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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res…
Paul S. Orina, David M. Onyango, Henry Lungayia, Andrew Oduor, Anthony W. Sifuna, Petronila Otuya, Rosemary A. Owigar, Chrispin B. Kowenje, Sheban M. Hinzano
Lake Victoria the second largest fresh water body in the world located in East Africa is a shared resource between Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and enjoys a wide range of streams and rivers from as far as Burundi and Rwanda. The lake has environmentally undergo…
Wafaa M. Hikal, 1 1
Water is life and access to clean drinking water is a fundamental human right. For human health, drinking water standards and guidelines have been developed to ensure their quality. Waterborne parasites are a great challenge and cause many diseases for humans…
Fils Mamert Onana, Serge Hubert Zebaze Togouet, Antoine Arfao Tamsa, Nectaire Lié Nyamsi Tchatcho, Siméon Tchakonte, Ernest Koji, Armel William Yemtsa Yemeli, Abigaelle Natacha Sandrine Mouto Makong
In this study conducted in the coastal zone of Cameroon, biological indices and functional feeding groups of benthic macroinvertebrates were used to assess the health status of two urban streams. For a better diagnosis, two streams located in coastal forest z…
Longhui Xiang, Chengzhong Chen
A nonlinear dynamic simulative model has been discussed with variable cycles of entire world per capita ecological footprint taken from 1961 to 2003. The model was further classified and decomposed and extracted by the empirical mode decomposition (EMD) metho…
Meshal M. Abdullah, 1 1, Amjad T. Assi, Nasser B. Asadalla
Ecosystems in arid regions play a pivotal role in providing services to vulnerable environments with considerable challenges including extreme temperatures, low precipitation, variable climate change, and infertile soil. The countries of the arid regions are…
Moshe Gophen
Long-term data record of Phytoplankton (Peridinium, Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Diatoms) dynamics in Lake Kinneret was evaluated comparatively with hydrological parameters. The hydrological features were found to be correlated with algal biomass distribution. Co…
Laisa Madureira da Silva, Fernando Antônio do Nascimento Feitosa, Manuel de Jesus Flores Montes, Amanda Yumi Otsuka, Flávia Saldanha-Corrêa, Carlos Noriega
The aim of the current study was to evaluate the productive capacity of the phytoplankton community and other environmental variables in the estuarine area of Suape; while considering the constant morphological, sedimentological and hydrological changes, the…
P. J. K. Rongoei, S. T. Kariuki
Harvesting of papyrus biomass plays a significant role in regulating ecosystem services of which one of them is nutrient uptake and cycling. Despite Lake Victoria’s wetlands being important, little is understood about its role in nutrient uptake and removal.…
Ojonubah James Omaiye, Mohd Hafiz Mohd
The distributions of species in their habitats are constantly changing. This phenomenon is thought to be determined by species’ environmental tolerance and biotic interactions for limited resources and space. Consequently, predicting the future distribution o…
Johnson Ikaa Uloko, Gbolagade Akeem Lameed
In the last 40 years, threats to the survival of wild primate population have greatly increased. Globally, primate population is severely threatened with extinction especially due to habitat loss from conversion of forest areas to farmland and/or unsustainabl…
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Open Journal of Ecology (OJE) is an openly accessible journal published monthly. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote,share,and discuss various new issues and perspectives in diverse areas of ecology and to keep a record of state-of-the-art res… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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