Publications
266. Mungenge C*, Wasserman RJ, Mlambo MC, Dondofema F, Keates C, Bute TF and Dalu T. 2025. Diversity of large branchiopods (Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicuadata) in semi-arid temporary pans of North West Province, South Africa, including a new record for South Africa. Journal of Crustacean Biology. 45(2):ruaf032. PDF
263. Dalu T, Wu N, Oduro C, Gruwell ME, Sanganyado E, Al–Jaibaji R, Teixeira de Mello R, Sparks C and Mpopetsi P. 2025. Plastisphere community assemblage in freshwater. In: Vithanage M, Bakir A and Posth NR (eds) Plastisphere: The Ecosystem of Plastics. CRC Press, Boca Raton. BOOK CHAPTER. PDF
262. Dalu T, Oduro C, Wu N, Teixeira de Mello F, Sanganyado E, Al–Jaibachi R, Gruwell ME, Sparks C and Mpopetsi P. 2025. Environmental health impact of plastisphere. In: Vithanage M, Bakir A and Posth NR (eds) Plastisphere: The Ecosystem of Plastics. CRC Press, Boca Raton. BOOK CHAPTER. PDF
258. Dalu T, Oduro C, Matsimela RM, Munyai LF, Wu N, Moyo S and Cuthbert RN. 2025. Macroplastic distribution patterns and accumulation in an Austral subtropical river system. Scientific Reports. 15:9231. PDF
256. Leshaba EN, Dube T, Dondofema F, Munyai LF, Keates C, Riddell E, Khosa D and Dalu T. 2025. Macroinvertebrate diversity within pan wetlands in relation to geological type and hydroperiod in a protected subtropical Austral national park. Chemistry and Ecology. DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2025.2470974. PDF
249. Dube T, Musasa T and Dalu T (2025) Major African river systems and their associated tributaries; An overview. In: Dalu T and Masese FO (eds) Afrotropical Streams and Rivers: Structure, Ecological Processes and Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [BOOK CHAPTER]
248. Muvundja FA, Biringanine MD, Masilya MP and Dalu T (2025) Rivers of the Congo basin in Central Africa. In: Dalu T and Masese FO (eds) Afrotropical Streams and Rivers: Structure, Ecological Processes and Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [BOOK CHAPTER]
244. Mpopetsi PP, Dondoferma F, Kola E, Masese FO, Munyai LF and Dalu T (2025). Macrophytes. In: Dalu T and Masese FO (eds) Afrotropical Streams and Rivers: Structure, Ecological Processes and Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [BOOK CHAPTER]
239. Dalu T, Masese MO, Parker DM, Chanyandura A, Dube T, Fugère V, Gwapedza D, Kori E, McClain ME, Madzivanzira TC, Malapane C, Mangadze T, Mungenge CP, Muvundja FA, Mwedzi T, Reid M, O’Brien G, Utete B, van der Waal B and Mpopetsi PP (2025) Overview and future prospects of African rivers research. In: Dalu T and Masese FO (eds) Afrotropical Streams and Rivers: Structure, Ecological Processes and Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [BOOK CHAPTER]
235. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Callaghan A, Dolan EJ and Johnston B. 2024. Dyeing waters: Does indiscriminate dye use threaten aquatic ecosystems? Science of the Total Environment. 953(25 Nov):176107. PDF
234. Mabadahanye K, Dalu MTB, Munyai LF, Dondofema FD and Dalu T. 2024. Institutional arrangements and roles within water and wastewater treatments in the Vhembe District, South Africa. Sustainability. 16(19):8362. PDF
233. Mabadahanye K, Dalu MTB and Dalu T. 2024. Occurrence and removal of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: perspectives on shape, type, and density. Water. 16(12):1750. PDF
232. Mashamba R, Dalu MTB, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2024. Human perceptions and reports of pro–environmental behaviours in the context of plastic pollution in rural communities within a UNESCO subtropical biosphere reserve. Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences. DOI:10.1007/s13412-024-00957-7. PDF
230. Malapane C, Dube T and Dalu T. 2024. Assessing the dynamics of land use and land cover change in semi-arid Savannah: a focus on woody plant encroachment utilising historical satellite data. African Journal of Ecology. 62(3):e13300. PDF
229. Munyai LF, Mugwedi L, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F, Riddell E, Keates C and Dalu T. 2024. Water and sediment chemistry drivers of chlorophyll-a dynamics within a Ramsar declared floodplain pan wetland system. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31:28549–28563. PDF
228. Bute TF, Wyness A, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F, Keates C and Dalu T. 2024. Microbial community and extracellular polymeric substance dynamics in arid–zone temporary pan ecosystems. Science of the Total Environment, 932(1 Jul):173059. PDF
227. Mhlongo ES, Ruwanza S and Dalu T. 2024. Perceptions, knowledge, and invasion extent of Lantana camara on household yards in rural communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Society and Natural Resources. 37(8):1218-1239. PDF
226. Dalu T, Dondofema F, Mpakairi KS, Mungenge CP and Dube T. 2024. Climate variability impacts on aquatic macrophytes: The role of remote sensing technologies. In: Dube T, Shekede MD, Shoko C and Mushore T (eds) Remote Sensing of Climate. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [BOOK CHAPTER]
225. Dalu T, Chiloane C, Dondofema F, Dube T, Leshaba EN, Masina FM and Munyai LF. 2024. Application of remote sensing techniques to monitor climate variability effects on groundwater-dependent ecosystems. In: Dube T, Shekede MD, Shoko C and Mushore T (eds) Remote Sensing of Climate. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [BOOK CHAPTER]
224. Mpakairi KS, Muthivhi FF, Dondofema F, Munyai LF and Dalu T. 2024. Chlorophyll–a unveiled: unlocking reservoir insights through remote sensing in a subtropical reservoir. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196:401. PDF
223. Cuthbert RN, Nkosi MS and Dalu T. 2024. Field and laboratory microplastics uptake by a freshwater shrimp. Ecology and Evolution. 14(4):e11198. PDF
222. Mutshekwa T, Mugwedi L, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F, Cuthbert RN and Dalu T. 2024. Aquatic macroinvertebrate community colonisation and succession in macadamia orchard and communal area reservoirs: a case study of Luvuvhu River valley, South Africa. Water SA. 50(2):137–147. PDF
221. Soto I, Balzani P, Carneiro L, Cuthbert RN, Macêdo R, Tarkan AR, Ahmed DA, Bang A, Bacela-Sychalska K, Bailey SA, Baudry T, Ballesteros-Mejia L, Bortolus A, Briski E, Britton JR, Buřič M, Camacho-Cervantes M, Cano-Barbacil C, Copilaș-Ciocianu D, Coughlan NE, Courtois P, Csabai Z, Dalu T, De Santis V, Dickey JWE, Dimarco RD, Falk-Andersson J, Fernandez RD, Florencio M, Franco ACS, García-Berthou E, Giannetto D, Glavendekic MM, Grabowski M, Heringer G, Herrera I, Huang W, Kamelamela KL, Kirichenko NI, Kouba A, Kourantidou M, Kurtul I, Laufer G, Lipták G, Liu C, López-López E, Lozano V, Mammola S, Marchini A, Meshkova V, Milardi M, Musolin DL, Nuñez MA, Oficialdegui FJ, Patoka J, Pattison Z, Pincheira-Donoso D, Piria Z, Probert AF, Rasmussen JJ, Renault D, Ribeiro F, Rilov G, Robinson TB, Rico-Sanchez AE, Schwindt E, South J, Stoett P, Verreycken H, Vilizzi L, Wang J-L, Watari Y, Wehi PM, Weiperth A, Wiberg-Larsen P, Yapıcı S, Yoğurtçuoğlu B, Zenni RD, Galil BS, Dick JTA, Russell JC, Ricciardi A, Simberloff D, Bradshaw CJA and Haubrock PJ. 2024. Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science. Biological Reviews. 99(4):1357-1390. PDF
220. Dube T, Dube T, Dalu T, Gxokwe S and Marambanyika T. 2024. Assessment of land use and land cover, water nutrient and metal concentration related to illegal mining activities in an Austral semi–arid river system: A remote sensing and multivariate analysis approach. Science of the Total Environment. 907(10 Jan):167919. PDF
219. Mashamba R, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F, Munyai LF, Wu N and Dalu T. 2024. Spatiotemporal variation in macroplastic abundances along a subtropical Austral river system. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 196:273. PDF
218. Cooke SJ, Lynch AJ, Tickner D, Abell R, Dalu T, Fiorella KJ, Raghavan R, Harrison IJ, Jähnig SC, Vollmer D and Carpenter S. 2024. Can the planetary health concept save freshwater biodiversity and ecosystems? The Lancet Planetary Health. 8(1):E2-E3. PDF
217. Mungenge CP, Wasserman RJ, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2024. Salinisation of arid temporary pools alters crustacean hatching success but not phenology dynamics. Hydrobiologia. 851:181-193. PDF
216. Dalu MTB, Ngobeni BS and Dalu T. 2023. Assessing pro-environmental behaviour towards plastics among staff and student at a South African university. Sustainability. 15 (24):16904. PDF
214. Munyai LF and Dalu T. 2023. Aquatic macrophytes metal and nutrient concentration variations, with implication for phytoremediation potential in a subtropical river system. Sustainability. 15 (Oct):14933. PDF
213. Munyai LF, Mugwedi L, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F, Riddell E, Keates C and Dalu T. 2023. Metal and non–metal dynamics and distribution in soil profiles across selected pans in the Ramsar declared subtropical within national protected area. Chemistry and Ecology, 39(9):949-969. PDF
212. Munyai LF, Mugwedi L, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2023. Assessing fish and macroinvertebrates assemblages in relation to environmental variables in Makuleke floodplain pans: implications for biodiversity conservation. Wetlands 43, 93. PDF
211. Madzivanzira TC, Mungenge CP, Dube T and Dalu T. 2023. From benthic to floating: Phytoplankton dynamics in freshwater African lakes and reservoirs. In: El-Sheekh, M., Elsaied, H.E. (eds.), Lakes of Africa. Elsevier, Amsterdam. PDF [Book Chapter]
210. Madzivanzira TC, Coetzee JA and Dalu T. 2023. Factors structuring aquatic macrophytes. In: Kumar, S. Bauddh, K., Singh, R., Kumar, N. and Kumar, N. (eds.), Aquatic Macrophytes: Ecology, Functions and Services. Springer Nature, Singapore Pte. PDF [Book Chapter]
209. Masunungure C, Manyani A, Dalu MTB, Ngorima A and Dalu T. 2023. Decision support tools for invasive alien species management should better consider principles of robust decision making. Science of the Total Environment. 899(15 Nov):165606. PDF
208. Nkosi MS, Cuthbert RN, Wu N, Shikwambana P and Dalu T. 2023. Microplastic abundance, distribution, and diversity in water and sediments along a subtropical river system. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 30:91440-91452. PDF
207. Dalu T, Themba NN, Dondofema F and Cuthbert RN. 2023. Nowhere to go! Microplastic abundances in freshwater fishes living near wastewater treatment plants. Environmental Ecotoxicology and Pharmocology. 101(August):104210. PDF
206. Dalu T, Dube T, Dondofema F and Cuthbert RN. 2023. Illegal mining impacts on freshwater Potamonautid crab in a subtropical Austral highland biosphere reserve. Science of the Total Environment. 896(20 October):165251. PDF
205. Masese FO, Arimoro FO, Dalu T and Gettel GM. 2023. Editorial: Freshwater science in Africa. Frontiers in Environmental Science: Freshwater Science. 11(June):1233932. PDF
204. Mukwevho L, Dalu T and Chidawanyika F. 2023. Long-term mammal herbivory on arthropod assemblages at Kruger National Park, South Africa. PLoS ONE. 18(6): e0286396. PDF
203. Emami-Khoyi A, Jooste CM, Dalu T, van Vuuren BJ, Wasserman RJ and Teske PR. 2023. Persistent effects of historical sea levels on the population structure of a temporary wetland copepod. Freshwater Biology. 68(8):1442-1452. PDF
202. Wasserman
RJ, Dondofema F, Keates C, Cuthbert N and Dalu T. 2023. Turtle-mediated
dispersal of anostracan dormant eggs: Evidence for dominance hierarchy effects.
Ecology. 104(7):e4066. PDF
201. Mutshekwa T, Munyai LF, Mugwedi L, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2023. Seasonal occurrence of microplastics in sediment of two South African recreational reservoirs. Water Biology and Security. 2(3):100185. PDF
200. Dalu T, Ngomane N, Dondofema F and Cuthbert RN. 2023. Water or sediment? Assessing seasonal microplastic accumulation from wastewater treatment works. H2Open Journal. 6(2):88–104. PDF
199. Mutshekwa T, Mugwedi L, Moyo B, Madala NE, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2023. Assessing acetamiprid and chlorpyrifos pesticide concentrations in water and sediments across macadamia orchard and communal area small reservoirs. Chemistry and Ecology. 39(4):393-403. PDF
198. Masina FM, Wasserman RJ and Wu N, Mungenge CP, Donofema F, Keates C, Shikwamba P and Dalu T. 2023. Macroinvertebrate diversity in relation to limnochemistry in an Austral semi-arid transboundary aquafer region pan system. Science of the Total Environment. 878(30 June):163161. PDF.
197. Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2023. Muddy Waters: Mega-Herbivores as agents of change in African shallow freshwaters. African Journal of Ecology. 61(3): 722-725. PDF.
196. Mofu L, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Woodford DJ and Weyl OLF. 2023. Trophic ecology of co–occurring fishes in the Sundays River valley irrigation ponds, assessed using stable isotope and gut content analyses. Journal of Fish Biology. 102(5):1191-1205. PDF
195. Mungenge CP, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F, Keates C, Masina FM and Dalu T*. 2023. Assessing chlorophyll–a and water quality dynamics in arid–zone temporary pan systems along a disturbance gradient. Science of the Total Environment. 873(May):162272. PDF
194. Mofu L, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Woodford DJ and Weyl OLF. 2023. Validation of growth zone formation in Oreochromis mossambicus otoliths collected from an irrigation pond in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 48(1):105-109. PDF
193. Dalu T, Stam EM, Ligege MO and Cuthbert RN. 2023. Highways to invasion: Powerline servitudes as corridors for alien plant invasions. African Journal of Ecology. 61(2):379-388. PDF
192. Rampheri MR, Dube T, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2023. Identification and delineation of groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) in the Khakea-Bray Transboundary Aquifer using geospatial techniques. Geocarto International. 38(1):2172217. PDF
191. Rampheri MR, Dube T, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2023. Progress in the remote sensing of groundwater-dependent ecosystems in semi-arid environments. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth. 130(Jun):103359. PDF
190. Britton JR, Lynch AJ, Bardal H, Bradbeer SJ, Coetzee JA, Coughlan NE, Dalu T, Tricarico E, Gallardo B, Lintermans M, Lucy F, Liu C, Olden JD, Raghavan R and Pritchard EG. 2023. Preventing and controlling non-native species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss. Environmental Reviews. 31(2):310-326. PDF
189. Netshituni VT, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2022. Assessing the effects of native and alien plant ash on mosquito abundance. Ecology and Evolution. 12(10):e9371. PDF
188. Macedo RL, Franco AC, Kozlowksy-Suzuki B, Mammola S, Dalu T and Rocha O. 2022. The global social-economic dimension of biological invasions by plankton: grossly underestimated costs but a rising concern for water quality benefits?. Water Research. 222(15 Aug):118918. PDF
187. Dalu T, Mwedzi T, Wasserman RJ, Madzivanzira TC, Nhiwatiwa T and Cuthbert RN. 2022. Land use effects on water quality, habitat, and macroinvertebrate and diatom communities in African highland streams. Science of the Total Environment. 846(10 Nov):157346. PDF
186. Cao J, Yang Q, Wang F, Jiang J, Dalu T, Kadushkin A, Joginder S, Rawil F, Cai X and Li R. 2022. Coronas of micro/nano plastics: a key determinant in their risk assessments. Particle and Fibre Toxicology. 19:55. PDF
185. Dalu T, Cuthbert RN, Makhuvha L, Dondofema F and Wasserman RJ. 2022. Assessing variation in below–ground organic matter dynamics in the Ramsar–declared Nylsvley Wetland system, South Africa. Chemistry and Ecology. 38(7):617–635. PDF
184. Dalu T, Cuthbert RN and Wasserman RJ. 2022. Limited plankton community shifts over winter inundation events in Austral temporary wetlands. Chemistry and Ecology. 38(6):586-601. PDF
183. Mpakairi KS, Dube T, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2022. Spatial characterisation of vegetation diversity in groundwater-dependent ecosystems using in-situ and Sentinel-2 MSI satellite data. Remote Sensing. 14(13):2995. PDF
182. Mutshekwa T, Mugwedi L, Wasserman RJ, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2022. Pesticides drive differential leaf litter decomposition and mosquito colonisation dynamics in lentic conditions. Science of the Total Environment. 839(15 Sept):156320. PDF
181. Dalu MTB, Cuthbert RN, Ragimana P, Gunter AW, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2022. Assessing human perceptions towards large wood in river ecosystems following flooding experiences. River Research and Applications. 38(7):1296–1304. PDF
180. Buxton M, Cuthbert RN, Basinyi PL, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ and Nyamukondiwa C. 2022. Cattle dung in aquatic habitats alters mosquito predatory biocontrol dynamics. Food Webs. 32(Sep):e00241. PDF
179. Mpakairi KS, Dube T, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2022. Spatio–temporal variation of vegetation heterogeneity in groundwater dependent ecosystems within arid environments. Ecological Informatics. 69(Jul):101667. PDF
178. Mutshekwa T, Cuthbert RN, Mugwedi L, Wasserman RJ, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2022. Behavioural responses and mortality of Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis Mossambicus to three commonly used macadamia plantation pesticides. Water. 14(8):1257. PDF
177. Netshituni TV, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F and Dalu T. 2022. Effects of wildfire ash from native and alien plants on phytoplankton biomass. Science of the Total Environment. 834(15 Aug):155265. PDF
176. Bang A, Cuthbert RN, Haubrock P, Fernandez R, Moodley D, Diagne C, Turbelin A, Renault D, Dalu T and Courchamp F. 2022. Massive economic costs of biological invasions despite widespread knowledge gaps: a dual setback for India. Biological Invasions. 24:2017–2039. PDF
175. Munyai LF, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Mugwedi L, Dondofema F, O’Brien G and Cuthbert RN. 2022. Functional responses and additive multiple predator effects of two common wetland fishes. Water. 14(5):699. PDF.
174. Keates C, Conradie W, Dalu T, Dondofema F, Riddel ES and Wasserman RJ. Phylogenetic placement of an enigmatic south-east African water snake Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris Fitzsimons, 1964. Koedoe. 64(1):a1698. PDF
173. Makherana F, Cuthbert RN, Dondofema F, Wasserman RJ, Chauke GM, Munyai LF and Dalu T. 2022. Distribution, drivers and population structure of the invasive alien snail Tarebia granifera in the Luvuvhu River, South Africa. River Research and Applications. DOI:10.1002/rra.3937. PDF
172. Dalu T, Cuthbert RN, Moyo S, Chari LD, Weyl OLF and Wasserman RJ. 2022. Invasive carp alter trophic niches of consumers and basal resources in African reservoirs. Science of the Total Environment. 813(March):152625. PDF
171. Makherana F, Cuthbert RN, Monaco CJ, Dondofema F, Wasserman RJ, Chauke GM, Munyai LF and Dalu T. 2022. Informing spread predictions of two alien snails using movement traits. Science of the Total Environment. 811(March):152364. PDF
170. Dalu T, Cuthbert RN, Weyl OLF and Wasserman RJ. 2022. Community structure and environmental factors affecting diatom abundance and diversity in a Mediterranean climate river system. Science of the Total Environment. 810(March):152366.. PDF
169. Dalu T, Cuthbert RN, Methi MJ, Dondofema F, Chari LD and Ryan J Wasserman. (2022). Drivers of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a Ramsar declared wetland system. Science of the Total Environment. 818(20 Apr):151683. PDF
168. Tavengwa, N.T., Musarurwa, H., Moyo, B. and Dalu, T. (2022) Future directions of emerging pollutants research. In: Dalu, T. and Tavengwa, N.T. (eds) Emerging Freshwater Pollutants: Analysis, Fate and Regulations. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Book Chapter]
167. Tavengwa, N.T. and Dalu, T. (2022) Introduction to emerging freshwater pollutants. In: Dalu, T. and Tavengwa, N.T. (eds) Emerging Freshwater Pollutants: Analysis, Fate and Regulations. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Book Chapter]
166. Dalu T and Tavengwa NT. (eds) 2022. Emerging Freshwater Pollutants: Analysis, Fate and Regulation. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Edited Book] Book review written by Li Fu
165. Dalu, T., Mwedzi, T. and Wasserman, R.J. (2022) Phytoplankton dynamics. In: Dalu, T. and Wasserman, R.J., (eds). Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Book Chapter]
164. Brendonck, L., de Necker, L., Dube, T., Dalu, T., Van Damme, K., Pinceel, T. and Nhiwatiwa, T. (2022) Zooplankton. In: Dalu, T. and Wasserman, R.J., (eds). Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Book Chapter]
163. Cuthbert, R.N., Wasserman, R.J., Keates, C. and Dalu, T. (2022) Food webs. In: Dalu, T. and Wasserman, R.J., (eds). Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Book Chapter]
162. Wasserman, R.J. and Dalu, T. (2022) Tropical freshwater wetlands: an introduction. In: Dalu, T. and Wasserman, R.J., (eds). Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Book Chapter]
161. Dalu T and Wasserman RJ. (eds) 2022. Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management. Elsevier, Cambridge. PDF [Edited Book] Book review written by Takudzwa C Madzivanzira