[HTML][HTML] Review of chemical properties of Inland soda and saline waters in East Africa (Rift Valley region)

AS Lameck, J Skutai, E Boros - Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2023 - Elsevier
Study region Inland soda and saline lakes of the East African Rift Valley (EARV). Study focus
This study reviews the chemical properties of inland soda-saline lakes of the EARV …

Lacustrine cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins in East Africa: implications for human and ecological health protection

T Omara, CB Nagawa, C Kyarimpa, S Böhmdorfer… - Phycology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Advected cyanobacteria, algal blooms and cyanotoxins have been increasingly detected in
freshwater ecosystems. This review gives an insight into the present state of knowledge on …

Refining the concept of hydrological connectivity for large floodplain systems: Framework and implications for eco-environmental assessments

Y Li, Z Tan, Q Zhang, X Liu, J Chen, J Yao - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent years, the hydrological connectivity has gained popularity in various research fields,
however, its definition and threshold effects at a system scale have not received adequate …

Linkages between land cover change, lake shrinkage, and sublacustrine influence determined from remote sensing of select Rift Valley Lakes in Kenya

LM Kiage, P Douglas - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Great Rift Valley system is home to many volcanic and tectonic lakes including
some of the world's oldest and deepest lakes. These lakes host a rich heritage of biodiversity …

Very Low Phytoplankton Diversity in a Tropical Saline-Alkaline Lake, with Co-dominance of Arthrospira fusiformis (Cyanobacteria) and Picocystis salinarum …

C Bernard, A Escalas, N Villeriot, H Agogué, M Hugoni… - Microbial ecology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Lake Dziani Dzaha (Mayotte Island, Indian Ocean) is a tropical thalassohaline lake
which geochemical and biological conditions make it a unique aquatic ecosystem …

Atmospheric ammonia (NH3) emanations from Lake Natron's saline mudflats

L Clarisse, M Van Damme, W Gardner, PF Coheur… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
In a recent global analysis of satellite-derived atmospheric NH3 data, a hotspot was
observed in the vicinity of Lake Natron, Tanzania. The lake is in the centre of an endorheic …

[HTML][HTML] LAQUA: a LAndsat water QUality retrieval tool for east African lakes

A Byrne, D Lomeo, W Owoko, CM Aura, K Nyakeya… - Remote Sensing, 2024 - mdpi.com
East African lakes support the food and water security of millions of people. Yet, a lack of
continuous long-term water quality data for these waterbodies impedes their sustainable …

An evaluation of the core bacterial communities associated with hypersaline environments in the Qaidam Basin, China

D Zhu, R Han, Q Long, X Gao, J **ng, G Shen… - Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Hypersaline lakes and saltern areas are important industrial and biodiversity resources in
the Qaidam Basin of China that reside at> 2600 m asl. Most hypersaline environments in this …

Controlling factors of high-quality hydrocarbon source rocks developed in lacustrine shallow-water zone of the Junggar Basin, northwestern China

P Guo, H Wen, L Gibert, J **, Y Jiang… - AAPG …, 2021 - archives.datapages.com
Deposits in the lake center, transitional steep slope, and marginal slope of the early Permian
alkaline lacustrine system of the Mahu sag, Junggar Basin, have been studied via organic …

Productivity declines threaten East African soda lakes and the iconic Lesser Flamingo

A Byrne, EJ Tebbs, P Njoroge, A Nkwabi, MA Chadwick… - Current Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Soda lakes are some of the most productive aquatic ecosystems. 1 Their alkaline-saline
waters sustain unique phytoplankton communities 2, 3 and provide vital habitats for highly …