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Publications

  1. Yegon, M. J., Acharya, P., Attermeyer, K., Graf, W., & Vitecek, S. (2026). Divergent functional roles of shredder size: Interspecific versus intraspecific effects on aquatic leaf litter decomposition. Ecology and Evolution, 16(1), e72907. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.72907
  2. Yegon, M. J., Acharya, P., Attermeyer, K., & Vitecek, S. (2026). Apparent Flexibility of Fatty Acid Metabolism in Shredders Depends on Terrigenous Organic Matter Type. Freshwater Biology, 71:e70192. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70192
  3. Yegon, M. J., Acharya, P., Attermeyer, K., Graf, W., Singer, G., & Vitecek, S. (2026). Leaf species, mixtures and microbial preconditioning shape fine particulate organic matter production by shredding invertebrates. Freshwater Science. https://doi.org/10.1086/741290
  4. Benjamin, J., Subalusky, A., & Graf, W. (2025). Aquatic hitchhikers: examining the phoretic associations between blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) and mayfly (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae, Tricorythidae) larvae in Kenyan river ecosystems. African Journal of Aquatic Science, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2025.2526359
  5. Benjamin, J., Ayesiga, P., Gomes, M., Dutton, C., Schoelynck, J., & Subalusky, A. (2025). Chapter 14—Land–water connections from river source to mouth. In T. Dalu & F. O. Masese (Eds.), Afrotropical Streams and Rivers (pp. 349–374). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23898-7.00014-2
  6. Benjamin, Joshua; Subalusky, Amanda; & Graf, Wolfram (2025). Data from: Aquatic hitchhikers: examining the phoretic associations between blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) and mayfly (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae, Tricorythidae) larvae in Kenyan river ecosystems. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k3j9kd5nc
  7. Njagi, E., Nguku, J., Juma, M., Mwangi, E., Gathua, J., Alibahi, M., Nyagweth, W., Benjamin, J., Ochong, J., Dutton, C., & Subalusky, A. (2025). Updated Fish occurrences in the rivers of Lake Victoria Basin Kenya, digitized from the Ichthyology specimen collection at the National Museums of Kenya. Version 1.2. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.15468/bcmuxf (Accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-03-21)
  8. Sitati, A., Yegon, M. J., Masese, F. O., & Graf, W. (2024). Ecological importance of low-order streams to macroinvertebrate community composition in Afromontane headwater streams. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators, 21, 100330. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2023.100330
  9. Njagi, E., Nguku, J., Juma, M., Mwangi, E., Gathua, J., Alibahi, M., Nyagweth, W., Benjamin, J., Ochong, J., Dutton, C., & Subalusky, A. (2024). Fish species occurrences in the rivers of the Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya, digitized from the Ichthyology specimen collection at the National Museums of Kenya. Version 1.7. National Museums of Kenya. Occurrence dataset. https://doi.org/10.15468/wvj4zx (Accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-15)
  10. Benjamin, J. M., Abuya, D., Omollo, B., & Merimba, C. (2023). Longitudinal patterns of abundance, diversity, and functional feeding guilds of benthic communities in East African tropical high-altitude streams. African Journal of Ecology, 00, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.13177
  11. Joshua's research was featured on one of Kenya's leading television stations as part of a broader community outreach initiative (2022). Watch on Vimeo
  12. Benjamin, J. M., Abuya, D. K., & Merimba, C. (2021). Longitudinal trends in macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a high-altitude tropical stream: A case study of Gura River. Egerton Journal of Science and Technology, 18, 1–18. View Article
  13. Yegon, J. M., Masese, F. O., Sitati, A., & Graf, W. (2021). Elevation and land use as drivers of macroinvertebrate functional composition in Afromontane headwater streams. Marine and Freshwater Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF21048
  14. Sitati, A., Raburu, P. O., Yegon, M. J., & Masese, F. O. (2021). Land-use influence on the functional organization of Afrotropical macroinvertebrate assemblages. Limnologica, 125875. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.limno.2021.125875
  15. Sitati, A., Masese, F. O., Yegon, M. J., Otieno, A., & Agembe, S. (2021). Abundance-and biomass-based metrics of functional composition of macroinvertebrates as surrogates of ecosystem attributes in Afrotropical streams. Aquatic Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-021-00829-0

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