Response of endemic Clarias species’ life-history biometrics to land use around the papyrus-dominated Mpologoma riverine wetland, Uganda

References

• Ajangale NI. 2007. The aquaculture potential of indigenous catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in the Lake Victoria Basin, Uganda. PhD thesis, University of Stirling, UK.
   Google Scholar
• Allan JD. 2004. Landscapes and riverscapes: the influence of land use on stream ecosystems. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 35: 357–384.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• APHA (American Public Health Association). 1995. Standard methods for examination of water and wastewater (19th edn). Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.
   Google Scholar
• Arthington AH, Lorenzen K, Pusey BJ, Abell R, Halls A, Winemiller KO, Arrington DA, Baran E. 2004. River fisheries: ecological basis for management and conservation. In: Welcomme RL, Petr T (eds), Proceedings of the 2nd International Large Rivers Symposium, 11–14 February 2003, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Vol. 1. Bangkok: Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, FAO. pp 31–60.
   Google Scholar
• Ayoade AA, Ikulala AOO. 2007. Length weight relationship, condition factor and stomach contents of Hemichromis bimaculatus, Sarotherodon melanotheron and Chromidotilapia guentheri (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in Eleiyele Lake, southwestern Nigeria. Revista de Biología Tropical 55: 969–977.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Barrett R, Nielsen DL, Croome R. 2010. Associations between the plant communities of floodplain wetlands, water regime and wetland type. River Research and Applications 26: 866–876.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chapman LJ. 1995. Seasonal dynamics of habitat use by an air-breathing catfish (Clarias liocephalus) in a papyrus swamp. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 4: 113–123.
   Google Scholar
• Chuwen BM, Potter IC, Hall NG, Hoeksema SD, Laurenson LJB. 2011. Changes in catch rates and length and age at maturity, but not growth, of an estuarine plotosid (Cnidoglanis macrocephalus) after heavy fishing. Fishery Bulletin 109: 247–260.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Collares-Pereira MJ, Cowx IG. 2004. The role of catchment-scale environmental management in freshwater fish conservation. Fisheries Management and Ecology 11: 303–312.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gómez-Márquez JL, Peña-Mendozal B, Salgado-Ugarte IH, Sánchez-Herrera AK, Sastré-Baez1 L. 2008. Reproduction of the fish Poeciliopsis gracilis (Cyprinodontiformes: Poeciliidae) in Coatetelco, a tropical shallow lake in Mexico. Revista de Biología Tropical 56: 1801–1812.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Greenwood PH. 1974. The cichlid fishes of Lake Victoria, East Africa: the biology and evolution of a species flock. Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Zoology), Supplement 6: 1–134.
   Google Scholar
• Hansson LA, Bronmark C, Nilsson PA, Abjornsson K. 2005. Conflicting demands on wetland ecosystem services: nutrient retention, biodiversity or both? Freshwater Biology 50: 705–714.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hardie SA, White RWG, Barmuta LA. 2007. Reproductive biology of the threatened golden galaxias Galaxias auratus Johnston and the influence of lake hydrology. Journal of Fish Biology 71: 1820–1840.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kadye WT, Moyo NAG. 2007. Stream fish assemblage and habitat structure in a tropical African river basin (Nyagui River, Zimbabwe). African Journal of Ecology 46: 333–340.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kalayci F, Samsun N, Bilgin S, Samsun O. 2007. Length-weight relationship of 10 fish species caught by bottom trawl and mid-water trawl from the middle Black Sea, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 7: 33–36.
   Google Scholar
• Katende AB, Berne A, Tengnas B. 1995. Useful trees and shrubs for Uganda. Identification, propagation and management for agricultural and pastoral communities. Nairobi: Regional Soil Conservation Unit RSCU/SIDA.
   Google Scholar
• Kuhar U, Gregorc T, Renčelj M, Šraj-Kržič N, Gaberščik A. 2007. Distribution of macrophytes and condition of the physical environment of streams flowing through agricultural landscape in north-eastern Slovenia. Limnologica 37: 146–154.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lagler KF. 1971. Capture, sampling and examination of fishes. In: Ricker WE (ed.), Methods for the assessment of fish production in fresh waters (2nd edn). International Biological Programme, Handbook 3. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific. pp 7–44.
   Google Scholar
• Lalèyè P, Chikou A, Gnohossou P, Vandewalle P, Philippart JC, Teugels G. 2006. Studies on the biology of two species of catfish, Synodontis schall and Synodontis nigrita (Ostariophysi: Mochokidae) from the Ouémé River, Bénin. Belgian Journal of Zoology 136: 193–201.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Le Cren ED. 1951. The length-weight relationship and seasonal cycle in gonad weight and condition in the perch (Perca fluviatilis). Journal of Animal Ecology 20: 201–219.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LVFO (Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation). 2007. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for collecting biological information from fishes of Lake Victoria. No. 1. Jinja: LVFO.
   Google Scholar
• MAAIF (Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries) 2009. Uganda National Rice Development Strategy (UNRDS). Entebbe: Government of Uganda.
   Google Scholar
• Marshall CT, Browman HI. 2007. Disentangling the causes of maturation trends in exploited fish populations. Marine Ecology Progress Series 335: 249–251.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mathooko JM. 2002. Disturbance of a Kenya Rift Valley stream by the daily activities of local people and their livestock. Hydrobiologia 458: 131–139.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Muhoozi L. 2003. Aspects of the commercial exploitation of fish stocks in Lake Victoria. PhD thesis, University of Hull, UK.
   Google Scholar
• Ngugi CC, Manyala JO, Njru M, Mlelwa CM. 2009. Some aspects of the biology of the stargazer mountain catfish, Amphilius uranoscopus (Pfeffer); (Siluriformes: Amphiliidae) indigenous to Kenya streams. African Journal of Ecology 47: 606–613.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Offem BO, Akegbejo-Samsons Y, Omoniyi IT. 2010. Aspects of ecology of Clarias anguillaris (Teleostei: Clariidae) in the Cross River, Nigeria. Turkish Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 10: 101–110.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ofori-Danson PK. 1992. Ecology of some species of catfish Synodontis (Pisces: Mochocidae) in the Kpong headpond in Ghana. Environmental Biology of Fishes 35: 49–61.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Okogwu OI. 2011. Age, growth and mortality of Clarias gariepinus (Siluriformes: Clariidae) in the mid-Cross River floodplain ecosystem, Nigeria. Revista de Biologia Tropical 59: 1707–1716.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pander J, Geist J. 2010. Seasonal and spatial bank habitat use by fish in highly altered rivers – a comparison of four different restoration measures. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 19: 127–138.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Paukert CP, Makinster AS. 2009. Longitudinal patterns in flathead catfish relative abundance and length at age within a large river: effects of an urban gradient. River Research and Applications 25: 861–873.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Raghuabanshi AS, Tripathi A. 2009. Effect of disturbance, habitat fragmentation and alien invasive plants on floral diversity in dry tropical forests of Vindhyan highland: a review. Tropical Ecology 50: 57–69.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ramsar. 2008. Uganda. Ramsar sites Information service. Available at http://ramsar.wetlands.org/Portals/15/UGANDA.pdf [accessed 20 April 2014].
   Google Scholar
• Teugels GG. 1982. A systematic outline of the African species of the genus Clarias (Pisces: Clariidae), with an annotated bibliography. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale 236.
   Google Scholar
• Tweddle D, Turner JL. 1977. Age, growth and natural mortality rates of some cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi. Journal of Fish Biology 10: 385–398.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vasquez GA, Alonso JC, Carvajal F, Moreau J, Nuñez J, Renno JF, Tello S, Montreuil V, Duponchelle F. 2009. Life-history characteristics of the large Amazonian migratory catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii in the Iquitos region, Peru. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 2527–2551.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Winemiller KO. 1989. Patterns of variation in life history among South American fishes in seasonal environments. Oecologia 81: 225–241.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Winemiller KO, Agostinho AA, Caramaschi PE. 2008. Fish ecology in tropical streams. In: Dudgeon D (ed.), Tropical stream ecology. California: Academic Press. pp 107–146.
   Google Scholar
• Wootton RJ. 1998. Ecology of teleost fishes (2nd edn). London: Kluwer Academic.
   Google Scholar
• Yalcin S, Solak K, Akyurt I. 2001. Certain reproductive characteristics of the catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell, 1822) living in the River Asi, Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 25: 453–460.
   Google Scholar
• Zar JH. 1984. Biostatistical analysis (2nd edn). Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
   Google Scholar