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A Global Assessment of the Effects of Eucalyptus Plantations on Stream Ecosystem Functioning by Ferreira, Verónica, Boyero, Luz, Calvo, Clementina, Correa, Francisco, Figueroa, Ricardo, Gonçalves, José Francisco, Goyenola, Guillermo, Graça, Manuel A. S., Hepp, Luiz U., Kariuki, Samuel, López-Rodríguez, Anahí, Mazzeo, Néstor, M’Erimba, Charles, Monroy, Silvia, Peil, Alessandra, Pozo, Jesús, Rezende, Renan, Teixeira-de-Mello, Franco

“…Forest change is a major environmental problem worldwide. Forest streams, with their large aquatic–terrestrial interface and strong dependence on terrestrially…”
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Microbial Quality of Drinking Water and Prevalence of Water-Related Diseases in Marigat Urban Centre, Kenya by Osiemo, Mercy Mandere, Ogendi, George Morara, M’Erimba, Charles

“…Accessibility to potable water is a fundamental right for dignity and well-being. Despite this observation, more than 1.1 billion people lack access to safe…”
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Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study by Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Hui, Cang, Gessner, Mark O., Pérez, Javier, Alexandrou, Markos A., Graça, Manuel A. S., Cardinale, Bradley J., Albariño, Ricardo J., Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Barmuta, Leon A., Boulton, Andrew J., Bruder, Andreas, Callisto, Marcos, Chauvet, Eric, Death, Russell G., Dudgeon, David, Encalada, Andrea C., Ferreira, Verónica, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Gonçalves, José F., Helson, Julie, Iwata, Tomoya, Jinggut, Tajang, Mathooko, Jude, Mathuriau, Catherine, M'Erimba, Charles, Moretti, Marcelo S., Pringle, Catherine M., Ramírez, Alonso, Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Rincon, José, Yule, Catherine M.

“…Plant litter breakdown is a key ecological process in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Streams and rivers, in particular, contribute substantially to…”
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global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration by Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G, Gessner, Mark O, Barmuta, Leon A, Ferreira, Verónica, Graça, Manuel A.S, Dudgeon, David, Boulton, Andrew J, Callisto, Marcos, Chauvet, Eric, Helson, Julie E, Bruder, Andreas, Albariño, Ricardo J, Yule, Catherine M, Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Davies, Judy N, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S, Ramírez, Alonso, Death, Russell G, Iwata, Tomoya, Mathooko, Jude M, Mathuriau, Catherine, Gonçalves, José F. Jr, Moretti, Marcelo S, Jinggut, Tajang, Lamothe, Sylvain, M'Erimba, Charles, Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Schindler, Markus H, Castela, José, Buria, Leonardo M, Cornejo, Aydeé, Villanueva, Verónica D, West, Derek C

“…Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 289-294 ABSTRACT: The decomposition of plant litter is one of the most important ecosystem processes in the biosphere and is…”
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Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude by Boyero, Luz, Graça, Manuel A. S., Tonin, Alan M., Pérez, Javier, J. Swafford, Andrew, Ferreira, Verónica, Landeira-Dabarca, Andrea, A. Alexandrou, Markos, Gessner, Mark O., McKie, Brendan G., Albariño, Ricardo J., Barmuta, Leon A., Callisto, Marcos, Chará, Julián, Chauvet, Eric, Colón-Gaud, Checo, Dudgeon, David, Encalada, Andrea C., Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Fleituch, Tadeusz, Frainer, André, Gonçalves Jr, José F., Helson, Julie E., Iwata, Tomoya, Mathooko, Jude, M’Erimba, Charles, Pringle, Catherine M., Ramírez, Alonso, Swan, Christopher M., Yule, Catherine M., Pearson, Richard G.

“…Plant litter represents a major basal resource in streams, where its decomposition is partly regulated by litter traits. Litter-trait variation may determine…”
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Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: is variability the norm? by Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Gessner, Mark O., Dudgeon, David, Ramírez, Alonso, Yule, Catherine M., Callisto, Marcos, Pringle, Catherine M., Encalada, Andrea C., Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Mathooko, Jude, Helson, Julie E., Rincón, José, Bruder, Andreas, Cornejo, Aydeé, Flecker, Alexander S., Mathuriau, Catherine, M’Erimba, Charles, Gonçalves, José F., Moretti, Marcelo, Jinggut, Tajang

“…Many forested headwater streams are heterotrophic ecosystems in which allochthonous inputs of plant litter are a major source of energy. Leaves of riparian…”
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Invertebrate Drift Densities in the Njoro and Kamweti Rivers in the Kenyan Highlands that Differ in the Level of Anthropogenic Disturbances by M'Erimba, Charles M, Mbaka, John G, Mureithi, Priscilla W, Ouma, Ken O

“…Invertebrate drift is one of several fundamental ecological processes in streams. However, little is known about the dynamics of invertebrate drift in Kenyan…”
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Assessing the Impact of land-use types on the groundwater quality: a case study of Mid River Njoro Catchment, Kenya by Rendilicha, Halake Guyo, Home, Patrick, Raude, James M., M’Erimba, Charles M., Muthoka, Stellamaris

“…The study assessed the impact of land-use types on the groundwater quality of the mid River Njoro catchment, Kenya. Groundwater samples were collected from…”
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Does the Exclusion of Meiofauna Affect the Estimation of Biotic Indices Using Stream Invertebrates? by Mbaka, John G, M'Erimba, Charles M, Karanja, Henry T, Mathooko, Jude M, Mwaniki, Mercy W

“…Biomonitoring of rivers is usually undertaken using information based on macroinvertebrate assemblages. However, exclusion of meiofauna (i.e. invertebrates…”
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Particulate Organic Matter (POM) in the Humid and Wet Zones of the Ellegirini River, Kenya by Mwithali M'Erimba, Charles, Leichtfried, Maria, Mutuku Mathooko, Jude

“…Field experiments to quantify the amount of particulate organic matter as an energy source for the system were conducted between February 2002 and June 2002 in…”
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Distributional Patterns of Diatoms and Limnodrilus Oligochaetes in a Kenyan Dry Streambed Following the 1999-2000 Drought Conditions by Mathooko, Jude M., Mpawenayo, Balthazar, Kipkemboi, Julius K., M'erimba, Charles M.

“…Drought is a natural phenomenon experienced by many intermittent and also seasonal lotic systems. It has diverse effects on the structure and distribution of…”
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Decomposition of leaf litter of Dombeya goetzenii in the Njoro River, Kenya by MATHOOKO, J. M, M'ERIMBA, C. M, LEICHTFRIED, M

“…Decomposition of the leaves of Dombeya goetzenii (K. Schum) in the Njoro River is described and analysed. The loss of the ash-free dry mass was rapid during…”
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Notes and Records: Variations in coarse particulate organic matter in relation to anthropogenic trampling on the banks of the Njoro River, Kenya by Charles Mwithali M'Erimba, Jude Mutuku Mathooko, Leichtfried, Maria

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Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates by Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Dudgeon, David, Ferreira, Verónica, Graça, Manuel A. S., Gessner, Mark O., Boulton, Andrew J., Chauvet, Eric, Yule, Catherine M., Albariño, Ricardo J., Ramírez, Alonso, Helson, Julie E., Callisto, Marcos, Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Chará, Julián, Figueroa, Ricardo, Mathooko, Jude M., Gonçalves Jr, José F., Moretti, Marcelo S., Chará-Serna, Ana Marcela, Davies, Judy N., Encalada, Andrea, Lamothe, Sylvain, Buria, Leonardo M., Castela, José, Cornejo, Aydeé, Li, Aggie O. Y., M'Erimba, Charles, Villanueva, Verónica Díaz, del Carmen Zúñiga, María, Swan, Christopher M., Barmuta, Leon A.

“…Aim: We tested the hypothesis that shredder detritivores, a key trophic guild in stream ecosystems, are more diverse at higher latitudes, which has important…”
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Does the exclusion of meiofauna affect the estimation of biotic indices using stream invertebrates? by Mbaka, John G., Mathooko, Jude M., M'Erimba, Charles M., Mwaniki, Mercy W., Karanja, Henry T.

“…Biomonitoring of rivers is usually undertaken using information based on macroinvertebrate assemblages. However, exclusion of meiofauna (i.e. invertebrates…”
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Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study by Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Hui, Cang, Gessner, Mark O., Pérez, Javier, Alexandrou, Markos A., Graça, Manuel A. S., Cardinale, Bradley J., Albariño, Ricardo J., Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Barmuta, Leon A., Boulton, Andrew J., Bruder, Andreas, Callisto, Marcos, Chauvet, Eric, Death, Russell G., Dudgeon, David, Encalada, Andrea C., Ferreira, Verónica, Figueroa, Ricardo, Flecker, Alexander S., Gonçalves, José F., Helson, Julie, Iwata, Tomoya, Jinggut, Tajang, Mathooko, Jude, Mathuriau, Catherine, M'Erimba, Charles, Moretti, Marcelo S., Pringle, Catherine M., Ramírez, Alonso, Ratnarajah, Lavenia, Rincon, José, Yule, Catherine M.

“…Plant litter breakdown is a key ecological process in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems. Streams and rivers, in particular, contribute substantially to…”
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Longitudinal patterns of abundance, diversity and functional feeding guilds of benthic communities in East African tropical high‐altitude streams by Benjamin, Joshua M., Abuya, Doreen, Omollo, Beryl, Merimba, Charles

“…In temperate and tropical rivers, macroinvertebrates are commonly utilised for biological monitoring. Therefore, it is important to understand their functional…”
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Global patterns of distribution in stream detritivores: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates by Boyero, Luz, Pearson, Richard G., Dudgeon, David, Ferreira, Verónica, Graça, Manuel A. S., Gessner, Mark O., Boulton, Andrew J., Chauvet, Eric, Yule, Catherine M., Albariño, Ricardo J., Ramírez, Alonso, Helson, Julie E., Callisto, Marcos, Arunachalam, Muthukumarasamy, Chará, Julián, Figueroa, Ricardo, Mathooko, Jude M., Gonçalves, José F. Jr, Moretti, Marcelo S., Chará-Serna, Ana Marcela, Davies, Judy N., Encalada, Andrea, Lamothe, Sylvain, Buria, Leonardo M., Castela, José, Cornejo, Aydeé, Li, Aggie O. Y., M'Erimba, Charles, Villanueva, Verónica Díaz, Zúñiga, Maria del Carmen, Swan, Christopher M., Barmuta, Leon A.

“…Aim. We tested the hypothesis that shredder detritivores, a key trophic guild in stream ecosystems, are more diverse at higher latitudes, which has important…”
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Leaf litter processing rates in a Kenyan highland stream, the Njoro River by DOBSON, Michael, MATHOOKO, Jude M, NDEGWA, Fidensio K, M'ERIMBA, Charles

“…Mass loss of leaf litter from five common riparian trees in Kenya was determined using mesh bags over a 70-day period. The study was carried out in a river…”
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Variations in coarse particulate organic matter in relation to anthropogenic trampling on the banks of the Njoro River, Kenya by M'Erimba, Charles Mwithali, Mathooko, Jude Mutuku, Leichtfried, Maria

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