Comparing the Performance of Protected and Unprotected Areas in Conserving Freshwater Fish Abundance and Biodiversity in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania

Table 1

Environmental parameters mean (±SD) of study sites in protected and unprotected areas in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, from gillnet survey during 2008. Samples from site A4 were omitted in the analysis.

Site ID	Site location	Status	DO (mg·L^−1)	Temperature (°C)
A1	Buhingu	Unprotected	8.45 ± 0.21	26.95 ± 0.07
A2	Buhingu	Unprotected	7.30 ± 0.14	26.95 ± 0.07
A3	MMNP	Protected	8.00 ± 0.14	27.05 ± 0.07
A4	MMNP	Protected	7.70 ± 0.42	27.50 ± 0.00
A5	MMNP	Protected	7.35 ± 0.35	27.05 ± 0.07
A6	MMNP	Protected	7.25 ± 0.21	27.20 ± 0.00
A7	MMNP	Protected	8.15 ± 0.07	26.65 ± 0.07
A8	Sibwesa	Unprotected	7.25 ± 0.21	26.00 ± 0.00
A9	Sibwesa	Unprotected	7.50 ± 0.28	26.30 ± 0.00