Carbon dynamics and greenhouse gas exchange in Papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) wetlands in the Lake Victoria region (Kenya). KU Leuven
Lake Victoria is the worlds’ second largest freshwater lake, covering and area of ~68000 km², and shared by Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. As in many other African freshwater systems, papyrus (Cyperus papyrus) wetlands are abundant along the lake fringes. Although current estimates of their local extent are lacking, these wetlands are thought to occupy 20-85,000 km² across the African continent. These wetlands can be highly productive and build ...