Oigara DK* and Masese FO (2017). Evaluation of the South African Scoring System (SASS 5) biotic index for assessing the ecological condition of the Mara River, Kenya. African Journal of Education, Science and Technology 4(2): 41-51
Masese FO, Salcedo-Borda JS**, Gettel GM, Irvine K, McClain ME. (2016). Influence of catchment land use and seasonality on dissolved organic matter composition and ecosystem metabolism in headwater streams of a Kenyan river. Biogeochemistry 132:1-22
Masese FO. (2015). Dynamics of Organic Matter Processing, Ecosystem Metabolism and Trophic Sources for Consumers in the Mara River, Kenya. PhD Thesis. ISBN 978-1-138-02815-9, CRC Press/ Balkema, Leiden. 212 pp
Masese FO, Abrantes K, Gettel GM, Bouillon S, Irvine K. & McClain ME (2015). Are large herbivore vectors of terrestrial subsidies for riverine food webs? Ecosystems, 18:686-706
Gichana, Z**, Njiru, M, Raburu, PO, Masese FO (2015). Effects of human activities on benthic macroinvertebrate community composition and water quality in the upper catchment of the Mara River Basin, Kenya. Lakes & Reservoirs: Research & Management, 20: 128-137
Gichana ZM**, Njiru M, Raburu PO, Masese FO (2014). Effects of Human Activities on Microbial Water Quality in Nyangores Stream, Mara River Basin. Int. J. Sci. Technol. Res. 3:153-157
Masese FO, Kitaka N, Kipkemboi J, Gettel GM, Irvine K, McClain ME. (2014). Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams. Ecological Indicators, 46: 23–37
Masese FO, Gettel GM, Kitaka N, Kipkemboi J, Irvine K, McClain ME. (2014). Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: more evidence for a diverse shredder assemblage. Freshwater Science, 33: 435-450
Kilonzo F, Masese FO, van Griensven A, Bauwens W, Obando J and Lens P. (2014). Spatial-temporal variability in water quality and macroinvertebrate assemblages in the upper Mara River basin, Kenya. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 67–69: 93–104
Masese FO, Omukoto JO, Kobingi Nyakeya K** (2013). Biomonitoring as a pre-requisite for sustainable water resources: a review of current status and challenges in East Africa. Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 13: 173–191