| dc.contributor.author | Samuel Bassa, Henry Massa, Shaban Bogere, George Owour, Herbert Nakiyende, Joseph Nyaundi, Anthony Taabu-Munyaho, Erick Ochieng Ogello, John Stephen Balirwa, Winnie Nalukenge Nkalubo, Albert Getabu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-24T15:29:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-24T15:29:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-05-17 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.maseno.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6100 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examined the River Nyamugasani ecosystem in western Uganda, evaluating
fish diversity status before and after construction of a hydropower dam between 2015 - 2019 and
2021 - 2022. Using both electro fisher and minnow traps as the main fishing gears at ten preselected
sites within the hydropower project areas, the study sampled 1,866 fishes from twenty-four (24)
species, including the endemic Varicorhinus Ruwenzori, Pellegrin 1909. Nyamu II PH areas
registered higher diversity (Simpson index of 0.8862) potentially attributed by hydrological
alterations from hydropower dams. The findings emphasize the need for hydropower management
need to consider fish stock controls, restorations and conservation measures, especially for the
endemic Varicorhinus Ruwenzori species. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Ajol | en_US |
| dc.subject | Anadromous fishes, Conservation, Endemism. | en_US |
| dc.title | Sustainability of Fish-Hydropower Dam Interaction: A Case Study of River Nyamugasani ecosystem, Albertine Graben | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
