Contemporary perspectives on the ecological impacts of invasive freshwater fishes

JR Britton - Journal of Fish Biology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Introductions of non‐native freshwater fish continue to increase globally, although only a
small proportion of these introductions will result in an invasion. These invasive populations …

Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss

JR Britton, AJ Lynch, H Bardal… - Environmental …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
The Emergency Recovery Plan for freshwater biodiversity recognizes that addressing
nonnative species is one of six principal actions needed to bend the curve in freshwater …

Managing non‐native fish in the environment

JR Britton, RE Gozlan, GH Copp - Fish and fisheries, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐native fishes are frequently used to enhance aquaculture and fisheries; if introduced
into the wider environment, then the majority will have negligible effects on native …

Inland capture fishery contributions to global food security and threats to their future

SJ Youn, WW Taylor, AJ Lynch, IG Cowx… - Global Food …, 2014 - Elsevier
Inland fish and fisheries play important roles in ensuring global food security. They provide a
crucial source of animal protein and essential micronutrients for local communities …

Perspectives on the assumed causes of land degradation in the rangelands of Sub-Saharan Africa

LM Kiage - Progress in Physical Geography, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Soil erosion and land degradation are serious problems in tropical Africa, especially Sub-
Saharan Africa, where they are widely recognized as more serious problems than in non …

Recent land‐cover/use change associated with land degradation in the Lake Baringo catchment, Kenya, East Africa: evidence from Landsat TM and ETM+

LM Kiage, KB Liu, ND Walker, N Lam… - International Journal of …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Many parts of East Africa are experiencing dramatic changes in land‐cover/use at a variety
of spatial and temporal scales, due to both climatic variability and human activities …

From introduction to fishery dominance: the initial impacts of the invasive carp Cyprinus carpio in Lake Naivasha, Kenya, 1999 to 2006

JR Britton, RR Boar, J Grey, J Foster… - Journal of Fish …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Following the accidental introduction of the carp Cyprinus carpio into Lake Naivasha during
1999, a sustainable population became rapidly established and in early 2004 became the …

Lake Naivasha, Kenya: ecology, society and future

DM Harper, EHJ Morrison, MM Macharia, KM Mavuti… - Freshwater …, 2011 - BioOne
We examine the degradation of the natural capital and ecosystem services of an important
tropical lake, Kenya's Lake Naivasha, in the context of human activities and exploitation …

Effects of climate and land-use changes on fish catches across lakes at a global scale

YC Kao, MW Rogers, DB Bunnell, IG Cowx… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Globally, our knowledge on lake fisheries is still limited despite their importance to food
security and livelihoods. Here we show that fish catches can respond either positively or …

Impacts of management and enclosure age on recovery of the herbaceous rangeland vegetation in semi-arid Kenya

A Verdoodt, SM Mureithi, E Van Ranst - Journal of Arid Environments, 2010 - Elsevier
Establishment of seasonal grazing enclosures has become an important rangeland
rehabilitation strategy in semi-arid regions. This study assessed the impact of enclosure age …