With increasing global population, the production of more food and fiber has led to an
expansion of the areas under cultivation, of which low-lying flat areas (including marginal …

Abstract Knowledge of groundwater recharge is a prerequisite for sustainable management
of water resources. However, in Ethiopia, recharge estimation methodology remains …

This study was conducted in Lake Hayq between January and December 2018. The
objectives of this study were to determine the growth, condition, sex ratio, fecundity, length at …

Lakes hold most of the freshwater resources in the world. Safeguarding these in a changing
environment is a major challenge. The 3000 km2 Lake Tana in the headwaters of the Blue …

This introductory chapter reports about the main geographic and geomorphologic features of
Ethiopia. The prevailing soil types are described and soil erosion data are reported and …

Lake water level regimes are influenced by climate, hydrology and land use. Intensive land
use has led to a decline in lake levels in many regions, with direct impacts on lake …

Land use/land cover changes in a lake drainage basin reflect changes in the magnitude of
the water balance components and rate of sediment deposition in a lake as a reflection of …

We generated a mass-balance model to figure out the food web structure and trophic
interactions of the major functional groups of the Ethiopian highland Lake Hayq. Moreover …

Ethiopian lakes face multiple ecosystem threats from human and natural factors, including
climate change. The long-term dynamics of water surface area in many lakes remain …

We investigated the food and feeding habits of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, in Lake
Hayq, Ethiopia from August 2008 to March 2009. A total 931 fish were collected by gillnets of …