IPGL MSc Theses

2023

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Amon Aine, 2023, Uganda: Developing a Stream Typology for Wadeable Streams in the Rwenzori Sub Region, Uganda

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Felix Ouko Akumu, 2023, Kenya: Understanding rural livelihoods supported by capture fisheries in Mara Wetlands, Tanzania

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Moreen Katusiime, 2023, Uganda: Assessment of the impact of wetland restoration on ecosystem services in Rufuha wetland, Ntungamo district - Uganda

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Damaris Guranya Kisha, 2023, Kenya: Influence of wetland conversion on greenhouse gas emission in valley bottom wetlands in Taita Hills, Kenya

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James Nxytubase, 2023, Zambia: Challenges and prospects of small-enterprise Aquaculture for sustainable livelihoods and climate resilience in Zambia's WEF-nexus

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Peter Otieno Omollo, 2023, Kenya: Diets of fishcommunities of the lower Mara wetland, Tanzania

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Victor Apondi Omondi, 2023, Kenya: Nitrogen budget of a mixed-use catchment in Taita Hills, Kenya

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Claire Turyamuhaki, 2023, Uganda: Assessment of changes in wetland ecosystem services in Lubigi wetland, Kampala, Uganda

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2022

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Sheilla Atukunda, 2022, Uganda: The effect of network connectivity and environmental conditions on the hydro-chemical characteristics of a Danube floodplain system

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Evagzard Korir Kipnusu, 2022, Kenya: Effects of litterbag mesh-size and weirs on decomposition rates of Dombeya Goetzenii (K.Scum) leaf litter in the river Njoro, Kenya

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Oswald Omuron, 2022, Uganda: Greenhouse gas emissions from two prominent features of livestock managment systems: Water pans and bomas in pastoral and agro-pastoral systems in Taita-Taveta County, Kenya

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2021

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Gopal Prasad Khanal, 2021, Bhutan: Ecoregional and seasonal patterns of Macroinvertebrate communities in near natural Bhutanese streams

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Gerald Kwikiriza, 2021, Uganda: Hybridization levels of Tilapiine species in Lake Victoria basin, Kenya inferred from microsatellite genotyping based on next genereation sequencing

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Ali Idirisa Makame, 2021, Kenya: Effects of land use, streambed topography and macroinvertrebrates on decomposition rates of Syzygium guineense (Willd, 1828) and Ecualyptus saligna (Smith, 1797) leaf litter and macroinvertebrates assemblage in the Kamweti River, Kenya

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Mary Florence Nantongo, 2021, Uganda: Levels of selected water quality parameters, heavy metals and pesticide residues in water, sediments and Nile tilapia of Lake Nakuru, Kenya

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Lorine Auma Omondi, 2021, Kenya: Evaluation of faecal indicator bacteria and antimicrobial resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from River Njoro, Nakuru County, Kenya

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Dorcas Mutei Samuel, 2021, Kenya: Effects of land use on nutrient concentrations, carbon dynamics and stream metabolism in River Rupingazi, Kenya

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Remmy Safari Shoka, 2021, Kenya: Comparative assessment of growth performance of sex reversed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by fry immersion in freshwater and full seawater

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2020

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Harriet Asekenye, 2020, Uganda: Impact of Land use on water quality, sediment composition and functional response of microbial communities in three streams of Nzoia catchment

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Darlington Besa, 2020, Zambia: Population genetic analysis of Oreochromis macrochir and O. mweruensis compared to O. niloticus inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial genotyping using next-generation sequencing 

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Clarisse Ishimwe, 2020, Rwanda: Quantification of nitrious oxide emissions from rivers and streams in Mara basin, Kenya

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Nicholas Kigoonya, 2020, Uganda: The Effect of Land Use on Water Quality and Associated Ecosystem Services as Indicated by Macroinvertebrates in the River Rur, Germany 

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Kareen Mirembe, 2020, Uganda: Evaluation of the relationship between microplastic pollution and landuse in the Rur catchment in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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Bright Namata, 2020, Uganda: Microbial source tracking of faecal pollution in the water sources of Taita-Taveta County: Relationship between faecal pollution specific to livestock or humans and human related public health risks 

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Rita Nkirote Nairuti, 2020, Kenya: Growth performance and survival rate of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L) reared on diets containing Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L) larvae meal

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Samuel Njagi Ngari, 2020, Kenya: Effects of agricultural land use on nutrients stoichiometry at River Nzoia headwaters in Kenya

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Harriet Okomo, 2022, Uganda: Effects of land use on selected water quality parameters and macroinvertebrates assemblages in Rupingazi River, Embu County, Kenya

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Florian Sorger-Domenigg, 2020, Austria: A hydromorphological assessment approach under limited data availability

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Michael Waiswa, 2020, Uganda: Effects of livestock on carbon and nitrogen fluxes and storage in watering pans of semi-arid areas, Taita-Taveta County (Kenya)

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Mourine Jesire Yegon, 2020, Kenya: Structural and functional responses of macroinvertebrate communities to land use patterns - a case study at Mt Elgon, Kenya 

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2019

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Philippe Kwitonda, 2019, Rwanda: Comparative assessment of adult dragonfly indices for the evaluation of the health of artificial wetlands in South Africa

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Doreen Kemunto Abuya, 2019, Kenya: Trace Elements in water, sediments, hydropsychidae larvae and freshwater crab from Gura and Sagana Rivers, Kenya

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Sristika Adhikari, 2019, Nepal: Impact of change in land use and seasonality on river water quality in the Rur catchment, Germany

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Sarker Mohammed Rafiqul Alam, 2019, Bangladesh: Trends in fish production and catch composition in Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh

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Joshua Mwendwa Benjamin, 2019, Kenya: Longitudinal trends in macroinvertebrate communities, functional feeding groups and performance of regional biotic indices for bioassessment of the Gura River, Kenya

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Sharon Gubamwoyo, 2019, Uganda: Greenhouse gas emissions from rivers in Taita Hills, Kenya

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Jacob Odeke Iteba, 2019, Kenya: Influence of large mammalian herbivores on nutrients and carbon loading, and benthic algal development in the Mara River, Kenya

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Namakau Muyumbana, 2019, Zambia: Effects of a large hydropower dam on oxygen dynamics, Kafue River, Zambia

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Judith Namumbya, 2019, Uganda: Water quality and pressures assessment of Mabamba Bay Wetland, Uganda

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Demmy Namutebi, 2019, Uganda: Trophic levels of pelagic fish species from Lake Tanganyika

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Beryl Atieno Omollo, 2019, Kenya: Microhabitat preferences of benthic macro invertebrates in the mountainous Gura River, Kenya

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Roland Prieler, 2019, Austria: Comparative assessment of biotic indices and metabarcoding for assessing water quality and habitat integrity

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Isabel Wallnöfer, 2019, Austria: Nitrogen dynamics in the Xochimilco Urban Wetland, Mexico City - A model approach

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Filipos Engdaw Woldeab, 2019, Ethiopia: Nutrient dynamics and concentrations of heavy metals along the course of Megech River, Tributary of Lake Tana, Ethiopia

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2018

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John Mwaura Kariuki, 2018, Kenya: Microsatellite Cross-Species Amplification and Utility in Selected African Cichlids: A Valuable Tool for Tilapiine Fishery Management and Conservation

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Damaris Njeri Kinyua, 2018, Kenya: Influence of land use/cover change on greenhous gas emmissions and carbon stock in a tropical wetland in Kenya

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Martin Tschikof, 2018, Austria: A nitrogen-cycling model of an integrated recirculating aquaculture system in Machakos, Kenya

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Gernot Englmaier, 2018, Austria: Longitudinal zonation of fish assemblages in a tropical river: Awash river basin, central Ethiopia. With taxonomic and ecological considerations on the genus Garra (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)

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Dorothy Khasisi Lukhabi, 2018, Kenya: Characterization of Egerton University wastewater stabilization ponds and assessment of substrate size efficiency in reduction of faecal pollutants

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Moses Mathenge Githaiga, 2018, Kenya: Assessment of Mangrove Forest Structure and Fish Assemblages in Kwale County, Kenya. A case of Gazi and Vanga Mangrove Forests

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David Wanjala Namwaya, 2018, Kenya: Drivers of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) fluxes from headwater streams of the river Mara, Kenya

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Lilian Rudo Nyashanu, 2018, Zimbabwe: Assessing the effects of floodplain extent over time on Mimosa pigra stands in the Kafue Flats, Zambia

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Emmanuel Okalang, 2018, Uganda: Solid waste management practices and challenges in communities surrounding wetland ecosystems in a developing nation: a case study of Uganda

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Charles Jjuuko, 2018, Uganda: A dynamic simulation model for nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in floating tropical papyrus wetlands of East Africa

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Janvière Tuyisenge, 2018, Rwanda: Assessing the temporal mixing and stratification in Lake Kivu

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Philippe Kwitonda, 2018, Rwanda: Comparative assessment of wetlands integrity using dragonfly indices

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2017

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Marshet Adugna Mitiku, 2017, Ethiopia: Parasite species richness of fish from fish ponds and fingerling sources in Central Ethiopia:  It's imlication on aquaculture development

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Cavine Omondi, 2017, Kenya: Effects of long-term inorganic nutrient additions on benthic biofilm structure and functions in shaded and non-shaded streams: using indoor flume experiment, Lunz am See, Austria

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Susanne Reisinger, 2017, Austria: The current status of gobies (Gobiidae) in Danube rip-raps in Vienna, Austria,

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Mark Olokotum, 2017, Uganda: The occurrence and elimination of cyanobacterial toxins in potable water in Uganda; A Case of Gaba III and Walukuba Waterworks

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Nathan Muchwa Semwanga, 2017, Uganda: Heavy metal levels in River Rwizi, Uganda

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Martha Kaingi Muteti, 2017, Kenya: Suitability of on-farm formulated feeds and pond characteristics for Nile Tilapia production in Semi-Intensive culture in selected farms of Rift Valley Region, Kenya

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Renis Auma Ojwala, 2017, Kenya: Effect of water quality on the parasite assemblages infecting Nile tilapia in fish farms in Nakuru County, Kenya

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H.M. Nurul Islam, 2017, Bangladesh: Effects of land use and geological composition on nutrient ratios (N, P and Si) and phytoplankton community structure: A case study on Upper Danube River Basin, Austria

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Metogbe Belfried Djihuessi, 2017, Benin: Effect of the removal of water hyacinth on nutrient budget in shallow coastal lake: A case study from Lake Nokoué in Benin

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2016

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David Were, 2016, Uganda: Assessment of the impact of flower farming on wetland ecosystems and ecosystems services : a case study of Lutembe Bay wetland, Uganda

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Alejandra Gulfo Gonzalez, 2016, Colombia: Characterization of water and sediment of a tropical shallow lake in the Xochimilco urban wetland system, Mexico

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Toko Moses Butele, 2016, Uganda: Ecosystem services in key biodiversity areas of Lake Victoria Basin

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Ann Njeri Numi, 2016, Kenya: Microalgal-bacterial photobioreactor for the removal of carbon dioxide from biogas engine flue gases

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Kenechukwu Obumneme Akabueze, 2016, Nigeria: Impact of changed water level on physico-chemical characteristics and plankton community of Lake Nakuru, Kenya

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Samiullah Khan, 2016, Pakistan: Biochemical characterization of particulate and dissolved organic matter in pre-alpine Lake Lunz

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Joshua Tazibirwa, 2016, Uganda: Assessment of the influence of Bujagali dam on the spatial-temporal fish assemblages of the upper Victoria Nile River, Uganda

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Anna Schöpfer, 2016, Austria: Capturing the effects of the Danube River incision on the potential natural vegetation of the Donau-Auen National Park

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Medhanit Meri, 2016, Ethiopia: Feeding habit, fecundity and other biological aspects of the African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) in Lake Naivasha, Kenya

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Christine Wambui Mburu, 2016, Kenya: Mesocosm study on the potential use of vertical sub-surface flow constructed wetlands for removal of organic matter in slaughterhouse wastewater

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2015

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Alemayehu Wubie Zerihun, 2015, Ethiopia: Comparative study of synthetic hormone Ovaprim and Carp pituitary gland used in induced breeding of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

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Tarekegn Arage Ayele, 2015, Ethiopia: Growth performance and survival rate of African catfish larvae Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) fed on different types of live and formulated feeds

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Dereje Akalu Desta, 2015, Ethiopia: The effect of eucalyptus plantation on macroinvertebrate community of Ethiopian High Land streams: a comparison of streams passing through indigenous and eucalytus forests

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Carolyne Guto, 2015, Kenya: Incorporation of copra meal in the formulation of diet for milkfish (Chanos chanos), grey mullet (Mugil cephalus), red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) and mangrove red snapper (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

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Farasat Ali, 2015, Pakistan: Strategic Environmental Assessment as a tool for Trans-boundary River Basin Management: a case study of the Chenab River Basin

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Gadiel David Moshi, 2015, Tanzania: Assessment of wastewater treatment efficiency of a constructed wetland at Finlays Flower Farm, Kericho, Kenya

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Risper Ondiek, 2015, Kenya: Assessment of ecosystem services in natural wetlands and rice fields in Nyando floodplain, Kenya

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Mijanur Rahman, 2015, Bangladesh: Assessment and valuation of wetland for improved development decision-making: A case study on mangrove wetland in Bangladesh

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2014

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Nicholas Otieno Outa, 2014, Kenya: Growth and population parameters of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in the open waters of Lake Victora, Kenya

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Emmanuel Omonding, 2014, Uganda: Denitrification potential in a natural wetland in an agricultural catchment receiving urban runoff and partially treated wastewater

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Violet Magaret Namakula, 2014, Uganda: Optimization of a Duplex constructed wetland for nitrogen removal through nitrification and denitrification

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Abelneh Yimer Melaku, 2014, Ethiopia: Effects of feed additives (premix) on growth performance of three Oreochromis niloticus (L., 1758) Ethiopian strains in concrete ponds, Sebeta, Ethiopia

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Jully Seema Senteu, 2014, Kenya: Optimization of a hybrid tropical domestic wastewater constructed wetland for nitrogen transformations and removal using a dynamic simulation model.

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Sheela Sharma, 2014, Nepal: Phosphorus Binding Fractions in Oxidized Migina Wetland Sediments, Rwanda

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Emma Immaculate Kyomukama, 2014, Uganda: Optimization of the Duplex constructed wetland design for total microbial activity removal of faecal indicator organisms and organic matter from domestic wastewater

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Solomon Akalu Dealegne, 2014, Ethiopia: Ecological impacts of siltation, the case of three Ethiopian rivers

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2013

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Dagne T. Dibar, 2013, Ethiopia: Assessing the effect of dissolved organic matter (DOM) quality on kinetics of degradation in the Vesdre River, Belgium.

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Zelalem T. Lemma, 2013, Ethiopia: Evaluation of growth and reprodution performance of four Oreochromis niloticus strains at highland environment under pond culture. Ethiopia.

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Priscah L. Musee, 2013, Kenya: Effect of different dietary regimes and water quality on growth performance of milkfish (Chanos chanos) in marine ponds, Kenya.

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Hope W. Mwanake, 2013, Kenya: Application of the MONERIS model in the Lake Naivasha Catchment, Kenya.

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Mulugeta T. Wubetu, 2013, Ethiopia: Fish Ecological Analyses of the Upper Awash River in Ethiopia.

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Mangleswori Dhonju, 2013, Nepal: Biodiversity based on micro- and mesohabitat distribution of macroinvertebrates at the River Lafnitz in Austria.

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Pauline Nakyewa, 2013, Uganda: Potential use of cassava peels, local brewers` waste (millet and sorghum) and soyabean meal as fish feeds, Uganda.

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Subira T. Mzee, 2013, Tanzania: Changes in water quality parameters in mariculture ponds and implication on fish growth, Kenya.

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Adriana A. Gonzalez, 2013, Colombia: Water quality and flow dynamics in Rio Chinchina, Colombia.

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2012

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Seid Mohammedsalih Ibrahim, 2012, Ethiopia: Effect of sand extraction on the benthic invertebrate fauna in Meki River, Ethiopia.

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Keiko Kito, 2012, Japan: Assessment of possible groundwater contamination by various land uses in the Nyando Wetland, Kenya, using bacterial communities and fauna as indicators.

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Clare Namanda, 2012, Uganda: Health-related water microbiology of domestic water in Katanga slum, Kampala, Uganda.

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Justina Asa Kasabila, 2012, Zambia: Nitrogen fixation in Nyando papyrus wetland, Kenya.

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Adane Sirage Ali, 2012, Ethiopia: Wastewater purification by roots, gravel and water column in a floating treatment wetland.

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Benard Mucholwa Simiyu, 2012, Kenya: The concentration of microcystins in Rastineobola Argentea in Nyanza Gulf, Lake Victoria, Kenya.

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Joel Oduor Onyango, 2012, Kenya: Pesticides application and their residues contamination in Lake Naivasha catchment.

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Diana Nakalanzi, 2012, Uganda: The fate of nutrients, organic material and indicators of fecal contamination in a natural wetland: assessing the aspects of self purification of Nakayiba wetland - Masaka district, Uganda.

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2011

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Hawa Nakitende, 2011, Uganda: Denitrification potential in Papyrus wetland and agricultural soil: case study Nyando wetland, Kenya.

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Pauline Wangui Macharia, 2011, Kenya: Microbial quality of drinking water and its effect on health in sub-saharan Africa: A survey of Njoro Town, Kenya.

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Sylvie Muwanga Tebitendwa, 2011, Uganda: A comparative study of the performance and economics of a waste stabilization pond and constructed wetland system in Juja, Kenya.

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Monica Angom, 2011, Uganda: Likely effects of climate change on the plankton community structure of alkaline-saline lake Bogoria, Kenya: A dilution experiment to simulate projected high rainfall events.

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Andrew Msafiri Ndawala, 2011, Tanzania: Assessment of the effects of the parasite Ligula intestinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) in the fish host, Engraulicypris sardella (Gutter, 1868) in nothern part of lake Nyasa, Tanzania.

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John Mwangi Gachuru, 2011, Kenya: Metazoan parasites in African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) at Sagana Aquaculture Centre in Kenya.

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Getachew Senbete Buta, 2011, Ethiopia: Microhabitat preference of benthic macroinvertebrates in high land rivers of Ethiopia.

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Benedicto Boniphace Kashindye, 2011, Tanzania: Seasonal and spatial fluctuations of Nile Perch abundance and biomass in Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria.

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Sadiki Lotha Laisser, 2011, Tanzania: Biometric parameters and growth of Cyperus papyrus in seasonally and permanently flooded zones of the Mara wetland, Tanzania.

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2010

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Veronica Graciela Minaya Maldonado, 2010, Ecuador: Land use change impacts on the benthic macroinvertebrate communities of streams in Nyangores and Amala tributaries of Mara River, Kenya.

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Esi Esuon Biney, 2010, Ghana: Effect of Inorganic Mercury on Fatty Acid Composition and Synthesis of the Primary Producer Ankistrodesmus falcatus and the Primary Consumer Daphnia magna.

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Fred Ochieng Omengo, 2010, Kenya: Carbon cycling in the Mara River system-influence of land use and location on the fluvial network on organic matter processing in the streams of the Mara.

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Ram Devi Tachamo, 2010, Nepal: Identifying Key Environmental Variables Structuring Benthic Macroinvertebrates for Biotic River Typology of Indrawati River System, Nepal.

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Marcellin Rutegwa, 2010, Rwanda: Composition and origin of organic carbon in Oberer Seebach, a second order alpine headwater stream.

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Athanasio S. Mbonde, 2010, Tanzania: Concentrations of cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in the near-shore waters of Lake Victoria, Tanzania.

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Najib Lukoyaa Bateganya, 2010, Uganda: Hydro-geochemical dynamics of a riverine tropical wetland: Nabajjuzi, Uganda, East Africa.

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Chloe Kemigabo, 2010, Uganda: Assessing environmental conditions and natural food resources for fish production in the valley dams of the Mbarara District, Uganda.

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John Peter Obubu, 2010, Uganda: A Pilot Study on the Development of Ecological River Quality Assessment and Monitoring Methods Using Macro-benthic Invertebrates for Sustainable Water Resources Management: A case Study of Ugandan Rivers and Streams.

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Tsegazeabe H. Haileselassie, 2010, Ethiopia: Investigating the Adaptive Radiation of  Lake Victoria Cichlid Fishes: Studying Genomic Differentiation Associated with Trophic Adaptation a long Ecological Gradients.

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Guruh Satria Ajie, 2010, Indonesia: Nutrient Dynamics and Water Quality Regulation Function in Namatala Wetlands Uganda.

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Benjamin Muyiwa Adjei, 2010, Ghana: Fisheries for Welfare and Environment; Analyzing the Fitness of Wild versus Hatchery Fish.

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Aleksandar Pavlov, 2010, Macedonia: The littoral benthic diatom community as indicator of possible eutrophication of Lake Ohrid.

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Wande Maduhu Kema, 2010, Tanzania: The significance of ecosystem services in sustaining people's livelihoods" (A case study in Mara River Basin-Musoma district-Tanzania).

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2009

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Gimbo Rebecca, 2009, Uganda: Spatial variability of zooplankton along a section of River Sio under different habitat conditions.

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Kyule Ndinda Domitila, 2009, Kenya: Dynamics and abundance of bacterio- and virioplankton in saline-alkaline East-Aftican Rift Valley Lakes, Kenya.

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Mgana Huruma Frederick, 2009, Tanzania: Zooplankton distribution and abundance in Lake Tanganyika with special reference to Tropodiaptomus simplex. Kigoma, Tanzania.

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Ong´ondo Geoffrey Odhiambo, 2009, Kenya: The Ecology of ciliated protists and intra-specific variation of Frontonia sp. in two saline - alkaline Rift Valley lakes in Kenya.

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Tadesse Birhanu, 2009, Ethiopia: Prevalence and abundance of fish parasites in BOMOSA cage systems and lakes Babogaya and Awassa, Ethiopia.

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2008

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Okello Nick Omondi, 2008, Kenya: Project and strategic level environmental impact assessments as decision support tools in Kenya - Analysis and Suggestions for Improvement.

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Nalwanga Rosemary, 2008, Uganda: Nutritional quality of the major fish feed ingredients and commercial fish feeds from different sources in East Africa for Nile Tilapia cage culture.

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Degefu Abera, 2008, Ethiopia: Potential influence of fish cage farming on water quality, phytoplankton biomass and plankton species composition in fish ponds: a case study in the Rift Valley & North Shoa Reservoirs, Ethiopia.

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Mwiche Monica Mitti, 2008, Zambia: Evaluation of faecal indicators and influence of elevated copper concentrations on indication capacity in tropical source water of Ndola, Zambia.

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Mukama Shelard, 2008, Tanzania: Variations in abundance and diversity of parasites infecting catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) and tilapia Oreochromis urolepis (Norman, 1922) in the Mindu dam - Morogoro municipality, Tanzania.

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Lopes dos Santos Monteiro Raquel Alfama, 2008, Cape Verde: Examining past variability in sea water temperatures and primary production from the Sahel margin/Guinea coast region.

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Namaalwa Susan, 2008, Uganda: Influence of wetland-based agriculture on nutrient status and buffer capacity of wetlands: a study of pristine and impacted wetlands in Uganda.

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2007

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Kaddumukasa Martha, 2007, Uganda: Revealing potential trophic links between Polynucleobacter bacteria and mosquito larvae inhabiting freshwater systems in Uganda.

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Lakew Haile Aschalew, 2007, Ethiopia: Applicability of bioassessment methods using benthic macroinvertebrates to evaluate the ecological status of highland streams and rivers in Ethiopia.

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Goshu Goraw, 2007, Ethiopia: Evaluation of microbial faecal Indicators and quantifying the respective level of pollution in ground and surface water of Bahirdar and peri-urban areas, Ethiopia.

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Benard Jacquiline, 2007, Kenya: Economic Valuation of Mangrove Ecosystems, case study - Mida creek Mangrove Forest, Kenya.

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Andiandu Joackin, 2007, Uganda: Removal of Pesticides from Watewater by Constructed Wetlands: the influence of an inoculum, Uganda.

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Penagos Guillermo, 2007, Colombia: Systems Analysis of Zaragoza Urban Water System (Spain): A Priliminary Assessment of Environmental Sustainability.

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Osumo Wilfred M., 2007, Kenya: Habitat preference and interspecific interactions of Age-0 Grayling and Brown Trout.

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Reyes Forero S. Paola, 2007, Colombia: Coral reefs, beaches and socioeconomic characterisation in the Colombian Caribbean for tourism purposes: Caribbean Choco case study.

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2006

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Bett Alice Chepngeno, 2006, Kenya: Assessment of Nutrient Removal by Constructed Wetlands in Lake Naivasha, Kenya.

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Sharaff Mohammed Fathima Farveen, 2006, Sri Lanka: Biofilms structural differenciation - An adaptation to flow.

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2005

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Desta Kassahun Asaminew, 2005, Ethiopia: Distribution, abundance and feeding biology of fish species in Koka Reservoir and the associated Awash River Floodplain, Ethiopia.

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Kaggwa Mary Nakabungo, 2005, Uganda: Influence of fish cage culture on nutrient dynamics and primary productivity in small man-made reservoirs - A case study in Machakos district, Kenya.

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Fungomeli Maria Mashirma, 2005, Kenya: Effect of varying feeding rates on the growth performance, feed utilization, water quality and economic returns of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in cage-cum-pond integrated culture using automated feeders" in Sagana, Kenya.

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Akoll Peter, 2005, Uganda: Prevalence and pathology of protozoan and monogenean parasites in fry and fingerlings from cultured Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1882) in Uganda.

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Mushi Douglas Werasimbo, 2005, Tanzania: Suitability of fecal indicators and their enumerating methods for monitoring stream and groundwater, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

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Rongoei  Priscah Jelagat, 2005, Kenya: Assessment of the water cycle and nutrient flow to implement sustainable water reuse in Egerton University, Kenya.

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Byekwaso Flavia, 2005, Uganda: Biofilms in constructed Wetlands for wastewater treatment: their distribution and potential use as indicator of treatment efficiency.

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Liu Qian, 2005, P.R. China: Abundance of specific microcystin ecotypes in populations of Planktothrix spp. (Austria and Germany).

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2004

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Okello Okello William, 2004, Uganda: Toxic Cyanobacteria in Ugandan Freshwater Habitats.

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Admassie Adamneh Dagne, 2004, Ethiopia: Zooplankton Abundance and Species Composition in the Ethiopian Rift Valley Lake, Lake Ziway.

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Manandhar Anjali, 2004, Nepal: Investigation of the Fate of Indicator Microorganisms in Source Separated Human Faeces and of the Impact of Urine Application on Potato Crop.

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Kinyua Vincent Ireri, 2004, Kenya: Effects of Stocking Densities and Feeding Frequencies on the Performance of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) and Water Quality Variables, in an Integrated Cage-cum-open Pond Culture System, in Sagana, Kenya.

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Dardona Ayman W.Y., 2004, Palestine: A dynamic biogeochemical model of nitrogen transformations and removal in floating Papyrus wetlands.

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Msokwa Alfred E., 2004, Tanzania: Effects of nutrients dynamics, water quality and economic activities on primary production and environment in Lake Ruwe, Lake Uba and fingerponds in Rufiji - Tanzania.

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Regmi Bishnu Prasad, 2004, Nepal: Effect of temperature on activity and population dynamics of nitrifiers system.

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2003

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Fulanda Bernerd Mulwa, 2003, Kenia: Effects of Caging and Pond Stocking Density on Growth and Economic Performance of the Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L) in Fertilized-earthen Ponds Receiving Supplementary Feeds.

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Mwaitega Sihaba Ramadhan, 2003, Tanzania: Limnological Studies of Floodplain Lakes Ruwe and Uba, Rufiji River, Tanzania.

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Ssanyu Grace Asiyo, 2003, Uganda: The Phytoplankton Primary Productivity, Biomass and Species Composition in the Finger Ponds (Uganda).

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Jiang Jing, 2003, China: The Interactions of Mesozooplankton and Filamentous Heterotrophic Bacteria in Oligo-Mesotrophic Lake Mondsee.

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Mthetiwa Austin Hendersons, 2003, Malawi: Extent of plankton colonisation (spatial and temporal) in fingerponds : case study of Uganda fingerponds.

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Kilonzi Cyrus Muthui, 2003, Kenya: Effects of organic manure on sediment characteristics, nutrients dynamics and benthic macroinvertebrate composition in Lake Victoria fingerponds.

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2002

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Habteselassie Redeat Demissie, 2002, Ethiopia: Comparison of fish population and the macrozoobenthos community in three Ethiopian rift-valley streams.

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Odhiambo Elizabeth Akinyi, 2002, Kenya: A taxonomic study of lake Kanyaboli cichlids using morphological methods.

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Sinyinza Robert, 2002, Zambia: Age structure and distribution in relation to water depth in populations of Tropheus moorii, a cichlid fish endemic to Lake Tanganyika.

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Sekadende Baraka C., 2002, Tanzania: Assessment of toxin producing cyanobacteria in Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria.

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Nattabi Juliet Kigongo, 2002, Uganda: Diurnal vertical distribution and feeding patterns of keystone fish species in the offshore area of Murchison Bay, Lake Victoria, Uganda.

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Idrakua Lilian Amegoyu, 2002, Uganda: Agricultural nonpoint source pollution in Uganda: a case study on Kakira sugarcane estate.

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Yillia Paul T., 2002, Sierra Leone: The performance of cocoyam (Colocasia Esculenta) in polishing municipal wastewater.

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2001

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Munguti Jonathan Mbonge, 2001, Kenya: Effects of NaCl addition on abundance and species composition of phytoplankton, zooplankton and macro-zoobenthos, and subsequent fish growth.

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Nyamwihura Richard F.K., 2001, Tanzania: Effects of NaCl application on water quality parameters and fish yield in tropical ponds in Sagana, Kenya.

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Nalukenge Winnie Nkalubo, 2001, Uganda: Fish population and trophic characterisation of keystone species at the Lake Victoria-Victoria Nile interface habitats.

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Kahara Sharon, 2001, Kenya: Effects of alkalinity on growth, photosynthesis and competitive ability of tropical submerged macrophytes.

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Babu Mohammed, 2001, Uganda: Potential removal of Zinc by Cyperus papyrus from an artificial wetland.

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Lubega George  Matovu, 2001, Uganda: Constructed wetlands wastewater re-use in aquaculture, with emphasis on the effects of physico-chemical parameters on the growth and survival of fish.

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2000

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Mokaya Sophia K., 2000, Kenya: Characterization of sediment biofilm in a polluted second order stream, the Njoro River, Kenya.

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Musenero Richard N., 2000, Uganda: The distribution patterns and feeding ecology of Nile Perch, Lates niloticus (L) in the Victoria Nile (Uganda).

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Odour Steve Omondi, 2000, Kenya: Physico-chemical dynamics, pelagic primary production and algal composition in Lake Baringo, Kenya.

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Kyambadde Richard, 2000, Uganda: Influence of water quality on the diversity and distribution of benthic macro-invertebrates in three Kampala streams.

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1999

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Nabuyanda Misery Mulele, 1999, Zambia: Dietary variation in time and space in three Aufwuchs-eating Cichlid fishes from Lake Tanganyika.

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Nakatemwa  Florence Mujunga, 1999, Uganda: The functioning of a household constructed wetland pilot project in Jinja, Uganda.

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Nomazizi Mdi, 1999, South Africa: Performance of Lemna minor, Lemna gibba and Spirodela polyrhiza on piggery wastewater.

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Flores Garcia Franciso, 1999, Honduras: Nitrogen dynamics in a constructed wetland in Jinja, Uganda.

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Teferi Yirgaw Tesfay, 1999, Ethiopia: Short-term variations of photosynthetic rates of phytoplankton and related parameters in Lake Mondsee, Austria, determined by the 14C-method.

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Qu Wenchuan, 1999, P.R. China: Temporal and source-related trends in the pollution of Delft inner-city canal sediments.

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Ogendi George Morara, 1999, Kenya: Transport and retention of plant coarse particulate organic matter in a tropical rift valley second-order stream- the Njoro River, Kenya.

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Suzan Luyiga, 1999, Uganda: Suitability of a constructed wetland for fish culture, with reference to the physico-chemical characteristics, plankton composition and pathogen removal.

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Kipkemboi Julius, 1999, Kenya: Comparative study of the root mat structure and biology of Cyperus papyrus (L.) and Miscanthidium violaceum (K.Schum.) Robyns. in relation to nutrient dynamics and wastewater treatment.

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1998

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Kaggwa Rose Ch., 1998, Uganda: The effect of water treatment sludge on a Cyperus papyrus L. swamp, Kampala, Uganda.

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Sekalembe Arthur G., 1998, Uganda: Optimisation of nitrogen removal in an afro-tropical constructed wetland.

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Mulalelo Charity I., 1998, Zambia: The effect of alum sludge discharges on Phragmites mauritianus (Kunth.) in a natural, tropical wetland.

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M`Erimba Charles Mwithali, 1998, Kenya: Decomposition of leaf litter of Dombeya goethenii (K.Schum) on the wet and humid zones of the Njoro River, Kenya.

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Mbilinyi Hosea Gonza, 1998, Tanzania: Patterns of fish species composition and abundance in the lake-ecotone area of Northern Lake Victoria – Jinja, Uganda, East Africa.

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Nalunkuma Gladys, 1998, Uganda: Distribution patterns and ontogenetic food shifts of juvenile and subadult Tilapia zilli and Oreochromis niloticus in the northern littoral zone of Lake Victoria, East Africa.

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Byamukama Denis, 1998, Uganda: Faecal pollution in Nakivubo Channel, Uganda. Comparison of indicator organisms and isolation methods.

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