Spatial Variations in Aquatic Insect Community Structure in the Winam Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya

Table 1

The GPS, substrate type, and anthropogenic and ecological activities of sampling stations.

Sampling stations	Inshore or offshore	Geo-reference point	Elevation (m)	Surrounding site characteristics
Maboko Island	Offshore	00°09′34.14″S, 034°37′0.18″E	1134	Human settlements, hotels, fish landing, and slightly disturbed
Kisumu bay	Inshore	00°05′41.16″S, 034°44′5.16″E	1134	Treated sewage discharge and sublittoral vegetation
Fish landing beach	Inshore	00°08′42.2″S, 034°44′11″E	1134	Human settlements, Phytoplankton blooms, and fish landing
Ndere Island	Offshore	00°12′14″S, 034°31′01″E	1134	Government protected park and largely undisturbed
Kendu bay	Inshore	00°20′58.26″S, 034°39′19.26″E	1139	Littoral and sublittoral vegetation and floating vegetation
Homa bay	Inshore	00°31′18″S, 034°27′15″E	1133	Human settlements, treated effluent disposal, and fish landing