Browsing School of Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management by Author "Masese, Frank O."
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Are Large Herbivores Vectors of Terrestrial Subsidies for Riverine Food Webs?
Masese, Frank O.; Ka´tya, Abrantes G; Gettel, Gretchen M.; et.., al. (Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2015-03-17)The tropical savannas of Africa have witnessed a dramatic reduction in native large mammalian herbivore populations. The consequences of these changes for terrestrial-aquatic food-web linkages are poorly documented. ... -
Dynamics in Organic Matter Processing, Ecosystem Metabolism and Trophic Sources for Consumers in the Mara River, Kenya
Masese, Frank O. (CRC Press/Balkema PO Box 11320, 2301 EH Leiden, The Netherlands e-mail: Pub.NL@taylorandfrancis.com www.crcpress.com – www.taylorandfrancis.com, 2015-03) -
Fish assemblages and size-spectra variation among rivers of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
Achieng, Alfred O.; Masese, Frank O.; Kaunda-Arara, Boaz (Ecological Indicators, 2020-07)Riverine ecosystems are some of the most biologically diverse on earth, but are also among the most threatened by anthropogenic actions. Lack of local-scale studies monitoring changes in riverine populations makes it ... -
Hippopotamus are distinct from domestic livestock in their resource subsidies to and effects on aquatic ecosystems
Masese, Frank O.; Kiplagat, Mary J.; González-Quijano, Clara Romero; et.., al (royalsocietypublishing.org/journal/rspb Proc. R. Soc., 2020-03)In many regions of the world, populations of largewildlife have been displaced by livestock, and this may change the functioning of aquatic ecosystems owing to significant differences in the quantity and quality of their ... -
Influence of catchment land use and seasonality on dissolved organic matter composition and ecosystem metabolism in headwater streams of a Kenyan river
Masese, Frank O.; SalcedoBorda, Jessica S.; Gettel, Gretchen M.; et.., al. (Biogeochemistry An International Journal, 2017-01)Headwater streams influence the biogeochemical characteristics of large rivers and play important roles in regional and global carbon budgets. The combined effects of seasonality and land use change on the biogeochemistry ... -
Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams
Masese, Frank O.; Kitaka, Nzula; Kipkemboi, Julius; et.., al. (Ecological Indicators, 2014-05)Terrestrial plant litter is the main source of energy for food webs in forest headwater streams. Leaf litter quality often changes when native tree species are replaced by exotic ones and land use change in the watershed ... -
Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild
Masese, Frank O.; Kitaka, Nzula; Kipkemboi, Julius; et.., al. (The Society for Freshwater Science, 2014-02)Data on the functional composition of invertebrates in tropical streams are needed to develop models of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological condition. We collected macroinvertebrates ... -
Trophic structure of an African savanna river and organic matter inputs by large terrestrial herbivores: A stable isotope approach
Masese, Frank O.; Ka'tya, Abrantes G.; Gettel, Gretchen M.; et.., al. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd ; Freshwater Biology., 2018-06). Knowledge of trophic structure is important to understand sources and pathways of energy resources in community ecology and to identify determinants of ecosystem changes. Yet, little is known from rivers of African ...