Seasonal dynamics of physico-chemical characteristics and biological responses of Lake Chilwa, Southern Africa

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 75-82

  Macuiane, Messias A ^a,b   Kaunda, Emmanuel K W ^a   Jamu, Daniel ^b  

^a LILONGWE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Malawi)

^b WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Catchment management; Climate change; Ecosystem resilience; Lake Chilwa; Limnology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; ANNUAL CYCLE; BIOLOGICAL PARAMETER; BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT; CHLOROPHYLL CONCENTRATION; CLIMATE VARIABILITY; CRITICAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLES; LAKE LEVELS; LIMNOLOGY; MOZAMBIQUE; OUT OF PHASE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; RAPID POPULATION GROWTH; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL DYNAMICS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL RAINFALL; TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS;

AGRICULTURE; ALGAE CONTROL; CATCHMENTS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; FISHERIES; LAKES; OXYGEN; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION STATISTICS; RUNOFF;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE; LIMNOLOGY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PHYTOPLANKTON; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; ZOOPLANKTON;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE CHILWA; MALAWI; MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 79952698707     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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