schludermann, G. Winkler & I. Zweimüller (2004): Ontogenetic patterns in thermal adaptation of fish versus long-term temperature trends in large rivers. International Congress Series, Animals and Environments, Proceedings of the Third International Conference of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, 1275, 209-217.

Mokaya S.K., Mathooko J.M. & M. Leichtfried  (2004): Influence of anthropogenic activities on water quality of a tropical stream ecosystem African Journal of Ecology 42, 4, 281-288.


2003

Oduor S. O., M. Schagerl & J. M. Mathooko  (2003): On the limnology of Lake Baringo (Kenya): temporal physico-chemical dynamics. Hydrobiologia 506–509,  121–127.

Oduor S. O. &   M. Schagerl (2003): On the limnology of Lake Baringo (Kenya): Pelagic primary production and algal composition of Lake Baringo, Kenya. Hydrobiologia 506–509, 297–303.


2001

Schiemer F., Keckeis H., Winkler G., & L. Flore (2001): Large rivers, the relevance of ecotonal structure and hydrological properties for the fish fauna. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 135/2-4,  487-508.

Schiemer F., Keckeis H., Reckendorfer W. & G. Winkler (2001): The “inshore retention concept” and its significance for large rivers. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. 135/2-4, 509-516.

Mathooko J., Morara G. 
&  M. Leichtfried (2001): The effect of different anthropogenic disturbances on benthic plant coarse particulate organic matter in a tropical Rift Valley stream. Afr. J. Ecol., 39, 310-312.

Mathooko J., Morara G.
 &  M. Leichtfried (2001): Leaf litter transport in a tropical Rift Valley stream: an experimental approach. Hydrobiologia 443, 9-18.


2000

Byamukama D., Kansiime, F., Mach, R.L. &  A.H. Farnleitner (2000): Determination of Escherichia coli contamination by chromocult coliform agar showed a high level of discrimination efficiency for differing fecal pollution levels in tropical waters of Kampala, Uganda. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 66, 2, 864-868.

Mathooko J.M., M'Erimba C.M. 
& M. Leichtfried (2000): Decomposition of leaf litter of Dombeya goetzenii in the Njoro River, Kenya.  Hydrobiologia,  418, 147-152.