From Limnology to Fisheries: Lake Tanganyika and Other Large Lakes

About this book

Based on modern limnology and environmental research, syntheses of the composition, functions and production of pelagic ecosystems are being provided in the Great Lakes of Africa. Special attention is given to Lake Tanganyika and recent research activities. New findings on relationships between lake hydrophysics, climatic patterns and biological productivity are presented. The roles of organic matters and microbes are discussed. The implications of environmental and fishery research on regional fisheries management are presented, together with the outcomes of the recent major research projects in lakes Tanganyika and Malawi, particularly in practical fisheries development.

Contents

List of participants and photo. Fisheries research towards resource management on Lake Tanganyika; H. Molsa, et al. A three-dimensional circulation model of Lake Tanganyika; V. Podsetchine, et al. Mathematical modelling of Lake Baikas hydrodynamics; E.A. Tsvetova. Limnological annual cycle inferred from physical-chemical fluctuations at three stations of Lake Tanganyika; P.-D. Plisnier, et al. Meromixis, stratification and internal waves in Kigoma waters of Lake Tanganyika; D.B.R. Chitamwebwa. The inflow of the Rusizi River to Lake Tanganyika; A. Vandelannoote, et al. Chemical composition of the small rivers of the north-western part of Lake Tanganyika; S. Kimbadi, et al. The stoichiometry of particulate nutrients in Lake Tanganyika - implications for nutrient limitation of phytoplankton; M. Jarvinen, et al. Phytoplankton in Lake Tanganyika - vertical and horizontal distribution of in vivo fluorescence; K. Salonen, et al. Spatial and temporal changes in mesozooplankton communities in Lake Tanganyika; H. Kurki, et al. Vertical distribution and migration of pelagic Copepoda in Lake Tanganyika; I. Vuorinen, et al. Macrozooplankton communities in Lake Tanganyika indicate food chain differences between the northern part and the main basins; H. Kurki, et al. Feedin ecology of Lates stappersi in Lake Tanganyika; P. Mannini, et al. Genetic differentiation of endemic nile perch Lates stappersi (Centropomidae, Pisces) Populations in Lake Tanganyika suggested by RAPD markers. (Part contents).

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