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dc.contributor.authorOmondi, R.
dc.contributor.authorKusewa, Mwende
dc.coverage.spatialKenya, Victoria Lakeen
dc.date.accessioned2007-02-12T13:16:52Z
dc.date.available2007-02-12T13:16:52Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationOdada, Eric & Olago, Daniel O. & Ochola, Washington & Ntiba, Micheni & Wandiga, Shem & Gichuki, Nathan & Oyieke, Hilda (Ed.) Proceedings of the 11th World Lakes Conference: vol. 2, 2006. p. 600-602.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1834/1496
dc.description.abstractThe distribution of Lake Victoria (Kenya) macrophytes is described. Succession of macrophytes in the lake became more dramatic and dynamic after invasion of water hyacinth. The weed pushes and smothers other free-floating macrophytes like Pistia stratiotes. It then provides substrates for the emergent Vossia cuspidata, which later reduces its population by competition for light and nutrients. The noxious weed is believed to have led to extinction of Azolla nilotica in the lake.en
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dc.titleMacrophytes of Lake Victoria and succession after invasion of Water Hyacinthen
dc.typeProceedings Paper
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsOdada, Eric
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsOlago, Daniel O.
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsOchola, Washington
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsNtiba, Micheni
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsWandiga, Shem
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsGichuki, Nathan
dc.bibliographicCitation.authorsOyieke, Hilda
dc.bibliographicCitation.conferencedate2006en
dc.bibliographicCitation.conferencename11th World Lakes Conferenceen
dc.bibliographicCitation.conferenceplaceNairobi (Kenya)en
dc.bibliographicCitation.endpage602en
dc.bibliographicCitation.stpage600en
dc.bibliographicCitation.titleProceedings of the 11th World Lakes Conference - Volume 2en
dc.contributor.corpauthorMinistry of Water and Irrigation, Nairobi (Kenya)
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.description.otherVegetation cover; Pistia stratiotes; Azolla nilotica; Vossia cuspidataen
dc.subject.agrovocAquatic plantsen
dc.subject.agrovocWater hyacinthen
dc.subject.asfaAquatic plantsen
dc.subject.asfaEcological successionen
dc.subject.asfaIntroduced speciesen
dc.subject.asfaSpecies extinctionen
dc.subject.asfaInland watersen
dc.subject.asfaWater reservoirsen
dc.subject.asfaGeographical distributionen
dc.subject.asfaEmergent vegetationen
dc.subject.asfaCompetitionen
dc.subject.asfaWater bodiesen
dc.type.refereedNon-Refereeden
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