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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Published in:Lakes & Reservoirs : Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, 2017-09, Vol.22 (3), p.199-214
Main Authors: Kundu, Rodrick, Aura, Christopher M., Nyamweya, Chrispine, Agembe, Simon, Sitoki, Lewis, Lung'ayia, Henry B. O., Ongore, Collins, Ogari, Zachary, Werimo, Kenneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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
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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Summary: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