Lake Kivu: Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake

Jean-Pierre Descy; François Darchambeau; Martin Schmid

Lake Kivu: Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake

Jean-Pierre Descy, François Darchambeau, Martin Schmid

Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology

Research output: Book/Report/Journal › Book

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Dordrecht
Publisher	Springer
Number of pages	190
ISBN (Electronic)	978-94-007-4243-7
ISBN (Print)	978-94-007-4242-0
Publication status	Published - 2012

Publication series

Name	Aquatic Ecology Series

Microbial diversity and ecological processes in Lake Kivu, Eastern Africa
DESCY, J.-P. (PI)
1/01/11 → 31/12/13
Project: Research
EAGLES: East African Great Lake ecosystem Sensitivity to changes (EAGLES)-Belspo
DESCY, J.-P. (PI), GRYSEELS, G. (CoI), WAER, M. (CoI), Rentier, B. (CoI) & Van Cauwenberge, P. (CoI)
15/12/10 → 31/03/15
Project: Research
CAKI: Carbon and nutrient cycles in Lake Kivu
DESCY, J.-P. (PI), DARCHAMBEAU, F. (Researcher) & LEPORCQ, B. (Technician)
16/04/07 → 31/12/10
Project: Research

Ecologie alimentaire comparée de Limnothrissa miodon et de Lamprichthys tanganicanus au lac Kivu (Afrique de l'Est)
Masilya Mulungula, P. (Author), Descy, J.-P. (Supervisor), 2011
Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences
Ecologie du phytoplancton du lac Kivu (Afrique de l'Est)
Preto de Morais Sarmento, H. (Author), Descy, J.-P. (Supervisor), Micha, J.-C. (Jury), COMPERE, P. (Jury), Darchambeau, F. (Jury) & NASELLI-FLORES, L. (Jury), 29 Sept 2006
Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences

File
Le bactérioplancton du lac Tanganyika: biomasse, production & devenir trophique
Pirlot, S. (Author), Descy, J.-P. (Supervisor), Micha, J.-C. (Jury), GASOL, J. (Jury), SERVAIS, P. (Co-Supervisor) & Vyverman, W. (Jury), 2006
Student thesis: Doc types › Doctor of Sciences

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Lake Kivu: Limnology and biogeochemistry of a tropical great lake

Publication series

Projects

Microbial diversity and ecological processes in Lake Kivu, Eastern Africa

EAGLES: East African Great Lake ecosystem Sensitivity to changes (EAGLES)-Belspo

CAKI: Carbon and nutrient cycles in Lake Kivu

Student theses

Ecologie alimentaire comparée de Limnothrissa miodon et de Lamprichthys tanganicanus au lac Kivu (Afrique de l'Est)

Ecologie du phytoplancton du lac Kivu (Afrique de l'Est)

Le bactérioplancton du lac Tanganyika: biomasse, production & devenir trophique

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