Description
This dataset constitutes haplochromine cichlids from diverse habitats in the Upper Victoria Nile, a stretch of River Nile connecting lakes Victoria and Kyoga (Uganda).
Enregistrements de données
Les données de cette ressource occurrence ont été publiées sous forme d'une Archive Darwin Core (Darwin Core Archive ou DwC-A), le format standard pour partager des données de biodiversité en tant qu'ensemble d'un ou plusieurs tableurs de données. Le tableur de données du cœur de standard (core) contient 146 enregistrements.
Cet IPT archive les données et sert donc de dépôt de données. Les données et métadonnées de la ressource sont disponibles pour téléchargement dans la section téléchargements. Le tableau des versions liste les autres versions de chaque ressource rendues disponibles de façon publique et permet de tracer les modifications apportées à la ressource au fil du temps.
Versions
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Comment citer
Les chercheurs doivent citer cette ressource comme suit:
Natugonza V, Musinguzi L, Nsega M (2020): Characterization of Habitats and Haplochromine Diversity to Guide Conservation of Biodiversity amidst Hydropower Developments along the Upper Victoria Nile. v1.2. National Fisheries Resources Research Institute. Dataset/Occurrence. http://ipt-uganda.gbif.fr/resource?r=uppervictorianile_haps&v=1.2
Droits
Les chercheurs doivent respecter la déclaration de droits suivante:
L’éditeur et détenteur des droits de cette ressource est National Fisheries Resources Research Institute. Ce travail est sous licence Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0.
Enregistrement GBIF
Cette ressource a été enregistrée sur le portail GBIF, et possède l'UUID GBIF suivante : a128a6d6-9be3-4347-a7dd-3fc9b0f8230d. National Fisheries Resources Research Institute publie cette ressource, et est enregistré dans le GBIF comme éditeur de données avec l'approbation du GBIF Uganda.
Mots-clé
Occurrence; Upper Victoria Nile; Freshwater biodiversity; Uganda; Observation
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Couverture géographique
This dataset covers the Upper Victoria Nile, part of the River Nile connecting lakes Victoria and Kyoga (Uganda).
| Enveloppe géographique | Sud Ouest [0,368, 32,783], Nord Est [1,499, 33,295] |
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Couverture taxonomique
Haplochromines
| Family | Cichlidae |
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| Genus | Astatotilapia, Haplochromis, Harpagochromis, Lipochromis, Mbipia, Neochromis, Paralabidochromis, Psammochromis, Ptyochromis, Pundamilia, Xystichromis |
| Species | Astatoreochromis alluaudi, Astatotilapia brownae, Astatotilapia nubila, Lithochromis xanthopteryx, Mbipia mbipi, Neochromis greenwoodi, Neochromis simotes, Paralabidochromis flavus, Paralabidochromis sauvagei, Psammochromis riponianus, Psammochromis acidens, Pundamilia azurea, Pundamilia igneopinnis, Pundamilia macrocephala, Pundamilia pundamilia, Pyxichromis orthostoma |
Couverture temporelle
| Epoque de formation | 2019 |
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Données sur le projet
The project aimed to provide information on habitat characteristics and the diversity of haplochromine fish species associated with the different habitats to strengthen the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Isimba hydroelectric power dam (IHP).
| Titre | Characterization of Habitats and Haplochromine Diversity to Guide Conservation of Biodiversity amidst Hydropower Developments along the Upper Victoria Nile |
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| Financement | The project was funded by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda |
| Description du domaine d'étude / de recherche | The study area was the Upper Victoria Nile. The Upper Victoria Nile is part of the River Nile that connects lakes Victoria and Kyoga. The River Nile in Uganda flows over diverse habitats including rocky areas, falls and rapids, with marginal macrophytes provide suitable habitats for evolution of unique haplochromine taxa. The UVN has been reported to have some species that do not appear anywhere else in the World and are of conservation importance. The Upper Victoria is a hotspot of hydro electric power dams with four active dams. These dams threatened aquatic biodiversity. |
| Description du design | We selected sampling sites above and below existing dams (operating or under construction). Site Ripon falls/Bukaya and Lower Nava were above and below Nalubale and Kiira dams respectively. Kalange and Buyala were above and below Bujagali dam completed in 2012 respectively. Itanda, Kirindi, and Isimba were above Isimba dam while Mbulamuti and Kakindu were below the dam that was under construction at the time of the survey in 2016. It is important that Bujagali and Isimba dams are downstream Owen falls and Kiira dams in that order. Under each site, sampling stations were selected based on habitat characteristics. Habitats considered include rocky, sandy, muddy, vegetated areas. In areas where there were major falls with no dam such as Itanda, efforts were made to choose stations above and below the falls for sampling. The sampling sites and stations are described in detail in a report prepared after the survey (NaFIRRI, 2016). |
Les personnes impliquées dans le projet:
Méthodes d'échantillonnage
Fish sampling was carried out using monofilament gillnets of stretched mesh sizes 1 to 6 inches in increments of 0.5 inches. In habitats where gillnets could not be used, especially rocky areas, hooks of sizes number 18 and 20 were used. In a few cases, a beach seine was used. Since the emphasis of the study was on haplochromine cichlids, the fish had to be caught, examined, and photographed when still alive. Consequently, gillnets were set during daytime for one hour to facilitate identification of haplochromine species with their live colors. After hauling, individual fish specimens were photographed alive in a cuvette, using a digital camera and identified to the lowest possible taxon. Because most of the species endemic to the Nile River are un-described, those fishes that could not be identified to species level were given cheironyms.
| Etendue de l'étude | The study covered parts of the Upper Victoria Nile. The sampling was conducted in October and November 2016. |
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| Contrôle qualité | Photos were taken to facilitate identification of fish specimens. |
Description des étapes de la méthode:
- For more details on methodology, see Natugonza et al (2020).
Citations bibliographiques
- Natugonza V, Musinguzi L, Nsega M, Ogutu-Ohwayo R (2020) Characterization of Habitats and Haplochromine Diversity to Guide Conservation of Biodiversity amidst Hydropower Developments along the Upper Victoria Nile. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.12750575
Métadonnées additionnelles
| Identifiants alternatifs | a128a6d6-9be3-4347-a7dd-3fc9b0f8230d |
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| http://ipt-uganda.gbif.fr/resource?r=uppervictorianile_haps |