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STUDIES ON THE ZOOBENTHOS OF SOME SOUTHERN CAPE COASTAL LAKES. SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGES IN THE BENTHOS OF SWARTVLEI, SOUTH AFRICA, IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN THE SUBMERGED LITTORAL MACROPHYTE COMMUNITY

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B.R. Davies --- , South Africa

Major changes in the benthic macro-invertebrate community of the littoral zone of Swartvlei, South Africa, took place between January and April 1978, and the equivalent months of 1980. These changes, which were associated with a collapse of the submerged littoral...

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THE ZOOBENTHOS OF THE TOUW RIVER FLOODPLAIN

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: B.R. DAVIES --- Institute for Freshwater Studies, Republic of South Africa

An eighteen month study (January 1979 - June 1980) of the sediment, emergent and submerged plant-associated benthic macro-invertebrates of the western sector of the Touw River Flood-plain is reported for four study sites: Wilderness Lagoon, the Touw River and East...

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DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF THE BENTHOS IN THE SEDIMENTS OF LAKE CUBHU: A FRESHWATER COASTAL LAKE IN ZULULAND SOUTH AFRICA

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa • Authors: D.P. Cyrus --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa T.J. Martin --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa

A preliminary investigation of the macrobenthic invertebrates of the sediments of Lake Cubhu, a freshwater coastal lake near Richards Bay was conducted on a quarterly basis during 1987. The most important factor which determined the abundance and distribution of each...

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THE BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATE FAUNA OF A SOUTH AFRICAN MOUNTAIN STREAM AND ITS RESPONSE TO FIRE

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: D.L. Britton --- Freshwater Research Unit, Zoology Department, South Africa

The effects of a late-summer prescribed burn on the temperature and benthic macroinvertebrate fauna of a south-western Cape mountain stream were investigated over a period of 12 months. Temperature and discharge regimes appear well-defined and relatively predictable from year to...

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A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF ASPECTS OF SASS (SOUTH AFRICAN SCORING SYSTEM) FOR THE RAPID BIOASSESSMENT OF WATER QUALITY IN RIVERS, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE INCORPORATION OF SASS IN A NATIONAL BIOMONITORING PROGRAMME

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: H. F. Dallas --- , , South Africa

The rapid bioassessment method, SASS (South African Scoring System) has been developed to assess water quality in riverine ecosystems. It is a scoring system based on the presence or absence of macroinvertebrate groups, and yields three values, namely SASS4 Score,...

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THE EFFECT OF SEASON ON A BIOTIC WATER QUALITY INDEX: A CASE STUDY OF THE YELLOW JACKET AND MAZOWE RIVERS, ZIMBABWE.

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: B. Gratwicke --- , , Zimbabwe

The effect of season on the South African Scoring System (SASS) biotic index for rapid assessment of water quality using benthic macroinvertebrates was investigated using the Yellow Jacket and Mazowe Rivers in Zimbabwe as a case study. Several impacts in...

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An assessment of the health of two rivers within Harare, Zimbabwe, on the basis of macroinvertebrate community structure and selected physicochemical variables

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Phiri

The aim of this study was to assess and compare the water quality of the Gwebi and Mukuvisi Rivers, on the basis of selected physicochemical variables and macroinvertebrate community structure. Five sites where selected on both rivers and these were...

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The macroinvertebrates of the Cunene River from the Ruacana Falls to the river mouth and assessment of the conservation status of the river

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FC de Moor HM Barber-James AD Harrison CR Lugo-Ortiz

The proposed construction of a second hydroelectric power-generating dam on the Cunene (Kunene) River on the Namibia-Angola border, more than 100km downstream of the Ruacana hydroelectric power plant, will have a major influence on the aquatic biota of this river...

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Comparison of the density and species composition of aquatic invertebrates found between the roots of Eichhornia crassipes plants from two coastal lakes in northern KwaZulu-Natal

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Viljoen DP Cyrus V Wepener

The aquatic invertebrates found between the roots of Eichhornia crassipes plants from Lakes Cubhu and Nsezi were analysed and compared with each other. Root samples in Lake Cubhu were dominated by Corophium triaenonyx and Caridina nilotica whilst root samples from...

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Available information on macroinvertebrates of the Mhlathuze coastal lakes: setting the ecological reserve (lake water requirements)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CF Mackay DP Cyrus

This paper reviews current information on the macroinvertebrates of four coastal lakes in the Mhlathuze catchment of Zululand. The fauna are described in terms of the potential influence of lake level changes in response to increasing anthropogenic pressures for available...

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A comparison of several methods of assessing river condition using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CA Brown

This paper attempts to address some of the problems that are faced in the endeavour to minimise the time and financial costs of environmental monitoring. At the same time, it aims to assess the usefulness to freshwater studies of some...

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Beacons in the limnological landscape

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BR Allanson

An overview is given of a number of major developments in the limnology of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia. None was possible without the involvement of enthusiastic investigators who, over some 70 years, stimulated the growth of freshwater research in...

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miniSASS — A novel technique for community participation in river health monitoring and management

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: P Mark Graham ChrisWS Dickens R Jim Taylor

Reliable indicators of water quality and river health are often difficult and expensive to derive. This paper reports on a process to develop a low technology, scientifically reliable and robust technique to monitor water quality in rivers and streams. With...

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Spatial variability in macroinvertebrate assemblages: comparing regional and multivariate approaches for classifying reference sites in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HelenF Dallas

Spatial variability in macroinvertebrate assemblages was examined with the aim of evaluating the utility of regional classification systems in aquatic bioassessment. Sampling was undertaken at reference sites in the Western Cape and Mpumalanga, South Africa, using the rapid bioassessment method...

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Seasonal variability of macroinvertebrate assemblages in two regions of South Africa: implications for aquatic bioassessment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HelenF Dallas

Seasonal variability of macroinvertebrate assemblages was examined in two regions of South Africa: Western Cape and Mpumalanga. Sampling was undertaken at reference sites using the rapid bioassessment method SASS4 (South African Scoring System, Version 4). This study examined the influence...

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The Namibian Scoring System (NASS) version 2 rapid bio-assessment method for rivers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RW Palmer ED Taylor

This paper presents a rapid bio-assessment method for assessing the ecological condition of streams and rivers in Namibia. The method uses the composition and abundance of aquatic invertebrates, which are identified in the field, mostly to family level. The method...

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The impact of dredging on macrobenthic invertebrates in a tributary of the Warri River, Niger delta

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: EI Ohimain TOT Imoobe MO Benka-Coker

The macrobenthic invertebrates of a canal, created from a tributary of the Warri River in the mangrove swamp of the Niger Delta, Nigeria, were studied before and after dredging. In the canal dredging resulted in at least a 93% decrease...

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Louisiana crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) (Crustacea: Cambaridae) in Kenyan ponds: non-target effects of a potential biological control agent for schistosomiasis

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DavidM Lodge SadieK Rosenthal KennethM Mavuti Wairimu Muohi Philip Ochieng SamanthaS Stevens BenjaminN Mungai GeraldM Mkoji

The Louisiana crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) has been proposed as a biological control agent for the intermediate snail hosts (Bulinus and Biomphalaria spp.) of human schistosomes (Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni) in Kenya. Using laboratory and field experiments, we examined the...

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The effect of water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) SolmsLaubach (Pontederiaceae), on benthic biodiversity in two impoundments on the New Year's River, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JohnM Midgley MartinP Hill MartinH Villet

Water hyacinth, Eichhornia crassipes (Martius) Solms-Laubach (Pontederiaceae), forms thick mats that affect water resource utilisation, but little is known about its impacts on biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. The benthic invertebrate community and algal biomass were sampled under water hyacinth mats...

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Bioassessment of the ecological integrity of river ecosystems using aquatic macroinvertebrates: an overview with a focus on South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: DeanJ Ollis HelenF Dallas KarenJ Esler Charles Boucher

An overview is given of the bioassessment of the ecological integrity of river ecosystems using aquatic macroinvertebrates, focussing on the South African situation within a global context. Biotic indices and their use in aquatic bioassessment are covered, and comparative descriptions...

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Testing the applicability of the SASS5 scoring procedure for assessing wetland health: a case study in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Rebecca Bowd DonovanC Kotze CraigD Morris NevilW Quinn

A study was undertaken between 29th January and 17th February 2004 to test the applicability of the South African Scoring System Version 5 (SASS5) scoring and calculation procedure in nutrient-enriched palustrine wetlands in the midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Four...

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The South African Scoring System (SASS) Version 5 Rapid Bioassessment Method for Rivers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C WS Dickens --- , South Africa PM Graham --- , South Africa

The assessment of biota in rivers is a widely recognised means of determining the condition or ‘health’ of rivers. Benthic macroinvertebrates, in particular, are recognised as valuable organisms for bioassessments, due largely to their visibility to the naked eye, ease...

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Water quality impacts on instream biota of the Shingwedzi River, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PSO Fouche --- Department of Zoology, South Africa W Vlok --- Department of Zoology, South Africa

Water quality, macroinvertebrate diversity (using SASS5) and fish diversity (using the fish response assessment index) of the Shingwedzi River system were monitored in 2007/2008 to determine the present status of the system. Possible water pollution sources were identified by aerial...

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Benthic faunal distribution and abundance in the Mfolozi–Msunduzi estuarine system, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SG Ngqulana --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa RK Owen --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa L Vivier --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa DP Cyrus --- Coastal Research Unit of Zululand, Department of Zoology, South Africa

The Mfolozi–Msunduzi estuarine system historically shared a common mouth with the St Lucia estuarine system. In 1952, a separate mouth was created, 1.5 km south of St Lucia mouth, to prevent silt carried by the Mfolozi River from entering Lake...

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Ecological health of the Usuthu and Mbuluzi rivers in Swaziland based onselected biological indicators

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: CN Magagula --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland AB Mansuetus --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland JO Tetteh --- Department of Biological Sciences, Swaziland

Biological monitoring, using coliform bacteria and macroinvertebrate populations and diversity, was carried out monthly from August 2004 to January 2005 to determine the ecological health of the Usuthu and Mbuluzi rivers in Swaziland. Water temperature and pH were not significantly...

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Temporal and spatial variability in macroinvertebrate community structure in relation to environmental variables in Ajijiguan Creek, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FO Arimoro --- , South Africa RB Ikomi --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria IO Ajuzieogu --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria FO Nwadukwe --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria

Variations in macrobenthic community structure in time and space along a pollution gradient were examined in a small Niger Delta creek in 2006–2007. Salinity fluctuated between fresh and mesohaline conditions with values ranging from 0.4 to 5.2, and conductivity ranged...

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Impact of abattoir waste on Woji Creek, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, using physicochemistry and macrozoobenthic diversity indices

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: N Zabbey --- Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, Nigeria I Etela --- Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, Nigeria

The impact of waste discharge from Zoo abattoir, Port Harcourt, on the environmental quality of Woji Creek was studied from April 2001 to March 2002 using physicochemistry and diversity of benthic animals as indicators. Priority physicochemical parameters (total suspended solid,...

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The influence of pool size on species diversity and water chemistry in temporary rock pools on Domboshawa Mountain, northern Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Anusa --- Tropical Resources Ecology Programme (TREP), Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe HGT Ndagurwa --- Tropical Resources Ecology Programme (TREP), Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe CHD Magadza --- Tropical Resources Ecology Programme (TREP), Department of Biological Sciences, Zimbabwe

The effect of pool size (area and depth) on species diversity and physicochemical characteristics of rock pool habitats on Domboshawa Mountain, northern Zimbabwe, was studied from December 2006 to May 2007. Pools were categorised based on maximum depth. Pool duration...

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A preliminary survey of biotic composition of the Olifantspruit catchment, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ZCC Khoza --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa MJ Potgieter --- Department of Biodiversity, South Africa W Vlok --- Department of Zoology, South Africa

As a major tributary of the Nyl River, and ultimately for the Nylsvley wetland, the Olifantspruit, Limpopo province, South Africa, was investigated during the summer (high flow) and winter (low flow) of 2007 at three sites. This preliminary study used...

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Turnover patterns in fish versus macroinvertebrates — implications for conservation planning

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NA Rivers-Moore --- School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa

Spatial patterns in taxonomic richness and turnover for fish and aquatic macroinvertebrates are compared to assess the relative usefulness of each taxonomic group in mapping biodiversity patterns. Fish and aquatic macroinvertebrate species data for sites down the longitudinal axes of...

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Body-size distribution, biomass estimates and life histories of common insect taxa associated with a submerged macrophyte Lagarosiphon ilicifolius in the Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Phiri --- , Zimbabwe A Chakona --- Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, South Africa JA Day --- Freshwater Research Unit, Zoology Department, South Africa

The body-size distributions and biomass estimates of Caenis (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae), Cloeon (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae), Coenagrionidae (Odonata), Micronecta (Hemiptera: Corixidae), Chironominae (Diptera: Chironomidae) and Orthocladiinae (Diptera: Chironomidae), the most common and abundant insect taxa associated with a submerged macrophyte Lagarosiphon ilicifolius in...

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Relationship between water temperature predictability and aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in two South African streams

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BR Eady --- Discipline of Geography, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa NA Rivers-Moore --- Centre for Water Resources Research, South Africa TR Hill --- Discipline of Geography, School of Agricultural, Earth and Environmental Sciences, South Africa

Variable seasonal stream temperatures are a critical factor in maintaining aquatic invertebrate community patterns. We investigated whether the degree of predictability in a stream's water temperature profile provides insights into the structure and functional predictability of macroinvertebrate communities. Quarterly macroinvertebrate...

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An integrated remote sampling approach for aquatic invertebrates associated with submerged macrophytes

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PSR Weyl --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa JA Coetzee --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

A sampling method and apparatus for collecting meaningful and quantifiable samples of aquatic macroinvertebrates, and the macrophytes they are associated with, are presented. Where physical danger from wildlife is a significant factor, especially in Africa, this apparatus offers some safety...

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Innovative processes and products involving marine organisms in South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: J J Bolton --- Department of Biological Sciences, South Africa M T Davies-Coleman --- Department of Chemistry, South Africa V E Coyne --- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, South Africa

The SEAChange programme, instituted in 2007 under the auspices of the South African Network for Coastal and Oceanic Research (SANCOR), included four interdependent research themes, one of which was Marine Biotechnology. Marine biotechnology is a discipline that involves both basic...

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Epiphytic seaweeds and invertebrates associated with South African populations of the rocky shore seagrass Thalassodendron leptocaule — a hidden wealth of biodiversity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CM Browne --- Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Research Institute, South Africa R Milne --- Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Research Institute, South Africa C Griffiths --- Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Research Institute, South Africa JJ Bolton --- Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Research Institute, South Africa RJ Anderson --- Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Research Institute, South Africa

Seagrasses support a great diversity of epiphytic organisms. There are no detailed published accounts of algae and animals growing on seagrasses in South Africa. The seagrass Thalassodendron leptocaule (previously known as Thalassodendron ciliatum) is unique among southern African seagrasses in...

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Large-scale spatial patterns within soft-bottom epibenthic invertebrate assemblages along the west coast of South Africa, based on the Nansen trawl survey

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Lange --- Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Biology Research Centre, South Africa CL Griffiths --- Department of Biological Sciences and Marine Biology Research Centre, South Africa

Knowledge of benthic invertebrate biodiversity and distribution patterns over the continental shelf of South Africa is poor and this is hampering efforts to design a network of marine protected areas aimed at conserving regional benthic biota. We analysed invertebrate biodiversity...

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The impact of invasive fish and invasive riparian plants on the invertebrate fauna of the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: StevenR Lowe DarraghJ Woodford DeanN Impson JennyA Day

Invasive fish and plants are widespread in the rivers and riparian zones of the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa and represent potential threats to the highly endemic freshwater fauna. We investigated the impact of invasive smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)...

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A preliminary assessment of the impact of forest conversion from natural to pine plantation on macroinvertebrate communities in two mountain streams in Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Chakona B Marshall

This study presents preliminary data on the influence of forest conversion from natural to pine plantation on benthic macroinvertebrates in streams in the Chimanimani Mountains in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, a region that has received little attention with respect...

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Impact of winter flow regulation on pest-level populations of blackfly (Diptera: Simuliidae) and non-target faunal communities in a South African river

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NA Rivers-Moore FC de Moor

The mid-reaches of the Great Fish River in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa experience regular outbreaks of the pest blackfly Simulium chutteri as a direct consequence of increased flows caused by an inter-basin transfer scheme. There are opportunities...

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Macroinvertebrate colonisation of artificial substrates in a Nigerian river I: gravel and leaf litter

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JO Olomukoro U Okologume

Benthic macroinvertebrate colonisation of artificial gravel and leaf litter substrates over periods of four to 40 days was examined in the Ogba River, Benin City, Nigeria. Of all the assemblages of organisms identified (398 individuals, 27 taxa) on different substrates,...

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The role of macroinvertebrates in the diets of the dominant fish species in Lake Nokoué, Benin

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: P Gnohossou --- Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie et d'Aquaculture, P Laleye --- Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie et d'Aquaculture, P Atachi --- Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie et d'Aquaculture, J Moreau --- Laboratoire d’Agronomie, Environnement et Écotoxicologie, France

Between 2003 and 2006 the diets of 22 fish species, comprising approximately 90% of the Lake Nokoué fish biomass, were analysed. Macroinvertebrates dominated the diet of ten species, fishes were the preferential prey of six fish species, and detritus and...

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Application of a direct toxicity assessment approach to assess the hazard of potential pesticide exposure at selected sites on the Crocodile and Magalies rivers, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TM Ansara-Ross --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa V Wepener --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa PJ van den Brink --- Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, The Netherlands MJ Ross --- Centre for Aquatic Research, Department of Zoology, South Africa

The potentially hazardous effects of agricultural pesticide usage in the Crocodile (west) Marico catchment were evaluated using the Danio rerio and Daphnia pulex lethality, Selenastrum capricornutum growth inhibition and the Ames mutagenicity plate incorporation assays. Hazard assessment categories are proposed...

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Influence of selected abiotic factors on aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Olifants River catchment, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: M Kemp --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa KN de Kock --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa V Wepener --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa W Roets --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa L Quinn --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa CT Wolmarans --- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa

Biodiversity is frequently seen as an indicator of ecological health. Therefore a survey of the macroinvertebrates of the Olifants River, one of the most polluted rivers in South Africa, was conducted in 2010–2011. Four surveys were conducted at a total...

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Do SASS5 scores vary with season in the South African highveld? A case study on the Skeerpoort River, North West province, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: HE Fourie --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa C Thirion --- Department of Water Affairs: Resource Quality Services, South Africa CW Weldon --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

Macroinvertebrate assemblages can vary with season as a result of changing environmental conditions and phenology of individual species. The objective of this study was to determine whether results from the South African Scoring System version 5 (SASS5) are affected by...

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Rapid bioassessment of the effects of repeated rotenone treatments on invertebrate assemblages in the Rondegat River, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: TA Bellingan --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa DJ Woodford --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa J Gouws --- Scientific Services, CapeNature, South Africa MH Villet --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa OLF Weyl --- Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa

The potential collateral effects of eradicating invasive fishes in streams necessitate the monitoring of invertebrate communities during treatment. In an environmental rehabilitation programme, non-native smallmouth bass were removed from the lower reaches of the Rondegat River, Western Cape, South Africa,...

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Effect of burn area on invertebrate recolonization in grasslands in the Drakensberg, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Charmaine Uys --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Michelle Hamer --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Robert Slotow --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Our study examined the short-term response of grassland invertebrate communities to fire in the South African Drakensberg, in relation to distance from the edge of a burn. We aimed to establish which species survive fire and the dynamics of the...

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Assessment of the macro-invertebrate fauna of rivers in southern Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. O. Olomukoro --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria L. I. N. Ezemonye --- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Nigeria

This study evaluated the macro-invertebrate fauna in water bodies of southern Nigeria spanning the rainforest and derived savanna ecozones. The benthic macro-invertebrate fauna of Edo Ecozone comprises 55 taxa, belonging to 13 major groups. The abundance of major taxonomic groups...

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Freshwater invertebrates of sub-Antarctic Marion Island

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Herbert J.G. Dartnall --- Department of Biological Sciences, Australia Valdon R. Smith --- Department of Botany and Zoology, South Africa

The freshwater habitats (mires, streams, lakes, pools and wallows) on sub-Antarctic Marion Island were examined for invertebrates. Sixty-eight species were found, including 45 new records for the Island. Of these 56 were bona fide aquatic invertebrates, the rest being terrestrial...

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Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblage composition and distribution pattern in the upper Mthatha River, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: AS Niba --- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, South Africa SP Mafereka --- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, South Africa

Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled and environmental variables measured at Langeni Forest and Kambi Valley, two sites of varying degrees of human impact in the upper Mthatha River, South Africa, in 2010–2011. Four species, Simulium adersi Pomeroy, Baetis harrisoni Barnard, Pseudocloeon...

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An evaluation of the weight of evidence approach to assess sediment quality in the Mvoti Estuary, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: BF Shaddock --- Department of Zoology, South Africa V Wepener --- Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, South Africa

A weight of evidence approach was evaluated in the Mvoti Estuary, which is affected by point and non-point sources of contaminants. Four sites were sampled in 2005 and assessed along the standard sediment quality triad lines of evidence: sediment chemistry,...

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The inshore benthic macroinvertebrates of Lake Nabugabo, Uganda: seasonal and spatial patterns

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: J. Efitre --- Zoology Department, Uganda L.J. Chapman --- Department of Zoology, U.S.A. B. Makanga --- Zoology Department, Uganda

Lake Nabugabo, Uganda, is a lake of particular interest because of the unusual nature of its benthic macroinvertebrate community. In this study we quantified the spatial and temporal distribution of benthic macroinvertebrates within the lakewith a focus on habitat associations...

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Response of instream animal communities to a short-term extreme event and to longer-term cumulative impacts in a strategic water resource area, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SH Foord --- Department of Zoology, Chair in Biodiversity Value and Change, Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa PSO Fouché --- Department of Zoology, South Africa

Disturbance plays an integral part in generating heterogeneity required for ecosystem persistence, but the increased amplitude and duration of disturbances linked to drivers of global change could result in ecosystem shifts or collapse. Biomonitoring over time provides insights into trajectories...

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Effects of land-use changes on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in the tropical Umfurudzi River, Zimbabwe

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: T Bere --- Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe G Chiyangwa --- Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe T Mwedzi --- Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe

The responses of benthic macroinvertebrates to land-use-induced changes in water quality and habitat because of contrasting land-use types along the Umfurudzi River, Zimbabwe, were investigated in 2013. Five stations in a communal area upstream of Umfurudzi National Park, four on...

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The influence of food abundance, food dispersion and habitat structure on territory selection and size of an Afrotropical terrestrial insectivore

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: William D Newmark --- Natural History Museum of Utah, USA Thomas R Stanley --- US Geological Survey, USA

Most tropical insectivorous birds, unlike their temperate counterparts, hold and defend a feeding and breeding territory year-around. However, our understanding of ecological factors influencing territory selection and size in tropical insectivores is limited. Here we examine three prominent hypotheses relating...

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The ecological integrity of the Lower Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa: 2009–2015 – Part A: Olifants River main stem

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa TD Mohlala --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South Africa A Swemmer --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South Africa

The major rivers of the South African ‘Lowveld’ (low-latitude savanna) suffer numerous impacts from upstream economic activities. Whereas monitoring these rivers is required to detect biodiversity losses, record pollution events and devise mitigation strategies, current monitoring programmes are inadequate. In...

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The ecological integrity of the lower Olifants River, Limpopo province, South Africa: 2009–2015 – Part B: Tributaries of the Olifants River

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: SM Marr --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa TD Mohlala --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South Africa A Swemmer --- SAEON Ndlovu Node, Kruger National Park, South Africa

Monitoring on the Lowveld reaches of the Olifants River, Limpopo River System, and its Steelpoort, Blyde, Klaserie and Selati tributaries was initiated in 2009. Analysis of the 2009–2015 data from four Olifants River sites showed deterioration in the river’s ecological...

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Physico-chemical water characteristics and aquatic macroinvertebrates of Lake Tsimanampesotse, south-western Madagascar

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: JR Rasoloariniaina --- Centre National de Recherches sur l’Environnement (CNRE), Madagascar

Saline lakes are known to be amongst the most productive ecosystems in the world. Tsimanampesotse, a ‘conservation hotspot’ soda lake in southwestern Madagascar, was integrated into the Ramsar wetland network in 1998. Despite its importance for aquatic birds, knowledge of...

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Improving the performance of the EPT Index to accommodate multiple stressors in Afrotropical streams

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: FO Masese --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Kenya PO Raburu --- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Kenya

The EPT index (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) may be skewed by the wide tolerance to multiple stressors of the Baetid, Caenid and Hydropsychid families, which affects the performance of the EPT index as an indicator of multiple stressors in aquatic...

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Presence of microplastics in the tube structure of the reef-building polychaete Gunnarea gaimardi (Quatrefages 1848)

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: HA Nel --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa PW Froneman --- Department of Zoology and Entomology, South Africa

The prevalence of microplastics in the marine environment has resulted in a need to understand their association with various fauna. The aim of this study was to assess whether microplastic particles are present in the tube structure of the indigenous...

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

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PW Mureithi --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya JG Mbaka --- Department of Land and Water Management, Kenya CM M’Erimba --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya JM Mathooko --- Department of Biological Sciences, Kenya

Although invertebrate drift is an important ecological process in lotic ecosystems, very little is known about it in Kenyan rivers. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the effect of driftnet mesh size and exposure duration on drift...

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Long-term physico-chemical and faunal changes in a small, rural South African estuary

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: M Kajee --- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa CL Griffiths --- Department of Biological Sciences and Centre for Invasion Biology, South Africa SJ Lamberth --- Fisheries Management, Department of Agriculture, South Africa

The Palmiet Estuary is a small, rural estuary in the Western Cape that only closes briefly during dry summers. The system was previously surveyed during 1979 to 1980 and we repeated the survey in April 2015 (mouth closed) and September...

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Impact of shorebird predation on intertidal macroinvertebrates in a key North African Atlantic wintering site: an experimental approach

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: L Joulami --- Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sik, Morocco R El Hamoumi --- Faculty of Sciences Ben M’sik, Morocco Z Daief --- Faculty of Sciences Ain Chock, Morocco H Bazairi --- Faculty of Sciences, Morocco RJ Lopes --- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO), InBio Laboratório Associado, Portugal

Shorebirds, as migratory aquatic birds and top predators in intertidal ecosystems, can be affected by global environmental changes and escalations in local impacts on coastal lagoons and estuarine trophic networks. Many shorebirds winter in North African Atlantic coastal sites, most...

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Contribution to the knowledge of the macroinvertebrate fauna of the streams of Kahuzi-Biega National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: MF Ngera --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo SU Pauls --- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum, Germany RW Holzenthal --- Department of Entomology, USA M Bagalwa --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo MA Bisimwa --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo EM Mushayuma --- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo DR Cammaerts --- Independent researcher, research associate of the CRSN-Lwiro, Democratic Republic of Congo

The Albertine Rift is one of Africa’s major biodiversity hotspots. However, the aquatic fauna of its western border in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains understudied and poorly characterised. Kahuzi-Biega National Park (KBNP) in DRC is a crucial link for...

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Ecological, recreational and educational potential of a small artificial wetland in an urban environment

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: PN Gitau --- School of Biological Sciences, Kenya GG Ndiritu --- School of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, Kenya NN Gichuki --- School of Biological Sciences, Kenya

Pertinent questions remain on whether small, artificial wetlands, such as abandoned quarries play any ecological or socio-economic role in the environment. To increase information on roles played by small-sized artificial wetlands in the environment, an assessment study was carried out...

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Characterisation of selected micro-estuaries and micro-outlets in South Africa using microalgal, zooplanktonic and macrozoobenthic assemblages

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ML Magoro --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa T Dalu --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa LRD Human --- Department of Botany, South Africa R Perissinotto --- DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa SHP Deyzel --- South African Environmental Observation Network (SAEON), South Africa TH Wooldridge --- Department of Zoology, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research (CMR), South Africa JB Adams --- DST/NRF SARChI Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa

South Africa has approximately 200 micro-estuaries and micro-outlets along its more than 3 000 km of coastline. Many of these microsystems (i.e. micro-outlets and micro-estuaries) share some characteristics with temporarily open/closed estuaries, but differ in that they are supplied by...

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High flow variability and storm events shape the ecology of the Mbhashe Estuary, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NC James --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa JB Adams --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa AD Connell --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa SJ Lamberth --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa CF MacKay --- Oceanographic Research Institute, South Africa GC Snow --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa L van Niekerk --- Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa

The possible impacts of extreme events on the ecology of selected aquatic biota within the Mbhashe Estuary were investigated during a four year (2010–2013) spring sampling programme. During periods of low to average flow conditions the estuary is shallow, turbid...

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Effects of untreated industrial effluents on water quality and benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages of Lake Hawassa and its tributaries, Southern Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: ST Mereta --- , Ethiopia A Ambelu --- , Ethiopia A Ermias --- , Ethiopia Y Abdie --- , Ethiopia M Moges --- , Ethiopia A Haddis --- , Ethiopia D Hailu --- , Ethiopia H Beyene --- , Ethiopia B Kebede --- , Ethiopia WL Mulat --- , United States

The present study investigates the impacts of industrial effluents on the macroinvertebrate assemblages and water quality of the Lake Hawassa watershed. The water quality and macroinvertebrate assemblages were assessed at 40 sampling sites. The chemical and ecological water quality was...

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Distribution and abundance patterns of two parapagurid hermit crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura) along the west and south coasts of South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: AG Wright --- , South Africa CL Griffiths --- , South Africa TP Fairweather --- , South Africa

A series of over 6 000 research-trawl samples collected along the west and south coasts of South Africa between 1987 and 2014 were analysed for the presence and biomass of two parapagurid hermit crabs, Sympagurus dimorphus and Parapagurus bouvieri. The...

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Longitudinal species turnover rates are predictable and should guide location of sampling sites for South African river surveys to assess aquatic biodiversity

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NA Rivers-Moore --- , South Africa FC de Moor --- , South Africa

Representative samples of biota collected relative to environmental gradients are important for measuring present distributions and predicting shifts in distribution of taxa in response to climate change or reduced river connectivity. Based on river ecology theory and established measures of...

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Macrofauna associated with intertidal mussel beds in the Knysna estuarine embayment, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Alan N Hodgson --- , South Africa Frances Smith --- , South Africa Peter Smith --- , South Africa Louw Claassens --- , South Africa

The alien invasive mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, forms biogenic habitats in the embayment of Knysna Estuary. Invertebrate macrofauna inhabiting mussel beds were sampled from six sites in the embayment. In addition, mussel cover, mussel bed depth, density and size of mussels...

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Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for South African estuarine macrofauna

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: C Fagg --- , South Africa NL Phair --- , South Africa L Claassens --- , South Africa RSK Barnes --- , South Africa S von der Heyden --- , South Africa

Seagrass ecosystems face many anthropogenic pressures, yet globally there is a lack of knowledge of their associated biodiversity. Molecular barcoding can aid in biomonitoring efforts, but few South African invertebrates are accounted for. We provide 48 new sequences for 15...

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Species composition and distribution of mayflies (Ephemeroptera) in relation to land use systems along the Thika River, Kenya

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: C Maina --- , Kenya BM Mwangi --- , Kenya JJ Jumbe --- , Kenya

Mayflies (order Ephemeroptera) are widely distributed and commonly used in biological assessment of water quality because of their sensitivity. Their application as bio-indicators in tropical streams and rivers, however, is hampered by lack of adequate information about their status in...

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Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: SP Kirkman --- , South Africa BQ Mann --- , South Africa KJ Sink --- , South Africa R Adams --- , South Africa T-C Livingstone --- , South Africa JB Mann-Lang --- , South Africa MC Pfaff --- , South Africa T Samaai --- , South Africa MG van der Bank --- , South Africa L Williams --- , South Africa GM Branch --- , South Africa

We reviewed 140 papers to assess the ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas (MPAs). Evidence was assessed for coverage and representivity, protection of important biodiversity areas, other recognised elements of effectiveness, connectivity, and ecological effects—from the scale of...

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A review of the limnology of the Okavango Delta, Botswana

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Mangaliso J Gondwe --- , Botswana Mike Murray-Hudson --- , Botswana Nashaat M Mazrui --- , Botswana Oliver Moses --- , Botswana Edwin Mosimanyana --- , Botswana Oarabile Mogobe --- , Botswana

Water quantity and quality are important aspects in the management of aquatic ecosystems, including wetlands. This paper has integrated available knowledge from literature on the limnology of the Okavango Delta, Botswana. The current near-natural solute concentrations in the inflow waters...

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Sponges as simple biomonitoring tools for trace element pollution in marine environments: insights from a Kenyan study focused on the leaf sponge Phyllospongia foliascens

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: BO Ohowa --- , Kenya LI Kiteresi --- , Kenya VW Wanjeri --- , Kenya SM Mwamburi --- , Kenya SL Tunje --- , Kenya

The potential of the marine leaf sponge Phyllospongia foliascens as a simple biomonitor of trace element pollution was assessed. The concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) in sediments and in P...

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The Freshwater Biodiversity Information System (FBIS) – mobilising data for evaluating long-term change in South African rivers

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Helen Dallas --- , South Africa Jeremy Shelton --- , South Africa Tim Sutton --- , South Africa Dimas Tri Cuptura --- , South Africa Mohammed Kajee --- , South Africa Nancy Job --- , South Africa

Access to long-term biodiversity datasets is vital for monitoring, managing and protecting freshwater ecosystems. Detecting critical ecosystem changes, such as losing unique biodiversity and ecosystem services, is dependent on access to data. A wealth of biodiversity data exists for river...

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Environmental stressors influence the biological water quality of a lotic system in southwestern Nigeria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: EO Akindele --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria SA Olaniyan --- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria AM Adedapo --- Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Deforestation in the Afrotropical realm is extensively encroaching on riparian corridors, causing increasingly negative impacts on freshwater biota. This study aimed to assess the biological water quality of an Afrotropical river in southwestern Nigeria whose riparian corridor is threatened by...

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Habitat scale and seasonality influence macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a tropical Kenyan montane stream

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Frank O Masese --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Augustine Sitati --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Mourine J Yegon --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Elizabeth W Wanderi --- University of Eldoret, Kenya Phillip O Raburu --- University of Eldoret, Kenya

Habitat quality and diversity strongly influence the composition of macroinvertebrate communities in lotic ecosystems. We evaluated the functional organization of macroinvertebrates in response to changes in habitat type and seasonality in the Afromontane Moiben River in western Kenya. In-stream substrate...

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Perceptions and knowledge about the use of biological indicators in freshwater ecosystem monitoring in Rwanda

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: A Nzarora --- College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda C Cocquyt --- , Belgium V Nzibaza --- Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management, University of Rwanda, Rwanda V Nsengimana --- College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda PJ Mugume --- Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resources Management, University of Rwanda, Rwanda BA Kaplin --- College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Rwanda

The use of biological monitoring (biomonitoring) to assess water quality is recognised alongside the use of chemical and physicochemical parameters due to its ability and efficiency in providing information about both current and long-term changes. Indeed, biomonitoring is applied in...

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A preliminary macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (M-IBI) for monitoring the highland flood plain wetland ecosystems in Ethiopia

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: Habtamu Getnet Fetene --- Asossa University, Ethiopia Seyoum Mengistou --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Bikila Warkineh Dullo --- Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Anthropogenic activities have put tremendous pressure on the natural condition of wetlands. However, few studies have used indices based on benthic invertebrates to assess the effect of these pressures on wetland ecosystems. Multi-metric indices (MMIs) have been used successfully to...

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Life-history strategy and intertidal distribution in sympatric species of pulmonate limpets of the genus Siphonaria

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: CD McQuaid --- Rhodes University, South Africa RJ Chambers --- Rhodes University, South Africa

Three species of the intertidal pulmonate limpet genus Siphonaria are sympatric on the south coast of South Africa and all lay gelatinous benthic egg masses. Siphonaria capensis and S. concinna hatch as planktonic larvae, whereas S. serrata has direct-developing larvae...

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Benthic macrofaunal changes in response to restoration efforts in the St Lucia estuarine lake, South Africa

Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: PC Moloi --- School of Agriculture and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa GM Rishworth --- Department of Zoology, Institute for Coastal and Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa MS Bird --- Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, South Africa NK Carrasco --- School of Agriculture and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

The St Lucia estuarine lake and Mfolozi River mouth on the Indian Ocean coast of South Africa were once a single, connected system but were artificially separated in 1952 to prevent siltation from the Mfolozi River catchment which risked shallowing...

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