Africa is experiencing extensive biodiversity loss due to rapid changes in the environment,
where natural resources constitute the main instrument for socioeconomic development and …

Background This review compiles and synthesises the existing information concerning non-
native poeciliid introductions to Africa. The recent upsurge in research on invasive poeciliids …

Streams and rivers are globally threatened ecosystems because of increasing levels of
exploitation, habitat degradation and other anthropogenic pressures. In the Lake Victoria …

Understanding the potential of small water bodies (SWBs) will open greater opportunities in
investment towards increased food and energy production. This study established the …

Many streams and rivers outside conservation areas across the Afrotropics face multiple
stressors from land use change, urbanization, and excessive water withdrawals. Thus, there …

The use of socioeconomic and cultural parameters in the assessment and biomonitoring of
ecological health of aquatic ecosystems is still in its nascent stages. Yet, degradation of …

Most of the rivers in the Afrotropics emerge from forested uplands that are prime for human
activities, including crop farming, grazing and settlement. However, streams draining these …

The contribution of citizen scientists to environmental monitoring is notably increasing
significantly. Governments worldwide establish Water Users Associations (WUAs) as a good …

Despite significantly influencing fisheries characteristics of major global basins, medium-
sized rivers such as Awach Kibuon remain the least studied. This study evaluated …

Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled at 28 sites situated on ten urban streams (Łódź,
Poland) representative of a wide range of anthropogenic modifications of water chemistry …