Wanja Dorothy Nyingi

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity(13), Fish Biology and Ecology Studies(12), Fish Ecology and Management Studies(9), Fish biology, ecology, and behavior(7), Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management(6)

Publications30 total

Two new species of African suckermouth catfishes, genus Chiloglanis (Siluriformes: Mochokidae), from Kenya with remarks on other taxa from the area
The Catalogue of Life·2026Open Access
Advances in restoring and enhancing ecosystem services in vulnerable lower Tana Delta and coastal communities: amplifying local voices through transdisciplinary science
2025Open Access
Species of the cyprinid genus <i>Garra</i> in Mount Kenya, East Africa: Species delineation, taxonomy and historical biogeography
Zoologica Scripta·2023· 3 cited
Sympatric and allopatric Alcolapia soda lake cichlid species show similar levels of assortative mating
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution·2023· 4 citedOpen Access
Fishery Characteristics and Management in the Floodplain Lakes of Tana River delta, Kenya
Journal of environment and earth science·2023Open Access
Drivers of species richness and beta diversity of fishes in an Afrotropical intermittent river system
Ecology and Evolution·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Reconstructing Kenya’s total freshwater fisheries catches: 1950–2017
Marine and Freshwater Research·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
Pathways of change in the socio-shysical dynamics of the Western Indian Ocean deltas
2021Open Access
Identifying and Conserving Tilapiine Cichlid Species in the Twenty-First Century
2021· 5 cited
Fishes and the environment of the Northern Ewaso Ng'iro in Kenya
Freshwater Metadata Journal·2020· 1 citedOpen Access
Seasonality in diet and feeding habits of the endemic Chala tilapia (Oreochromis hunteri) and two introduced tilapiine cichlids in Lake Chala, East Africa
Hydrobiologia·2020· 2 cited
Biodiversity and ecosystem services on the African continent – What is changing, and what are our options?
Environmental Development·2020· 23 citedOpen Access
Preliminary identification of drivers and pathways of change in the Socio-Physical dynamics of the Western Indian Ocean Deltas
2020Open Access
The fish-based farming system
2019· 1 citedOpen Access
A new species of cyprinoid fish from the Tana River, Kenya (Actinopterygii: Danionidae)
Zootaxa·2019· 1 cited
Recurrent changes in cichlid dentition linked to climate‐driven lake‐level fluctuations
Ecosphere·2019· 9 citedOpen Access
Direct and indirect drivers of change in biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people
2018· 10 cited
Giving women a voice on decision-making about water: barriers and opportunities in Laikipia, Kenya
Gender Place & Culture·2018· 28 cited
Integrative taxonomy of the red-finned barb, Enteromius apleurogramma (Cyprininae: Smiliogastrini) from Kenya, supports recognition of E. amboseli as a valid species
Zootaxa·2018· 20 cited
Diverse effects of the common hippopotamus on plant communities and soil chemistry
Oecologia·2018· 26 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Stéphanie Duvail(8), Olivier Hamerlynck(7), Ray C. Schmidt(6), Henry L. Bart(5), Luthando Dziba(4), Nicholas Oguge(4), Emma Archer(3), K. Mulongoy(3), Michéle Walters(3), Mariteuw Chimère Diaw(3), Pierre Failler(3), Christopher Gordon(3), Khaled Harhash(3), Robert Kasisi(3), Balgis Osman-Elasha(3), Lindsay C. Stringer(3), Luis Tito de Morais(3), Benis N. Egoh(3), Marwa Waseem A. Halmy(3), Katja Heubach(3)