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  1. Effect of stocking density on growth performance of monosex Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in the aquaponic system integrated with lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

    Article • Aquaculture and Fisheries, May 2022, Elsevier

    Frank Masese

  2. Animal legacies lost and found in river ecosystems

    Article • Environmental Research Letters, November 2021, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Frank Masese

  3. Spatial variability in water quality and macroinvertebrate assemblages across a disturbance gradient in the Mara River Basin, Kenya

    Article • Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, October 2021, Elsevier

    Frank Masese

  4. Livestock as vectors of organic matter and nutrient loading in aquatic ecosystems in African savannas

    Article • PLOS One, September 2021, PLOS

    Frank Masese

  5. Large herbivorous wildlife and livestock differentially influence the relative importance of different sources of carbon for riverine food webs

    Article • July 2021, openRxiv

    Frank Masese

  6. Livestock as vectors of organic matter and nutrient loading in aquatic ecosystems in African savannas

    Article • July 2021, openRxiv

    Frank Masese

  7. Elevation and land use as drivers of macroinvertebrate functional composition in Afromontane headwater streams

    Article • Marine & Freshwater Research, June 2021, CSIRO Publishing

    Frank Masese

  8. Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

    Article • Nature Communications, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Cang Hui, Frank Masese

  9. Land-use influence on the functional organization of Afrotropical macroinvertebrate assemblages

    Article • Limnologica, May 2021, Elsevier

    Frank Masese

  10. Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition

    Article • Science Advances, March 2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Cang Hui, Frank Masese

  11. Assessment of the Ecological Health of Afrotropical Rivers Using Fish Assemblages: A Case Study of Selected Rivers in the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

    Article • Frontiers in Water, February 2021, Frontiers

    Frank Masese

  12. Citizen Science for Bio-indication: Development of a Community-Based Index of Ecosystem Integrity for Assessing the Status of Afrotropical Riverine Ecosystems

    Article • Frontiers in Water, January 2021, Frontiers

    Frank Masese

  13. Endemic Lake Baringo Oreochromis niloticus fishery on verge of collapse: Review of causes and strategies directed to its recovery, conservation and management for sustainable exploitation

    Article • Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, November 2020, Wiley

    Kobingi Nyakeya , Frank Masese

  14. Fish assemblages and size-spectra variation among rivers of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

    Article • Ecological Indicators, November 2020, Elsevier

    Frank Masese

  15. Macroinvertebrate taxa display increased fidelity to preferred biotopes among disturbed sites in a hydrologically variable tropical river

    Article • Hydrobiologia, October 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  16. Distribution patterns and diversity of riverine fishes of the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

    Article • International Review of Hydrobiology, September 2020, Wiley

    Frank Masese

  17. Hippopotamus are distinct from domestic livestock in their resource subsidies to and effects on aquatic ecosystems

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2020, Royal Society Publishing

    Frank Masese

  18. Identifying Stream Invertebrates as Plant Litter Consumers

    Article • January 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  19. Land Use, Not Stream Order, Controls N2O Concentration and Flux in the Upper Mara River Basin, Kenya

    Article • Journal of Geophysical Research Biogeosciences, November 2019, American Geophysical Union (AGU)

    Frank Masese

  20. Global study of organic matter decomposition in streams and riparian zones

    Article • Science Advances, January 2019, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Verónica Crespo-Pérez, Professor Antonio Quesada, Frank Masese

  21. Shifts in the food of Nile perch (Lates niloticus) in Lake Victoria

    Article • Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, December 2018, Wiley

    Frank Masese

  22. Trophic structure of an African savanna river and organic matter inputs by large terrestrial herbivores: A stable isotope approach

    Article • Freshwater Biology, August 2018, Wiley

    Frank Masese

  23. Improving the performance of the EPT Index to accommodate multiple stressors in Afrotropical streams

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Frank Masese

  24. Assessment of water quality using multivariate techniques in River Sosiani, Kenya

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, May 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  25. Use of macroinvertebrate assemblages for assessing performance of stabilization ponds treating effluents from sugarcane and molasses processing

    Article • Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, January 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  26. Influence of catchment land use and seasonality on dissolved organic matter composition and ecosystem metabolism in headwater streams of a Kenyan river

    Article • Biogeochemistry, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  27. Spatio-Temporal Impacts of Lake Victoria Water Level Recession on the Fringing Nyando Wetland, Kenya

    Article • Wetlands, October 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  28. Effects of human activities on benthic macroinvertebrate community composition and water quality in the upper catchment of the Mara River Basin, Kenya

    Article • Lakes & Reservoirs Science Policy and Management for Sustainable Use, June 2015, Wiley

    Zipporah Gichana, Frank Masese

  29. Are Large Herbivores Vectors of Terrestrial Subsidies for Riverine Food Webs?

    Article • Ecosystems, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  30. Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams

    Article • Ecological Indicators, November 2014, Elsevier

    Frank Masese

  31. Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild

    Article • Freshwater Science, June 2014, University of Chicago Press

    Frank Masese

  32. Spatial–temporal variability in water quality and macro-invertebrate assemblages in the Upper Mara River basin, Kenya

    Article • Physics and Chemistry of the Earth Parts A/B/C, January 2014, Elsevier

    Frank Masese

  33. ERRATUM

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, March 2013, Informa UK Limited

    Frank Masese

  34. Biomonitoring as a prerequisite for sustainable water resources: a review of current status, opportunities and challenges to scaling up in East Africa

    Article • Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, January 2013, Elsevier

    Frank Masese

  35. Trophic resources and emergent food web attributes in rivers of the Lake Victoria Basin: a review with reference to anthropogenic influences

    Article • Ecohydrology, June 2012, Wiley

    Frank Masese

  36. Development of a fish-based index of biotic integrity (FIBI) for monitoring riverine ecosystems in the Lake Victoria drainage Basin, Kenya

    Article • River Research and Applications, July 2010, Wiley

    Frank Masese

  37. Effect of harvesting on temporal papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) biomass regeneration potential among swamps in Winam Gulf wetlands of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

    Article • Wetlands Ecology and Management, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Frank Masese

  38. Macroinvertebrate Index of Biotic Integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring rivers in the upper catchment of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

    Article • Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Frank Masese

  39. A preliminary benthic macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) for monitoring the Moiben River, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Frank Masese

  40. Macroinvertebrate assemblages as biological indicators of water quality in the Moiben River, Kenya

    Article • African Journal of Aquatic Science, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Frank Masese