Trophic resources and emergent food web attributes in rivers of the Lake Victoria Basin: A review with reference to anthropogenic influences

Ecohydrology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 685-707

  Masese, Frank O ^a   Mcclain, Michael E ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allochthony; Anthropogenic influences; Ecosystem function; Environmental flows; Omnivory; Tropical streams

Indexed keywords

ALLOCHTHONY; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW; OMNIVORY; TROPICAL STREAMS;

HYDROGEOLOGY; LAKES; PHENOLS; RIVERS; TROPICS;

ECOLOGY;

ALLOCHTHONY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FOOD WEB; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; OMNIVORY; TROPHIC STATUS;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA;

ANIMALIA; LATES NILOTICUS; PISCES;

EID: 84870861482     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1285     Document Type: Article

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