Author

Charles Mwithali M’Erimba

Observed names: C M M' Erimba, CM M'Erimba, CM M’Erimba, Charles M Mmerimba, Charles M M’Erimba, Charles M'Erimba, Charles M. M'Erimba, Charles M. M'erimba, Charles M. M’ Erimba, Charles M. M’Erimba, Charles Merimba, Charles Mwithali M'Erimba, Charles Mwithali M´Erimba, Charles M’Erimba, M'Erimba, C., M'Erimba, Charles, Merimba, Charles, M´Erimba, Charles Mwithali, M’Erimba, Charles M

Institution: Egerton University

Observed institutions: Egerton University, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

OpenAlex ID: A5024158914

A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration

2011 · Luz Boyero, Richard G. Pearson, et al. · Ecology Letters · 357

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Biotic and abiotic variables influencing plant litter breakdown in streams: a global study

2016 · Luz Boyero, Richard G. Pearson, et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 225

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Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates

2011 · Luz Boyero, Richard G. Pearson, et al. · Global Ecology and Biogeography · 178

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A Global Assessment of the Effects of Eucalyptus Plantations on Stream Ecosystem Functioning

2018 · Verónica Ferreira, Luz Boyero, et al. · Ecosystems · 85

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Microbial Quality of Drinking Water and Prevalence of Water-Related Diseases in Marigat Urban Centre, Kenya

2019 · Mercy Mandere Osiemo, George Morara Ogendi, et al. · Environmental Health Insights · 82

Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

2021 · Luz Boyero, Naiara López-Rojo, et al. · Nature Communications · 76

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Leaf-litter breakdown in tropical streams: is variability the norm?

2015 · Luz Boyero, Richard G. Pearson, et al. · Freshwater Science · 76

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Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

2017 · Luz Boyero, Manuel A. S. Graça, et al. · Scientific Reports · 72

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Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition

2021 · Luz Boyero, Javier Pérez, et al. · Science Advances · 69

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Leaf litter processing rates in a Kenyan highland stream, the Njoro River

2004 · Michael Dobson, Jude M. Mathooko, et al. · Hydrobiologia · 46

Decomposition of leaf litter of Dombeya goetzenii in the Njoro River, Kenya

2000 · Jude M. Mathooko, Charles M. M'Erimba, et al. · Hydrobiologia · 24

Effects of Land Use on the Riparian Vegetation along the Njoro and Kamweti Rivers, Kenya

2021 · Judith C. Koskey, Charles M. M’Erimba, et al. · Open Journal of Ecology · 20

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Water and habitat quality assessment in the Honi and Naro Moru rivers, Kenya, using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and qualitative habitat scores

2014 · JG Mbaka, CM M'Erimba, et al. · African Journal of Aquatic Science · 16

Distributional Patterns of Diatoms andLimnodrilus Oligochaetes in a Kenyan Dry Streambed Following the 1999-2000 Drought Conditions

2005 · Jude M. Mathooko, Balthazar Mpawenayo, et al. · International Review of Hydrobiology · 14

Conservation of Highland Streams in Kenya: The Importance of the Socio-Economic Dimension in Effective Management of Resources

2009 · Jude M. Mathooko, Charles M. M'Erimba, et al. · Freshwater Reviews · 13

Impacts of Benthic Coarse Particulate Organic Matter variations on Macroinvertebrate Density and Diversity in the Njoro River, A Kenyan Highland Stream

2014 · John Gichimu Mbaka, Charles Mwithali M'Erimba, et al. · Journal of East African Natural History · 12

Longitudinal patterns of abundance, diversity and functional feeding guilds of benthic communities in East African tropical high‐altitude streams

2023 · Joshua M. Benjamin, Doreen Abuya, et al. · African Journal of Ecology · 9

Macroinvertebrate distributions in relation to human and animal-induced physical disturbance of the sediment surface in two Kenyan tropical Rift Valley streams

2014 · CM M'Erimba, JM Mathooko, et al. · African Journal of Aquatic Science · 9

Influence of particle size and total organic carbon on heavy metal concentrations in sediments of Lake Baringo, Kenya

2020 · Judith Chepkorir Koskey, George Morara Ogendi, et al. · African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology · 5

Positive Feedback on Climate Warming by Stream Microbial Decomposers Indicated by a Global Space‐For‐Time Substitution Study

2025 · Javier Pérez, Luz Boyero, et al. · Global Change Biology · 4

Spatial and temporal variations in land use and land cover in the Njoro and Kamweti River catchments, Kenya

2021 · Judith Chepkorir Koskey, George Morara Ogendi, et al. · East African Journal of Science Technology and Innovation · 4

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Effect of drift sampler exposure time and net mesh size on invertebrate drift density in the Njoro River, Kenya

2018 · PW Mureithi, JG Mbaka, et al. · African Journal of Aquatic Science · 3

Effect of Sieve Mesh Size on the Estimation of Benthic Invertebrate Abundance and Composition in the Honi River, Kenya

2014 · John Gichimu Mbaka, Charles Mwithali M'Erimba, et al. · Journal of East African Natural History · 3

Particulate Organic Matter (POM) in the Humid and Wet Zones of the Ellegirini River, Kenya

2007 · Charles Mwithali M'Erimba, Maria Leichtfried, et al. · International Review of Hydrobiology · 3

Assessing the Impact of land-use types on the groundwater quality: a case study of Mid River Njoro Catchment, Kenya

2020 · Halake Guyo Rendilicha, Patrick Home, et al. · Acque Sotterranee-Italian Journal of Groundwater · 2

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Works count: 48

Citation count: 1,416

H-index: 14

I10-index: 16