Eutrophication and nutrient release in urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa—a review

PM Nyenje, JW Foppen, S Uhlenbrook… - Science of the total …, 2010 - Elsevier
Eutrophication is an increasing problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and, as a result, the
ecological integrity of surface waters becomes compromised, fish populations become …

Assessment of urban river water pollution with urbanization in East Africa

SS Chen, IA Kimirei, C Yu, Q Shen, Q Gao - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Anthropogenic pollution plays an important part in deteriorating the water quality of rivers all
over the world, especially in urban areas of Africa where water quality monitoring is still …

Nitrogen and phosphorus spatio-temporal distribution and fluxes intensifying eutrophication in three tropical rivers of Côte d'Ivoire (West Africa)

MP Soro, KM N'goran, AA Ouattara, KM Yao… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nutrient contamination assessments in the three West African tropical Comoé, Bandama,
and Bia Rivers (Côte d'Ivoire) were performed from March 2016 to March 2018. Five stations …

Ecological integrity of upper Warri River, Niger Delta using aquatic insects as bioindicators

FO Arimoro, RB Ikomi - Ecological indicators, 2009 - Elsevier
Aquatic insects are bioindicators of water quality. Their structure and species composition is
used in assessing the ecological integrity of streams and rivers. Their composition and …

Impact of rubber effluent discharges on the water quality and macroinvertebrate community assemblages in a forest stream in the Niger Delta

FO Arimoro - Chemosphere, 2009 - Elsevier
The ecological impact of rubber effluent on macroinvertebrate communities of the Adofi
River, Niger Delta area of Nigeria were evaluated for a 6month-period as part of a study to …

Spatial and seasonal variability of macroinvertebrate metrics: Do macroinvertebrate communities track river health?

M Álvarez-Cabria, J Barquín, JA Juanes - Ecological Indicators, 2010 - Elsevier
The present study analyses the relationships of a set of 19 macroinvertebrate community
metrics in relation to hydromorphological and water quality stress gradients in the Pas river …

The intensity of human-induced impacts on the distribution and diversity of macroinvertebrates and water quality of Gbako River, North Central, Nigeria

FO Arimoro, UN Keke - Energy, Ecology and Environment, 2017 - Springer
The intensity of human-induced impacts on the distribution and diversity of
macroinvertebrates and water quality of Gbako River, North Central, Nigeria, was evaluated …

[HTML][HTML] Challenging issues of urban biodiversity related to ecohydrology

EM Mendiondo - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
This paper aims to outline challenging issues of urban biodiversity in order to address
yardsticks related to ecohydrology, and with a complementary approach to eutrophication …

Eutrophication of lakes

M Callisto, J Molozzi, JLE Barbosa - … : Causes, Consequences and Control …, 2014 - Springer
Human activities and the unplanned occupation of land in aquatic basins can drive cultural
eutrophication, which leads to the degradation of water quality, an increase in the …

Responses of Chironomid larvae (Insecta, Diptera) to ecological quality in Mediterranean river mesohabitats (South Italy)

L Marziali, DG Armanini, M Cazzola… - River Research and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Chironomid larvae and pupae were studied in selected Mediterranean rivers with the aim of
identifying pool and riffle taxa assemblages and of analysing their response to ecological …