WAYA Revania Kiduduye

Support via: 2009 ext call

Abstract

Biodiversity in Lake Victoria is increasingly at risk from human activity such as pollution, overexploitation and widespread catchment deforestation resulting in excess sedimentation. In order to predict ecosystem responses to environmental perturbations, it is essential to have an enhanced understanding of the diversity of various key components of the lake ecosystem. Zooplankton is one of them having a potentially important function in aquatic food webs. Tools for the identification and monitoring of biodiversity i.e. taxonomic keys and molecular methods for species identification will be developed. The project will reduce the knowledge gaps in zooplankton taxonomy of Lake Victoria, the shortage of trained taxonomists and curators, and eventually the ability to understand, manage and preserve biodiversity. 

Training location: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels.

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Ms WAYA giving a presentation at the GTI nanosymposium (RBINS, October 2009).