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Title: Biodiversity Values of Different Aquatic Systems, Habitats and Organisms in Relation to Restoration and Sustaining of Biodiversity

Date Published: 2000
Author/s: Mbabazi D. Ogutu-Ohwayo R.• Ndawula Wandera SB and Namulemo G.
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Affiliation: National Agricultural Research Organisation, Fisheries Resources Research Institute, P. 0 Box 343, Jinja, Uganda
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Biodiversity values provide objective data and advice from which policy makes could assess the conservation options and determine optimal policies that would balance the needs of conservation with the socia-economic needs of the people in the area.
Biodiversity ratings use the following criteria:

Species rietmess

Species rarity/uniqueness
Species richness is based on the total number of species that occur for each sitellake/river.
Species rarity/uniqueness is based on the number ofsites/lakes/rivers at which a species occurs.