Changes in pollution indicators in Lake Victoria, Kenya and their implications for lake and catchment management

Monitoring of aquatic pollution is important for ascertaining the relationship between fisheries and the general ecosystem health of a lake. This study evaluated the use of changes in pollution indicators in Lake Victoria, Kenya, as a decision support tool for fisheries management and productivity....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Lakes & Reservoirs : Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, 2017-09, Vol.22 (3), p.199-214
Hauptverfasser:	Kundu, Rodrick, Aura, Christopher M., Nyamweya, Chrispine, Agembe, Simon, Sitoki, Lewis, Lung'ayia, Henry B. O., Ongore, Collins, Ogari, Zachary, Werimo, Kenneth
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abundance Animal tissues Aquatic ecosystems Catchment area Catchments Clarias gariepinus Coliforms Decision analysis Dissolved oxygen Ecological monitoring Effluent standards Effluents Electrical conductivity Electrical resistivity Environmental indicators Environmental monitoring Faecal coliforms Fecal coliforms Fish Fisheries Fisheries management Fishery management Fishery production Gulfs Indicators Industrial effluents Industrial wastes Industrial wastewater Lake Victoria Lakes Lead Macroinvertebrates Mercury Mercury (metal) Phosphorus Phytoplankton Pollution Pollution indicators Pollution levels Pollution monitoring Principal components analysis Sewage Tissue Tissues Turbidity Water pollution water quality standards Zoobenthos Zooplankton
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Zusammenfassung:	Monitoring of aquatic pollution is important for ascertaining the relationship between fisheries and the general ecosystem health of a lake. This study evaluated the use of changes in pollution indicators in Lake Victoria, Kenya, as a decision support tool for fisheries management and productivity. Principal component analysis (PCA; R2 ≥ 0.5, P
ISSN:	1320-5331 1440-1770
DOI:	10.1111/lre.12187