Assoc. Prof. Aventino Kasangaki

PhD in Freshwater Ecology- Mbarara University of Science and Technology – 2008

Master of Science (Zoology) in Vertebrate Ecology and Wildlife Management- Makerere University-1999

Postgraduate Diploma in Education- Biology and Physical Education-Makerere University 1996

Bachelor of Science (Botany and Zoology) Specializing in Ecology and Wildlife Management; Hydrobiology and Fisheries Management

My research interests vary from the use of biological organisms to assess ecosystem health (biomonitoring), biodiversity conservation, aquatic invasive species ecology and freshwater health indicators, and of recent I am  passionate about the link between ecosystems and human wellbeing through investigating the benefits derived from nature (ecosystem services and goods).

Kasangaki A,  Resh H V, Gandhi W P, Muhabwe R, Otike P (2022) Assessing the Potential of Rangers to Monitor Stream Health in Uganda’s Protected Areas. World Biodiversity Forum 2022, Davos Switzerland.

Kasangaki A and Gandhi W (2020) The link between human activities, water quality and benthic macroinvertebrates in the headwaters of Lake Edward Basin, Uganda: Management lessons. GEO BON Open Science Conference (virtual) July 2020,Germany.

Kasangaki A (2018) Impact of hydropower dams on stream fishes of Rwenzori Mts, Abstract. PAFFA 6, Malawi.

Kasangaki, A., Chapman L, Chapman, C., Omeja P & Twinomugisha, D. (2009) Land use effects on stream water quality in and around Kibale National Park, Uganda. In Proceedings of Diversitas Open Science Conference 2: Biodiversity and Society, understanding connections, adapting to change. 13-16 October 2009, Cape Town   South Africa.

Hitt, Nathaniel, et al (2007). “New International Efforts for Freshwater Research, Education, and Conservation: A report from the Society for Conservation Biology’s Freshwater Working Group”. In Proceedings of the 2007 International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, edited by C. Leroy Irwin, Debra Nelson, and K.P. McDermott. Raleigh, NC: Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University, 2007. pp. 604.

Kasangaki, A., Resh V., Chapman L., Gandhi W., Otika P., & Muhabwe R (2007) Use of benthic macroinvertebrates to assess the conservation status of streams and rivers in the Albertine Rift region of Uganda. Proceedings of the Society for Conservation Biology 21^st Annual Meeting, 1^st-5^th July 2007, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Babaasa, D., Eilu, G., Kasangaki, A. and Bitariho, R. (2001). Canopy gap characteristics in a logged Albertine Rift Afromontane forest island. In Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare. Proceedings of the International Conference on Tropical Ecosystems. Ganeshaiah, K.N., Uma Shaanker, R. and Bawa, K.S., (eds.)-Oxford-IBH, New Delhi. Pp. 282-285.

Kasangaki, A., L. J. Chapman & J. B. Balirwa (2004). Fish fauna of an Afromontane forest and implications for conservation (Abstract). Annual Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology, Columbia, New York, USA.

Kasangaki A, Effitre J, Babaasa D, McNeilage A, and Bitariho R. 2002. Benthic macro invertebrates in biomonitoring in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. (Abstract). Annual Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology. Canterbury, Kent, UK.

Bitariho R, McNeilage A, Babaasa D, and Kasangaki A. 2002. The impact of harvesting wild plants in the multiple-use zones of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda. (Abstract). Annual Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology. Canterbury, Kent, UK

Babaasa D, Bitariho R, Gray M, McNeilage A, Malenky R and Kasangaki A. 2000. Adaptive ecological monitoring in two Albertine Rift Afromontane island forests. (Abstract). Annual Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology. Missoula, Montana, USA