Habitat loss in the restricted range of the endemic Ghanaian cichlid<i>Limbochromis robertsi</i>

Lamboj, Anton; Lucanus, Oliver; Darko, Patrick Osei; Arroyo‐Mora, J. Pablo; Kalácska, Margaret

doi:10.1101/2019.12.16.877282

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“…Limbochromis robertsi lie just between Atewa Forest KBA in Ghana and Apedwa Forest in Ghana (Lamboj et al, 2020).…”

Section: Possibly the Last Remaining Populations Of The Endangeredmentioning

confidence: 98%

Identification and validation of Western African freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas

Starnes¹,

Darwall²

2021

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“…Limbochromis robertsi lie just between Atewa Forest KBA in Ghana and Apedwa Forest in Ghana (Lamboj et al, 2020).…”

Section: Possibly the Last Remaining Populations Of The Endangeredmentioning

confidence: 98%

Identification and validation of Western African freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas

Starnes¹,

Darwall²

2021

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“…This has led to serious environmental and social challenges (Famiyeh et al. , 2020) such as destruction of water bodies; destruction of biodiversity; degradation of farmlands (Lamboj et al. , 2019); and health problems due to water borne diseases (Hasanuzzaman and Bhar, 2021; Asare-Donkor et al ., 2018; Krishnakumar et al.…”

Section: Effects Of Mining Activities On Local Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The reason is that these are generally illegal miners who hardly consider the social and environment impact of their activities on the related communities. This has led to serious environmental and social challenges (Famiyeh et al, 2020) such as destruction of water bodies; destruction of biodiversity; degradation of farmlands (Lamboj et al, 2019); and health problems due to water borne diseases (Hasanuzzaman and Bhar, 2021;Asare-Donkor et al, 2018;Krishnakumar et al, 2017;El-Fadel et al, 2003). Over the years, ASM has been heavily criticised as a significant contributor to water pollution (Lamboj et al, 2019).…”

Section: Effects Of Mining Activities On Local Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This has led to serious environmental and social challenges (Famiyeh et al, 2020) such as destruction of water bodies; destruction of biodiversity; degradation of farmlands (Lamboj et al, 2019); and health problems due to water borne diseases (Hasanuzzaman and Bhar, 2021;Asare-Donkor et al, 2018;Krishnakumar et al, 2017;El-Fadel et al, 2003). Over the years, ASM has been heavily criticised as a significant contributor to water pollution (Lamboj et al, 2019). Health issues posed by consumers of contaminated water close to mining areas continue to increase.…”

Section: Effects Of Mining Activities On Local Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…, 2003). Over the years, ASM has been heavily criticised as a significant contributor to water pollution (Lamboj et al. , 2019).…”

Section: Effects Of Mining Activities On Local Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Seasonal variation of water quality parameters of surface water in mining areas

Yirenkyi-Fianko

Yanful

Ottou

2022

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PurposeTotal organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and other physicochemical parameters of the Birim River, which serves for drinking and domestic purposes for rural mining communities, were analysed to assess the suitability of water quality for human consumption.Design/methodology/approachIn total, 40 samples were collected from 20 sampling sites during the rainy season from July to September and the dry season from December to February in addition to two repeat samples and two blank samples. Samples were analysed for physiochemical parameters and the results were compared with World Health Organisation standards (WHO).FindingsData obtained for both rainy and dry seasons indicated TOC ranged from 1.1 to 7.3 mg/L and DOC 1–7.2 mg/L; pH, 5.6–8.63; temperature, 23.3–29.3°C; turbidity, <1.00–869NTU; apparent colour, <2.5–600 mg/L Pt-Co; true colour <2.5–150 mg/L Pt-Co; alkalinity, 27.8–80.4 mg/L; total suspended solids, <1.00–998 mg/L; electrical conductivity, 82–184 µS/cm; and bicarbonate, 33.9–98.1 mg/L. Particulate organic carbon (POC) was constituted between 1 and 10% of the TOC. Values for pH, turbidity, total suspended solids, and true colour indicated contamination of the river. p -value of <0.05 between seasons for the physicochemical parameters also suggests that the water is polluted.Practical implicationsWater from the Birim River is unsuitable for human consumption and may constitute a serious health risk to the consumers.Originality/valueThe paper yields immense value to inhabitant of communities using surface water affected by mining activities, policy makers in sustainability. It warns of the unsuitability of water from the Birim River for human consumption due to the potential health risk to consumers.

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Deciphering the many maps of the Xingu – an assessment of land cover classifications at multiple scales

Kalácska

Arroyo‐Mora

Lucanus

et al. 2019

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Remote sensing is an invaluable tool to objectively illustrate the rapid decline in habitat extents worldwide. Over the years, diverse Earth Observation platforms have been used to generate land cover maps, each with its unique characteristics. In addition, considerable semantic differences between the definition of land cover classes results in inevitable differences in baseline estimates for each class (e.g. forest). Here we compare forest cover and surface water estimates over four time periods spanning three decades for the Xingu River basin, Brazil, from pre-existing remotely sensed classifications for this area based on both optical and radar data. Because forest health in this area is directly related with the health of the freshwater ecosystem, we illustrate potential impacts of map choice on conservation of fish fauna. Understanding differences between the many remotely sensed baselines is fundamentally important to avoid information misuse and objectively decide on the most appropriate dataset for each conservation or policy making question. Our findings demonstrate the importance of transparency in the generation of remotely sensed datasets and in the importance of users familiarizing themselves with the characteristics and limitations of each data set chosen.

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Habitat loss in the restricted range of the endemic Ghanaian cichlidLimbochromis robertsi

Cited by 5 publications

References 71 publications

Identification and validation of Western African freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas

Identification and validation of Western African freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas

Seasonal variation of water quality parameters of surface water in mining areas

Deciphering the many maps of the Xingu – an assessment of land cover classifications at multiple scales

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