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Title: Aquatic weeds hotspots in the Lake Victoria basin - Uganda and on Lake Kyoga: Implications for their management.

Date Published: 2013
Author/s: Wanda, F. M., Namukose, M., Ganda, E. , Matuha, M.
Data publication: August 2013
Funding Agency : LVEMP and NARO
Copyright/patents/trade marks: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI)
Journal Publisher: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI)
Affiliation: National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI)
Keywords: Aquatic weeds, Lake Victoria, Lake Kyoga, Uganda

Abstract:

This paper examines the extent to which aquatic weeds have infested aquatic ecosystems in the basins of Lakes Victoria and Kyoga. The information is expected to guide management of major aquatic weeds through rational allocation of the scarce resources by targeting hotspots.