Tatenda Dalu
PhD (Rhodes), SAYAS Fellow, STIAS ISO Lomso Fellow, TWAS Young Affiliate Fellow, Pr.Sci.Nat. (Biol. Sci.)
I employ my expertise in plankton ecology, trophic ecology, environmental monitoring and assessment, biodiversity and conservation to test ecological theory and to understand and develop approaches for solving diverse environmental problems. I am particularly interested in how ecological systems respond to an environmental disturbance caused by anthropogenic impacts, hydroperiod and invasive species. Working with fellow ecologists, resource managers and policy makers often stimulates new directions for my research. Most of my projects use field observations, and experiments, to better understand the effects of natural and anthropogenic factors on flora and fauna and their role in aquatic ecosystems. Field studies are used to identify interesting patterns in nature that may indicate ecological and environmental problems or an interesting natural phenomenon. Manipulative experiments in artificial microcosms and mesocosms are used to confirm cause-effect relationships.
I collaborate widely with colleagues (fellow scientists, managers) from different universities/institutes on different projects and I often team up with National Parks and/or Game Reserve scientists and field staff at the front lines of conservation. I publish my findings mainly as peer-reviewed articles, popular articles and research reports. I'm currently co-editing two books for Academic Press (an imprint of Elsevier Publishing, London, UK) on Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management with Prof Ryan J Wasserman (Rhodes University) and Emerging Freshwater Pollutants: Fate, Risk and Analysis with Dr Nikita T Tavengwa (University of Venda) which are currently in print. I am an Editorial Board Member for Environmental Advances, Associate Editor for Frontiers in Water - Environmental Water Quality, Review Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Science - Freshwater Science, Associate Editor for Ecology and Evolution, and Associate Editor for Aquatic Invasions and BioInvasions Records. I am currently a Lecturer within the School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga. I am also a Professional Registered Scientist (Biological Sciences), STIAS Iso Lomso Fellow, TWAS Young Affiliateship Fellow, a Member of the Royal Society of South Africa and South Africa Youth Academy of Sciences, and a Research Associate at South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. I am also on ResearchGate, Twitter, Publons and Google Scholar. All pictures are by Tatenda Dalu (copyright) unless otherwise stated. ORCID NUMBER: 0000-0002-9019-7702
I collaborate widely with colleagues (fellow scientists, managers) from different universities/institutes on different projects and I often team up with National Parks and/or Game Reserve scientists and field staff at the front lines of conservation. I publish my findings mainly as peer-reviewed articles, popular articles and research reports. I'm currently co-editing two books for Academic Press (an imprint of Elsevier Publishing, London, UK) on Fundamentals of Tropical Freshwater Wetlands: From Ecology to Conservation Management with Prof Ryan J Wasserman (Rhodes University) and Emerging Freshwater Pollutants: Fate, Risk and Analysis with Dr Nikita T Tavengwa (University of Venda) which are currently in print. I am an Editorial Board Member for Environmental Advances, Associate Editor for Frontiers in Water - Environmental Water Quality, Review Editor for Frontiers in Environmental Science - Freshwater Science, Associate Editor for Ecology and Evolution, and Associate Editor for Aquatic Invasions and BioInvasions Records. I am currently a Lecturer within the School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of Mpumalanga. I am also a Professional Registered Scientist (Biological Sciences), STIAS Iso Lomso Fellow, TWAS Young Affiliateship Fellow, a Member of the Royal Society of South Africa and South Africa Youth Academy of Sciences, and a Research Associate at South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. I am also on ResearchGate, Twitter, Publons and Google Scholar. All pictures are by Tatenda Dalu (copyright) unless otherwise stated. ORCID NUMBER: 0000-0002-9019-7702
