Vulnerability and adaptability of Africa’s inland fisheries to climate change : an interdisciplinary approach to a multi-dimensional conservation challenge

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dc.contributor.authorNyboer, Elizabeth A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-04T19:16:05Z
dc.date.available2019-04-04T19:16:05Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractThis thesis takes a cross-disciplinary approach employing both quantitative and qualitative methodologies to integrate social and ecological data for a holistic understanding of the vulnerability of Africa’s freshwater fisheries to climate change. This thesis is comprised of three major sections: the first (Chapter 1) uses a meta-analytical approach to predict vulnerability of Africa’s exploited freshwater fishes based on species traits and predicted climate change exposure. The second section (Chapters 2 and 3) employs an experimental approach to test the ability of the Nile perch, a commercially harvested fish species in the Lake Victoria basin of East Africa, to physiologically adjust thermal tolerance limits to increased water temperatures. The final section, (Chapter 4), investigates how fishing-dependent communities adjust to climate-mediated changes in the ecosystem with the aim to determine vulnerability and resilience of stakeholder communities to projected changes in the fishery.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/57531
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dc.subjectANTHROPOGENIC STRESSORSen
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL CHANGE IN NATURAL POPULATIONSen
dc.subjectTROPICAL INLAND FISHERIESen
dc.subjectFOOD FISHESen
dc.subjectOBSERVATIONAL APPROACHESen
dc.subjectMETA-ANALYTICAL APPROACHESen
dc.subjectRESPONSE OF FRESHWATER FISHES TO CLIMATE CHANGE STRESSORSen
dc.subjectNILE PERCHen
dc.subjectLAKE VICTORIA BASINen
dc.subjectEAST AFRICAen
dc.subjectGLOBAL WARMINGen
dc.subjectWATER QUALITYen
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITYen
dc.titleVulnerability and adaptability of Africa’s inland fisheries to climate change : an interdisciplinary approach to a multi-dimensional conservation challengeen
dc.typeThesisen
idrc.dspace.accessIDRC ONLYen
idrc.project.componentnumber108066016
idrc.project.number108066
idrc.project.titleIDRC Corporate Awards 2013-2014en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC01-405453597-55
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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