Coupled human and natural system dynamics as key to the sustainability of Lake Victoria’s Ecosystem services

Ecology and Society

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Downing, Andrea S ^a,b,c   Van Nes, Egbert H ^b   Balirwa, John S ^d   Beuving, Joost ^e   Bwathondi, P ^f   Chapman, Lauren J ^g   Cornelissen, Ilse J M ^b,c   Cowx, Iain G ^h   Goudswaard, Kees P C ^b   Hecky, Robert E ⁱ   Janse, Jan H ^c,j   Janssen, Annette B G ^b,c   Kaufman, Les ^k   Kishe Machumu, Mary A ^l   Kolding, Jeppe ^m   Ligtvoet, Willem ^j   Mbabazi, Dismas ^d   Medard, Modesta ^b   Mkumbo, Oliva C ⁿ   Mlaponi, Enock ^l   Munyaho, Antony T ^d   Nagelkerke, Leopold A J ^b   Ogutu Ohwayo, Richard ^d   Ojwang, William O ^o   Peter, Happy K ^b   Schindler, Daniel E ^p   Seehausen, Ole ^q   Sharpe, Diana ^g,r   Silsbe, Greg M ^s   Sitoki, Lewis ^t   Tumwebaze, Rhoda ^d   Tweddle, Denis ^u   Van De Wolfshaar, Karen E ^b   Van Dijk, Han ^b   Van Donk, Ellen ^c   Van Rijssel, Jacco C ^q,v,w   Van Zwieten, Paul A M ^b   Wanink, Jan ^v,x   Witte, F ^v,w   Mooij, Wolf M ^b,c   more..

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^d National Fisheries Resources Research Institute   (Uganda)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM   (Tanzania)

^g MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

^j PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^k BOSTON UNIVERSITY MARINE PROGRAM   (United States)

^l TANZANIA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^m UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

ⁿ IFMP   (Uganda)

^o KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^p UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^q SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^r SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^s ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^t TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA   (Kenya)

^u SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE FOR AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^v LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^w NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

^x Ecological Research and Consultancy   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Feedbacks; Fisheries; Lake Victoria; Model; Multidisciplinary; Social ecological system; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; EUTROPHICATION; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; POLICY APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA;

EID: 84924404016     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-06965-190431     Document Type: Article

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