Biomonitoring as a prerequisite for sustainable water resources: A review of current status, opportunities and challenges to scaling up in East Africa

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 173-191

  Masese, Frank O ^a   Omukoto, Johnstone O ^b   Nyakeya, Kobingi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELDORET   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; East Africa; Fish; IBIs; Macroinvertebrates; Streams and rivers

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; BIOTA; FISH; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MACROINVERTEBRATE; RIVER; STREAM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

EAST AFRICA;

IBIS;

EID: 84892585858     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: 20803397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecohyd.2013.06.004     Document Type: Review

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