To connect or not to connect? Floods, fisheries and livelihoods in the Lower Rufiji floodplain lakes, Tanzania;La connexion des lacs est-elle utile? Inondations, pêche et moyens de subsistance dans les lacs dela plaine d'inondation du bas Rufiji en Tanzanie

Hydrological Sciences Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1436-1451

  Hamerlynck, Olivier ^a   Duvail, Stéphanie ^b   Vandepitte, Leen ^c   Kindinda, Kassim ^d   Nyingi, Dorothy W ^e   Paul, Jean Luc ^b   Yanda, Pius Z ^f   Mwakalinga, Aggrey B ^g   Mgaya, Yunus D ^f   Snoeks, Jos ^h  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UMR 208 Paloc (IRD/MNHN)   (Kenya)

^c FLANDERS MARINE INSTITUTE VLIZ   (Belgium)

^d Institute of Research for Development   (Kenya)

^e INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^g Agricultural Department   (Tanzania)

^h ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

ecosystem services; floodplains; floods; livelihoods; participatory monitoring; tropical fisheries

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; FISH CATCH; FLOOD HYDROGRAPHS; FLOOD-PLAINS; FLOODPLAIN LAKES; HYDROLOGICAL CONNECTIVITY; LIVELIHOODS; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; NATURAL EXPERIMENT; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; TANZANIA;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); FISHERIES; FLOODS; WATER LEVELS;

LAKES;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; FISHING; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; LAKE;

RUFIJI RIVER; TANZANIA;

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS UROLEPIS;

EID: 84858164661     PISSN: 02626667     EISSN: 21503435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02626667.2011.630002     Document Type: Article

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