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A review of the socioecological causes and consequences of cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Victoria by Olokotum, Mark, Mitroi, Veronica, Troussellier, Marc, Semyalo, Ronald, Bernard, Cécile, Montuelle, Bernard, Okello, William, Quiblier, Catherine, Humbert, Jean-François

“…Africa is experiencing high annual population growth in its major river basins. This growth has resulted in significant land use change and pollution pressures…”
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Characterization of Potential Threats from Cyanobacterial Toxins in Lake Victoria Embayments and during Water Treatment by Olokotum, Mark, Humbert, Jean-François, Quiblier, Catherine, Okello, William, Semyalo, Ronald, Troussellier, Marc, Marie, Benjamin, Baumann, Kathrin, Kurmayer, Rainer, Bernard, Cécile

“…Africa’s water needs are often supported by eutrophic water bodies dominated by cyanobacteria posing health threats to riparian populations from cyanotoxins,…”
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Paradigm shifts for sustainable management of water hyacinth in tropical ecosystems: A review and overview of current challenges by Djihouessi, Metogbe Belfrid, Olokotum, Mark, Chabi, Louis Claude, Mouftaou, Fohla, Aina, Martin Pepin

“…•A lot of money has been invested in water hyacinth control, with mixed results•Integrated control requires a level of development that tropics have not yet…”
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Primary biodiversity data on zooplankton, macroinvertebrates, and fish from freshwater ecosystems of Uganda by Musinguzi, Laban, Olokotum, Mark, Nakiyende, Herbert, Egessa, Robert, Kiggundu, Vicent, Pabire, Ghandi Willy, Bassa, Samuel, Nsega, Monic, Kamya, AshIraf, Rwezawula, Philip, Lugya, Jessy, Magezi, Godfrey, Naluwayiro, Janet, Natugonza, Vianny

“…Effective conservation requires reliable data and information on the status of biodiversity. The conservation of freshwater biodiversity lags behind…”
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Socioeconomic consequences of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms in small-scale fishing communities of Winam Gulf, Lake Victoria by Obuya, Julia Akinyi, Onyango, Horace Owiti, Olokotum, Mark, Zepernick, Brittany, Natwora, Kaela, Otieno, Dennis, Owoko, Winny, Achieng, Dorine, Otuo, Patrick Wanguche, Keyombe, James Last

“…Lake Victoria has experienced progressive eutrophication which has exacerbated the proliferation of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (cHABs). Fueled by…”
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Assessment of cyanotoxins in water and fish in an African freshwater lagoon (Lagoon Aghien, Ivory Coast) and the application of WHO guidelines by Yao, Eric Kouamé, Ahoutou, Mathias Koffi, Olokotum, Mark, Hamlaoui, Sahima, Lance, Emilie, Marie, Benjamin, Bernard, Cécile, Djeha, Rosine Yao, Quiblier, Catherine, Humbert, Jean-François, Coulibaly, Julien Kalpy

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Implications of climate variability and change for African lake ecosystems, fisheries productivity, and livelihoods by Ogutu-Ohwayo, Richard, Natugonza, Vianny, Musinguzi, Laban, Olokotum, Mark, Naigaga, Shamim

“…Inland fisheries are important for nutrition, employment, and income, but climate variability and change are adding to other stressors, such as…”
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High nutrient loading and climatic parameters influence the dominance and dissimilarity of toxigenic cyanobacteria in northern bays of Lake Victoria by Olokotum, Mark, Troussellier, Marc, Escalas, Arthur, Hamlaoui, Sahima, Okello, William, Semyalo, Ronald, Humbert, Jean-François, Bernard, Cécile

“…Eutrophication of Lake Victoria led to changes in its phytoplankton communities. However, different levels of eutrophication exist in the open lake and the…”
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Assessment of cyanotoxins in water and fish in an African freshwater lagoon (Lagoon Aghien, Ivory Coast) and the application of WHO guidelines by Yao, Eric Kouamé, Ahoutou, Mathias Koffi, Olokotum, Mark, Hamlaoui, Sahima, Lance, Emilie, Marie, Benjamin, Bernard, Cécile, Djeha, Rosine Yao, Quiblier, Catherine, Humbert, Jean-François, Coulibaly, Julien Kalpy

“…In comparison with northern countries, limited data are available on the occurrence and potential toxicity of cyanobacterial blooms in lakes and ponds in…”
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A novel index to aid in prioritizing habitats for site‐based conservation by Basooma, Anthony, Nakiyende, Herbert, Olokotum, Mark, Balirwa, John S., Nkalubo, Winnie, Musinguzi, Laban, Natugonza, Vianny

“…Funding biodiversity conservation strategies are usually minimal, thus prioritizing habitats at high risk should be conducted. We developed and tested a…”
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Fishers’ perceptions of climate change, impacts on their livelihoods and adaptation strategies in environmental change hotspots: a case of Lake Wamala, Uganda by Musinguzi, Laban, Efitre, Jackson, Odongkara, Konstantine, Ogutu-Ohwayo, Richard, Muyodi, Fredrick, Natugonza, Vianny, Olokotum, Mark, Namboowa, Sharon, Naigaga, Shamim

“…Fisheries resources support livelihoods of fishing communities but are threatened by over-exploitation, habitat degradation, pollution, invasive species and…”
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Molecular investigation of harmful cyanobacteria reveals hidden risks and niche partitioning in Kenyan Lakes by Zepernick, Brittany N., Hart, Lauren N., Chase, Emily E., Natwora, Kaela E., Obuya, Julia A., Olokotum, Mark, Houghton, Katelyn A., Kiledal, E. Anders, Achieng, Dorine, Barker, Katelyn B., Basweti, George M., Beal, Max, Brown, Katelyn M., Byrne, Aidan, Drouillard, Ken G., Getabu, Albert, Kiteresi, Linet I., Lawrence, Theodore, Lomeo, Davide, Miruka, Jared B., Mohney, Samantha, Njiru, James, Okutoyi, Pamela, Omondi, Reuben, Otieno, Dennis, Owino, Omondi A., Owoko, Winnie, Owuor, Bethwell, Shitandi, Anakalo, Stoll, Jordyn, Swaleh, Miriam, Tebbs, Emma, Varga, Emily, Wagner, Ryan S., Sheik, Cody S., Sherman, David H., Dick, Gregory J., Wilhelm, Steven W., Sitoki, Lewis, Otiso, Kefa M., McKay, R. Michael L., Bullerjahn, George S.

“…•Dolichospermum and Microcystis spp. populations of Lake Victoria's Winam Gulf suggest an underappreciated role of sulfur dynamics in competition between…”
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Implications of climate warming for hydrology and water balance of small shallow lakes: A case of Wamala and Kawi, Uganda by Natugonza, Vianny, Ogutu-Ohwayo, Richard, Musinguzi, Laban, Olokotum, Mark, Naigaga, Shamim, Kitabona, Janet

“…Climate variability and change that have been intensifying since the 1970s are accompanied by changes in hydrology and water balance of inland aquatic systems…”
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Metagenomic sequencing of cyanobacterial-dominated Lake Victoria—an African Great Lake by Zepernick, Brittany N., Hart, Lauren N., Natwora, Kaela E., Brown, Katelyn M., Obuya, Julia A., Olokotum, Mark, Okech, Eric O., Keating, Natalie G., Lomeo, Davide, Tebbs, Emma J., Sheik, Cody S., Sherman, David H., Dick, Gregory J., Wilhelm, Steven W., Drouillard, Ken G., Lawrence, Theodore, Getabu, Albert, Owuor, Bethwell, Shitandi, Anakalo, Omondi, Reuben, Njiru, James, Sitoki, Lewis, Otiso, Kefa M., McKay, R. Michael L., Bullerjahn, George S.

“…We report 40 metagenomic libraries collected from the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria during May–July of 2022–2023 and an additional eight opportunistic libraries…”
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The responses of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in Lake Wamala (Uganda) to changing climatic conditions by Vianny, Natugonza, Richard, Ogutu-Ohwayo, Jackson, Efitre, Fredrick, Muyodi, Dismas, Mbabazi, Mark, Olokotum, Laban, Musinguzi, Shamim, Naigaga, Sharon, Namboowa

“…Changes in the catches of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), in Lake Wamala (Uganda) have been observed since its introduction. The factors…”
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The responses of N ile tilapia O reochromis niloticus ( L innaeus, 1758) in L ake W amala ( U ganda) to changing climatic conditions by Vianny, Natugonza, Richard, Ogutu‐Ohwayo, Jackson, Efitre, Fredrick, Muyodi, Dismas, Mbabazi, Mark, Olokotum, Laban, Musinguzi, Shamim, Naigaga, Sharon, Namboowa

“…Changes in the catches of N ile t ilapia, O reochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), in Lake W amala ( U ganda) have been observed since its introduction. The…”
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