Lake Tanganyika is one of the most important lakes in the world because it supports millions
of people who rely on its resources and its exceptional biodiversity. However, the lake …

The world's largest five freshwater lakes include tropical meromictic, temperate weakly
stratified, and temperate holomictic lakes ranging in age from twenty-five million to~ 10,000 …

Abstract The African Great Lakes are under threat from global and local environmental
challenges including climatic change, water pollution and overfishing. To address those …

Phytoplankton biomass and primary production in tropical large lakes vary at different time
scales, from seasons to centuries. We provide a dataset made of 7 consecutive years of …

Silicon isotopic measurements in Lake Tanganyika were performed using multiple-collector
inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS) in dry plasma condition …

Lake Kivu is a special member in the chain of the East African Rift Lakes. Its deep waters
contain high concentrations of dissolved carbon dioxide and methane. On the one hand, the …

During the eruption of Nyiragongo Volcano in January 2002 about 106 m3 of lava entered
Lake Kivu. The high concentrations of CO2 and CH4 dissolved in the deep waters of Lake …

The abundance of two main pelagic fish species in Lake Tanganyika (Stolothrissa
tanganicae and Lates stappersii) has always been observed to fluctuate considerably at …

Abstract The fisheries of Lake Tanganyika play an important role in food security in Central
and Eastern Africa. Conservation of these valuable fish stocks will benefit from documenting …

Microlaminated sediment cores from the Kalya slope region of Lake Tanganyika provide a
near-annually resolved paleoclimate record between∼∼ 2,840 and 1,420 cal. yr BP …