Lakes of Kenya: Scientific Expedition to the Less Explored Lakes of Kenya (SELELOK): A Research Project Proposal ( 1992-1995).
This document proposes Scientific Expedition to the Less Explored Lakes of Kenya (SELELOK). The term ”Less explored lakes” is employed here to mean lentic inland water bodies and includes permanent to ephemeral shallow lakes, swamps and marshes; wetlands man-made dams and reservoirs in various parts of the country. The scientific Expeditions to the less explored lakes of Kenya (SELELOK) was conceived by the Board of Management of the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute in early August 1989. The Board regarded many shallow lakes in Kenya as sensitive ecosystems whose Limnology and Fisheries resources, inter-alia, have not been adequately or not at all explored. Consequently the Board stressed that particular attention should be paid to the ecosystems in which ecological problems due to climatic influences and human perturbations can already be envisaged. The main aim of the SELELOK is to carry out short but intensive surveys on the fisheries and limnology of the less explored lakes as a basis for rehabilitation, conservation and rational utilization of their aquatic resources. To achieve this aim an increase in local and international cooperation and shared use of local institution facilities and equipments is needed. It is essential that the involved institutions reach agreements concerning sharing of samples, data, publication and that an expedition team be established to deal with operational problems. The expedition will consider lakes on the mountain areas: Mt. Kenya, Elgon and Aberdares.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
1992
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| Subjects: | Freshwater lakes, Lenitic environment, Expedition reports, Fishery surveys, Limnological surveys, Research proposals, Research programmes, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/7238 |
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