Macroinvertebrate assemblages along a land-use gradient in the upper River Njoro watershed of Lake Nakuru drainage basin, Kenya

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 107-117

  Kibichii, Samuel ^a,d   Shivoga, William A ^b   Muchiri, Mucai ^a   Miller, Scott N ^c  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Benthic macroinvertebrates; Community structure; Land use change

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES EVENNESS; SPECIES RICHNESS; WATERSHED;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; LAKE NAKURU; NJORO RIVER; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BAETIS; HELODIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOSTOMA HIRTUM; LEPTOPHLEBIA; POTAMON;

EID: 34447328986     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2007.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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