2020
  1. Dalu T, Lemley DA, Snow GC and Wu N. 2020. Linking phytoplankton community structure to aquatic ecosystem functioning: a mini-review of the current status and future directions. Chapter 18. In: Konur O (Ed.) The Handbook of Algal Science, Microbiology, Technology, and Medicine. Academic Press (An imprint of Elsevier), London.  CHAPTER PDF
  2. Weyl OLF, Ellender B, Wasserman RJ, Truter M, Dalu T, Zengeya TA and Smit NJ. 2020. Alien Freshwater Fauna in South Africa. Chapter 6. In: van Wilgen B, Measey J, Richardson DM, Wilson JR and Zengeya TA (eds.), Biological Invasions in South Africa. Springer Series in Invasion Ecology 14. Springer International Publishing, New York. CHAPTER PDF, FULL BOOK  PDF
  3. Mbedzi R, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Murungweni F and Cuthbert RN. 2020. Functional response quantifies microplastic uptake by a widespread African fish species. Science of the Total Environment. 700(15 Jan):134522. PDF
  4. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Weyl  OLF, Froneman PW, Callaghan A, Coughlan NE and Dick JTA. 2020. Alternative prey impedes the efficacy of a natural enemy of mosquitoes. Biological Control. 141(Feb):104146. PDF
  5. Dalu T, Chauke R. 2020. Assessing macroinvertebrate communities in relation to environmental variables: the case of the Sambandou wetlands, Vhembe Biosphere Reserve. Applied Water Science. 10:16. PDF
  6. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Monaco CJ, Callaghan A, Weyl OLF and Dick JTA. 2020. Assessing multiple predator, diurnal and search area effects on predatory impacts by ephemeral wetland specialist copepods. Aquatic Ecology. 54(1):181-191. PDF
  7. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Weyl OLF, Froneman PW, Callaghan A and Dick JTA. 2020. Sex demographics alter the effect of habitat structure on predation by a temporary pond specialist. Hydrobiologia. 847(3):831–840. PDF
  8. Tladi M, Dalu T, Rogers DC, Nyamukondiwa C, Parbhu SP, Teske PR, Emami-Khoyi A and Wasserman RJ. 2020. The complete mitogenome of the fairy shrimp Streptocephalus cafer from an ephemeral pond in Botswana, southern Africa. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 5(1):623-625. PDF
  9. Dalu T, Cuthbert RN, Chavalala T, Froneman PW and Wasserman RJ. 2020. Assessing sediment particle-size effects on benthic algal colonisation and biofilm exopolymer production. Science of the Total Environment. 710(25 Mar):136348. PDF
  10. Dalu T, Magoro ML, Naidoo LS, Wasserman RJ, Human LRD, Adams JB, Perissinotto R, Deyzel SHP, Wooldridge T and Whitfield AK. 2020. Microphytobenthos diversity and community structure across different micro-estuaries and micro-outlets: effects of environmental variables on community structure. Environmental Pollution. 260(May):11409. PDF
  11. Cuthbert RN, Sithagu R, Weyl OLF, Wasserman RJ, Dick JTA, Callaghan A, Froneman PW,  Foord S and Dalu T. 2020. Water volume differentially modifies copepod predatory strengths on two prey types. Limnologica. 81(Mar): 125747. PDF
  12. Buxton M, Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Nyamukondiwa C and Wasserman RJ. 2020. Predator density modifies mosquito regulation in increasingly complex environments. Pest Management Science. DOI:​10.1002/ps.5746. PDF.
  13. Buxton M, Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Nyamukondiwa C and Wasserman RJ. 2020. Cattle-induced eutrophication favours disease-vector mosquitoes. Science of the Total Environment. 715(1 May):136952. PDF
  14. ​Buxton M, Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Nyamukondiwa C and Wasserman RJ. 2020. Complementary impacts of heterospecific predators facilitate improved biological control of mosquito larvae. Biological Control. 144(May):104216. PDF
  15. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Weyl OLF, Froneman PW, Callaghan A and Dick JTA. 2020. Lack of prey switching and strong preference for mosquito prey by a temporary pond specialist predator. Ecological Entomology. 45:369–372. PDF
  16. Tladi M, Dalu T, Rogers DC, Nyamukondiwa C, Emami-Khoyi A, Oliver JC, Teske PR and Wasserman RJ. 2020. The complete mitogenome of an undescribed clam shrimp of the genus Gondwanalimnadia (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata), from a temporary wetland in Central District, Botswana. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 5(2):1238–1240. PDF
  17. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Weyl OLF, Froneman PW, Callaghan A and Dick JTA. 2020. Examining intraspecific multiple predator effect across shifts in predator sex ratios. Basic and Applied Ecology. DOI:10.1016/j.baae.2020.03.002. PDF
  18. Mbedzi R, Cuthbert RN, Wasserman RJ, Murungweni FM and Dalu T. 2020. Spatiotemporal variation in microplastic contamination along a subtropical reservoir shoreline. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 27(19):23880–23887. PDF
  19. Cuthbert RN, Wasserman RJ, Dalu T, Kaiser H, Weyl OLF, Dick JTA, Sentis A, McCoy MW and Alexander ME. 2020. Influence of intra- and interspecific variation in predator-prey body size ratios on trophic interaction strengths. Ecology and Evolution. 10(12):5946–5962. PDF
  20. Magqina T, Dalu T, Mhlanga L and Nhiwatiwa T. 2020. Size at maturity, maturity stages and sex ratio of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: Assessing the influence of decades of fisheries exploitation. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences. DOI: PDF
  21. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Weyl OLF, Froneman PW, Callaghan A and Dick JTA. 2020. Inter-population similarities and differences in predation efficiency of a mosquito natural enemy. Journal of Medical Entomology. DOI:10.1093/jme/tjaa093. PDF
  22. Jackson MC, Fourie HE, Dalu T, Woodford DJ, Wasserman RJ, Zengeya TA, Ellender, BR, Kimberg PK, Jordaan MS, Chimimba CT and Weyl OLF. 2020. Food web properties vary with climate and land use in South African streams. Functional Ecology. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13601.  PDF
  23. Cuthbert RN, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2020. Arid-adapted paradiaptomid copepods contribute to mosquito regulation. African Zoology. DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2020.1769498​. PDF
  24. Magoro ML, Perissinotto R, Dalu T and Whitfield AK. 2020. Fish and tadpole composition as an indication of differences between micro-estuaries and micro-outlets in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 242(5 Sep):106865​. PDF
  25. Mutshekwa T, Cuthbert RN, Wasserman RJ, Murungweni FM and Dalu T. 2020. Macroinvertebrate colonisation associated with native and invasive leaf litter decomposition. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. DOI: 10.1051/kmae/2020025.  PDF
  26. Dalu T, Murudi TT, Dondofema F, Wasserman RJ, Chari LD, Murungweni FM and Cuthbert RN. 2020. Balloon milkweed Gomphocarpus physocarpus distribution and drivers in an internationally protected wetland. BioInvasions Records. DOI: PDF
2019
  1. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Weyl OLF, Froneman PW, Callaghan A and Dick JTA. 2019. Additive multiple predator effects of two specialist paradiaptomid copepods towards larval mosquitoes. Limnologica. 79(Nov):125727. PDF 
  2. Mangadze T, Dalu T and Froneman PW. 2019. Biological monitoring in southern Africa: a review of the current status, challenges and future prospects. Science of the Total Environment. 648(15 Jan):1492–1499. PDF
  3. Gusha MNC, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ and McQuaid CD. 2019. Zooplankton grazing pressure is insufficient for primary producer control under elevated warming and nutrient levels. Science of the Total Environment. 651(15 Feb (Part 1)): 410–418. PDF
  4. Bird MS, Mlambo MC, Wasserman RJ, Dalu T, Holland AJ, Day JA, Villet MH, Bilton DT, Barber-James HM and Brendonck L. 2019. Deeper knowledge of shallow waters: reviewing the invertebrate fauna of southern African temporary wetlands. Hydrobiologia. 827(Jan): 89–121. PDF
  5. Cuthbert RN, Al-Jaibachi R, Dalu T, Dick JTA and Callaghan A. 2019. The influence of microplastics on trophic interaction strengths and oviposition preferences of dipterans. Science of the Total Environment. 651(15 Feb (Part 2)): 2420–2423. PDF
  6. Nhiwatiwa T, Wasserman RJ, Maseko Z and Dalu T. 2019. Identifying environmental drivers of chlorophyll-a dynamics in Austral subtropical ephemeral ecosystems. Limnologica. 74(Jan): 38–41. PDF
  7. Nel HA, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ and Hean JF. 2019. Colour and size influences plastic microbead underestimation, regardless of sediment grain size. Science of the Total Environment. 655(10 Mar): 567–570. PDF
  8. Gan HM, Wasserman RJ, Dalu T and Rogers DC. 2019. The complete mitogenome of a South African cryptic species of tadpole shrimp within the Triops granarius (Lucas, 1864) species group. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 4(1): 455–456.​ PDF 
  9. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Weyl OLF, Callaghan A, Froneman PW and Dick JTA. 2019. Sex-skewed trophic impacts in ephemeral wetlands. Freshwater Biology. 64(2): 359–366. PDF
  10. Wasserman RJ, Dick JTA, Welch RJ, Dalu T and Magellan K. 2019. Site and species selection for religious release of non‐native fauna​. Conservation Biology. 33(4):969–971. PDF
  11. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Mofu L, Callaghan A, Weyl OLF and Dick JTA. 2019. Using functional responses to quantify notonectid predatory impacts across increasingly complex environments. Acta Oecologica. 96(Feb):116–119. PDF
  12. Jooste CM, Emami-Khoyi A, Gan HM, Wasserman RJ, Dalu T and Teske PR. 2019. The complete mitochondrial genome of Africa's largest freshwater copepod, Lovenula raynerae. Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources. 4(1):725–727. PDF
  13. Dube T, Pandit S, Shoko C, Mazvimavi D, Ramoelo A and Dalu T. 2019. Numerical assessments of Leaf Area Index in Savanna rangelands, South Africa using Landsat 8 OLI derived metrics and in situ measurements. Remote Sensing. 11, 829. PDF
  14. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Magoro ML, Froneman PW and Weyl OLF. 2019. River nutrient water and sediment measurements inform on nutrient retention, with implications for eutrophication. Science of the Total Environment. 684 (20 Sep):296–302. PDF
  15. Cuthbert RN, Weyl OLF, Wasserman RJ, Dick JTA, Froneman PW, Callaghan A and Dalu T. 2019. Combined impacts of warming and salinisation on trophic interactions and mortality of a specialist ephemeral wetland predator. Freshwater Biology. 64(9):1584–1592. PDF
  16. Dalu MTB and Dalu T. 2019. Determinants of participation in rural non-farm economy in Zvimba District, Zimbabwe. Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics. 120(1):63–70. PDF
  17. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Dick JTA, Callaghan A, Froneman PW and Weyl OLF. 2019. Quantifying reproductive state and higher predator effects on copepod motility in ephemeral ecosystems. Journal of Arid Environments. 168(Sep):59–61. PDF
  18. Mofu L, South J, Wasserman RJ, Dalu T, Woodford DJ, Dick JTA and Weyl OLF. 2019. Interspecific differences in invader and native fish functional responses illustrate neutral effects on prey but superior invader competitive ability. Freshwater Biology. 64(9):1655–1663.​ PDF
  19. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Mutshekwa T and Wasserman RJ. 2019. Leaf inputs from invasive and native plants drive differential mosquito abundances. Science of the Total Environment. 689(1 Nov):652–654. PDF
  20. Mofu L, Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Woodford DJ, Wasserman RJ, Dick JTA and Weyl OLF. 2019. Impacts of non-native fishes under a seasonal temperature gradient are forecasted using functional  responses and abundances. NeoBiota. 49(Aug):57–75: PDF​
  21. Mangadze T, Taylor JC, Froneman WP and Dalu T. 2019. Water quality assessment in a small austral temperate river system (Bloukrans River system, South Africa): application of multivariate analysis and diatom indices. South African Journal of Botany. 125(Sep): 353–359. PDF
  22. Ramulifho P, Ndou E, Thifhulufhelwi R and Dalu T. 2019. Declining stream flow volume and anticipated impacts on aquatic organisms due to current mismanagement in the Luvuvhu River catchment, South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(19):3694. PDF
  23. Mangadze T, Wasserman RJ, Froneman PW and Dalu T. 2019. Macroinvertebrate functional feeding group alterations in response to habitat degradation of headwater Austral streams. Science of the Total Environment. 695(10 Dec):133910. PDF
  24. Dalu T, Malesa B and Cuthbert RN 2019. Assessing factors driving the distribution and characteristics of shoreline
    macroplastics in a subtropical reservoir. Science of the Total Environment. 696(15 Dec):133992. PDF
  25. Mofu L, Woodford DJ, Wasserman RJ, Dalu T and Weyl OLF. 2019. Diet of Glossogobius callidus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in freshwater impoundments in the Sundays River Valley of the Eastern Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 44(4):415-420. PDF
  26. Magoro ML, Dalu T, Human LRD, Perissinotto R, Deyzel SHP, Wooldridge TH, Adams JB and Whitfield AK. 2019. Characterization of selected micro-estuaries and micro-outlets in South Africa using microalgal, zooplanktonic and macrozoobenthic assemblages. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 44(4):313-327. PDF
2018
  1. Nel HA, Dalu T and Wasserman RJ. 2018. Sinks and sources: assessing microplastic abundance in river sediment and deposit feeders in an Austral urban river system. Science of the Total Environment. 612(15 Jan): 950-956. PDF
  2. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Wu Q, Froneman PW and Weyl OLF. 2018. River sediment metal and nutrient variations along an urban - agriculture gradient in an arid austral landscape: implications for environmental health. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 25(3): 2842–2852. PDF
  3. Richoux NB, Bergamino L, Moyo S and Dalu T. 2018. Spatial and temporal variability in the nutritional quality of basal resources along a temperate river/estuary continuum. Organic Geochemistry. 116(Feb): 1–12. PDF
  4. Human LRD, Magoro M, Dalu T, Perissinotto R, Whitfield AK, Adam JB, Deyzel SHP and Rishworth GM. 2018. Natural enrichment in pristine micro-estuaries and micro-outlets. Science of the Total Environment. 624(15 May): 945–954. PDF 
  5. Wasserman RJ, Weston M, Weyl OLF, Froneman PW, Vink TMF, Welch RJ and Dalu T. 2018. Sacrificial males: the role of copulation and predation in driving copepod sex skewed ratios in ephemeral pond ecosystems. Oikos. 127(7): 970–980. PDF 
  6. Dalu MTB, Shackleton CM and Dalu T. 2018. Influence of land cover, proximity to streams and household topographical location on flooding impact in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.  28(Jun): 481–490. PDF.
  7. Dalu T, Adams JB, Taylor JC, Bate GC, Nunes M, Froneman PW and Wasserman RJ. 2017. An overview of the ecology and status of estuarine microphytobenthos research in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science. 40(1): 1–12. PDF.
  8. Marufu LT, Dalu T, ​Phiri C, Barson M, Simango R, Utete B and Nhiwatiwa T. 2018. The diet of an invasive crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus (Von Martens, 1868), in Lake Kariba, inferred using stomach content and stable isotope analyses. BioInvasion Records. 7(2): 121–132. PDF.
  9. Dalu T, Magoro M, Tonkin JD, Human LRD, Deyzel SHP, Perissinotto R, Adams JB and Whitfield AK. 2018. Assessing phytoplankton structure within micro-estuaries and micro-outlets: A community analysis approach. Hydrobiologia. 818(May): 177–191. PDF​
  10. Dalu MTB, Gunter AW, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2018. Owning the lake, not just the rod; the continuing challenge of the old boys in knowledge production from a cultural-political perspective of decolonisation. South African Journal of Science. 114(7/8): a0275. PDF. Featured in Sunday Times - TimesLIVE, BusinessLive and SAfm 104-107
  11. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Tonkin JD, Alexander ME, Dalu MTB, Motitso S, Manungo KI, Bepe O and Dube T. 2018. Corrigendum to “Assessing drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in African highlands: an exploration using multivariate analysis” [Sci. Total Environ. 601–602 (2017) 1340-1348]. Science of the Total Environment. 637–638(1 Oct): 934.  PDF
  12. Iitembu J, Dalu T. 2018. Patterns of trophic resource use among deep-sea shrimps in the Northern Benguela current ecosystem, Namibia. Food Webs. 16(Sept): e00089. PDF
  13. Dalu T and Wasserman RJ. 2018. Cyanobacteria dynamics in a small tropical reservoir: understanding spatio-temporal variability and influence of environmental variables. Science of the Total Environment. 643(1 Dec): 835–841. PDF
  14. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Mofu L, Callaghan A, Weyl OLF and Dick JTA. 2018. Calanoid copepods: an overlooked tool in the biocontrol of disease vector mosquitoes. Journal of Medical Entomology. 55(6): 1656–1658. PDF
  15. Wasserman RJ, Cuthbert RN, Alexander ME and Dalu T. 2018. Shifting interaction strength between estuarine mysid species across a temperature gradient. Marine Environmental Research. 140(Sept): 1390–393. PDF
  16. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Callaghan A, Coughlan N, Weyl OLF and Dick JTA. 2018. Muddy waters: efficacious predation of container-breeding mosquitoes by a newly-described calanoid copepod across differential water clarities. Biological Control. 127(Dec): 25–30. PDF
  17. Cuthbert RN, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Mofu L, Callaghan A, Weyl OLF and Dick JTA. 2018. Intermediate predator naïveté and sex-skewed vulnerability predict the impact of an invasive higher predator. Scientific Reports. 8(Sept): 14282. PDF
2017
  1. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ and Dalu MTB. 2017. Agricultural intensification and drought frequency increases may have landscape level consequences for ephemeral ecosystems. Global Change Biology. 23(3): 983–985.​ Featured on BBC News​​ and Freshwater Matters (Dec 2016) PDF
  2. Dalu MTB, Dalu T and Wasserman RJ. 2017. Africa: Restrict bush fires used in animal hunts. Nature 547(7662): 281. PDF
  3. Nhiwatiwa T and Dalu T. 2017. Seasonal variation in pans in relation to limno-chemistry, size, hydroperiod, and river connectivity in a semi-arid subtropical region. Physics, Chemistry of the Earth A/B/C. ​97(Feb): 37-45.  PDF
  4. Wasserman RJ, Whitfield AK, Welch RJ and Dalu T. 2017. Are nest sites a limiting resource for a speleophilic roof-top nesting goby in sand dominated temporarily open/closed estuaries? Environmental Biology of Fishes. 100(2): 187-192.  PDF
  5. Marufu L, Dalu T, Phiri C and Nhiwatiwa T. 2017. Diet composition of tigerfish, Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) inferred using stomach content and stable isotope analyses. Annales de limnologie-International Journal of Limnology. 53: 47–56.  PDF
  6. Nhiwatiwa T, Dalu T and Brendonck L. 2017. Using macroinvertebrate indices and multivariate analysis to assess the impact of sugarcane irrigation return-flows on river surface water quality. Science of the Total Environment. 587-588(1 Jun): 316-325. PDF
  7. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Vink TF and Weyl OLF. 2017. Sex and species specific isotopic niche specialisation increases with trophic complexity: evidence from an ephemeral pool ecosystem. Scientific Reports. 7: 43229. PDF
  8. Dalu MTB, Wasserman RJ, Maposa VG and Dalu T. 2017. Environmental traps in developing countries: the case of Dema emergency diesel power plant (EPP), Zimbabwe. Journal of Cleaner Production. 150(1 May): 123-126. PDF
  9. Jordaan MS, Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Slabbert E and Weyl OLF. 2017. Unexpected survival of sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) during acute rotenone toxicity trials will complicate management of invasions. Biological Invasions. 19(6): 1739-1744. PDF
  10. Nhiwatiwa T, Brendonck L and Dalu T. 2017. Understanding factors structuring zooplankton and macroinvertebrate assemblages in ephemeral pans. Limnologica. 64(May): 11-19.  PDF 
  11. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Magoro M, Mwedzi T, Froneman PW and Weyl OLF. 2017. Variation partitioning of benthic diatom community matrices: Effect of multiple variables on benthic diatom communities in an Austral temperate river system. Science of the Total Environment. 601–602(1 Dec): 73–82. PDF
  12. Nhiwatiwa T, Dalu T and Brendonck L. 2017. Streptocephalus Sangoensis n. sp.(Anostraca, Streptocephalidae), a new large Branchiopod species for southern Africa. Crustaceana. 90(6): 673–683. PDF
  13. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Tonkin JD, Alexander ME, Dalu MTB, Motitso S, Manungo KI, Bepe O and Dube T. 2017. Assessing drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in African highlands: an exploration using multivariate analysis. Science of the Total Environment. 601–602(1 Dec): 1340–1348. PDF
  14. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Tonkin JD, Mwedzi T, Magoro M and Weyl OLF. 2017. Water or sediment? Partitioning the role of water column and sediment chemistry as drivers of macroinvertebrate communities in an austral South African stream. Science of the Total Environment. 607–608(31 Dec): 317–325. PDF
  15. Dalu T, Wasserman RJ, Froneman PW and Weyl OLF. 2017. Trophic isotopic carbon variation increases with pond’s hydroperiod: Evidence from an Austral ephemeral ecosystem. Scientific Reports. 7: 7572. PDF ​
  16. Mangadze T, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2017. Use of diatom communities as indicators of conductivity and ionic composition in a small Austral temperate river system. Water, Air and Soil Pollution. 228(11): 428. PDF
  17. Dalu MTB, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2017. Can Potamonautids be used as umbrella invertebrate species for conservation: identifying opportunities and challenges related to community sustainable livelihoods. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth ABC.  101(Oct):52–58. PDF
  18. Nhiwatiwa T, Dalu T and Sithole T. 2017. Assessment of water quality in a subtropical African river system: a combined approach using nutrients, diatoms and macroinvertebrates. Applied Water Science. 7(8):4785–4792. PDF
  19. Nhiwatiwa T, Maseko Z and Dalu T. 2017. Fish communities in small subtropical reservoirs subject to extensive drawdowns, with focus on the biology of Enteromius paludinosus (Peters, 1852) and Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822). Ecological Research. ​32(6):971–982. PDF
  20. Prajapati M, van Bruggen JJA, Dalu T and Malan R. 2017. Assessing the effectiveness of pollutant removal by macrophytes in a floating wetland for wastewater treatment. Applied Water Science. 7(8):4801–4809. PDF
  21. Dalu MTB, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2017. Halt destructive, illegal mining in Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Science. 113(11/12):a0242. PDF ​
​2016
  1. Suárez-Morales E, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2016. ERRATUM: Suárez-Morales E, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2015. A new species of Lovenula Schmeil (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae) from East Cape Province, South Africa [88(3): 324–342]. Crustaceana.89(10): 1239. PDF 
  2. ​Dalu T, Richoux NB and Froneman PW. 2016. Nature and source of suspended particulate matter and detritus along an austral temperate river-estuary continuum, assessed using stable isotope analysis. Hydrobiologia. 767(1): 95-110. PDF
  3. ​​Dalu T, Alexander ME, Sachikonye MTB, ​Dube T, Froneman PW, Manungo KI, Bepe A and Wasserman RJ. 2016. Ecological assessment of Potamonautes spp. in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, with implications to conservation. PLoS One.  11(1): e0145923. PDF
  4. ​Wasserman RJ, Alexander ME, Barrios-O’Neill D, Weyl OLF and Dalu T. 2016. Using functional responses to assess predator hatching phenology implications for pioneering prey in arid temporary pools. Journal of Plankton Research. 38(1): 154-158. PDF
  5. Dalu T, Tambara E, Chari LD, Moyo S and Nhiwatiwa T.  2016. A test of the Lake Habitat Survey method in Cleveland Reservoir and Lake Chivero (Manyame River Basin, Zimbabwe). Water SA. 42(1): 102-111. PDF
  6. Dalu T, Froneman PW, Weyl OLF and Wasserman RJ. 2016. Trophic interactions in an Austral temperate ephemeral pond inferred using stable isotope analysis. Hydrobiologia. 768(1): 81-94. PDF
  7. Wasserman RJ, Alexander ME, Barrios-O'Neill D, Weyl OLF, Froneman PW and Dalu T. 2016. Emergent impacts of structural complexity and temperature on predator-prey dynamics of ephemeral pond pioneer species. Ecosphere. 7(2): e01239. PDF
  8. Dalu T, Richoux NB and Froneman PW. 2016. Distribution of benthic diatom communities in a permanently open temperate estuary, in relation to physico-chemical variables. Special Issue: South Africa Journal of Botany. 107(Nov): 31-38. SPECIAL ISSUE: Ecology and Biodiversity of South African Estuaries. PDF
  9. ​Dalu T, Bere T and Froneman PW. 2016. Assessment of water quality based on diatom indices in a small temperate river system: a case of the Kowie River, South Africa. Water SA. 42(2): 183-193. PDF
  10. Bere T, Dalu T and Mwedzi T. 2016. Detecting the impact of heavy metal contaminated sediment on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in tropical streams. Science of the Total Environment. 572: 147-156.​​ PDF
  11. Wasserman RJ, Alexander ME, Dalu T, Ellender BR, Kaiser H and Weyl OLF. 2016. Using functional responses to quantify interaction effects among predators. Functional Ecology. 30(12): 1988-1998. SPECIAL ISSUE: Advances and Challenges in the Study of Ecological Networks. PDF
  12. ​Sachikonye MTB, Dalu T and Gunter A. 2016. Sustainable livelihood principles and urban greening in informal settlements in practice: A case of Zandspruit informal settlement, Johannesburg. Development Southern Africa. 33(4): 518–531. PDF
  13. Dalu T, Galloway AWE, Richoux NB and Froneman PW. 2016. The effects of substrate on biologically important fatty acids produced by phytobenthos in an austral temperate river. Freshwater Science. 35(4): 1189–1201.  PDF
  14. ​Dalu T and Froneman PW. 2016. Diatom based water quality monitoring in southern Africa: challenges and future prospects. Water SA. 42(4): 551–559. PDF
  15. OLF Weyl, S Barrow, T Bellingan, T Dalu, D Woodford, M Jordaan, J Gouws, D Impson, RJ Wasserman, BR Ellender. 2016. Evaluating fish and macro-invertebrate recovery rates in the Rondegat River, Western Cape, after river rehabilitation by alien fish removal using rotenone: Guidelines for monitoring invertebrate and fish recovery rates following river rehabilitation using rotenone in clear water streams. Water Research Commission Project K5/2261 Report, Pretoria. pp. 1–72. PDF
 ​​2015
  1. Dalu T, Weyl OLF, Jordaan M, Froneman PW and Wasserman RJ. 2015. An assessment of the effect of rotenone concentrations on selected non target aquatic fauna. PLoS One. 10(11): e0142140. PDF
  2. Dalu T, Taylor JC, Richoux NB and Froneman PW. 2015. The morphology and distribution of Entomoneis paludosa (W. Smith) Reimer in African waters. Fottea. 15(1): 11–25.  PDF
  3. Wasserman RJ, Vink TJF, Dalu T and Froneman PW. 2015. Fish predation regimes modify benthic diatom community structures: experimental evidence from an in situ mesocosm study. Austral Ecology. 40(7): 806-815. PDF
  4. Dalu T, Dube T, PW Froneman, Sachikonye MTB, Clegg BW and Nhiwatiwa T. 2015. An assessment of chlorophyll-a concentration spatio-temporal variation using LANDSAT satellite data, in a small tropical reservoir. Geocarto International. 30(10): 1130–1143.  PDF
  5. Dalu T, Bere T, Richoux NB and Froneman PW. 2015. Assessment of the spatial and temporal variation in periphyton communities along a small temperate river system: A multimetric and stable isotope analysis approach. South African Journal of Botany 100: 203-212. PDF
  6. ​Suárez-Morales E, Wasserman RJ and Dalu T. 2015. A new species of Lovenula Schmeil (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae) from East Cape Province, South Africa. Crustaceana. 88(3): 324–342. Featured article: ECOSUR website August 2015, SAIAB website July 2015 and WaterWheel July/August 2015 magazine. PDF
  7. Richoux NB, Moyo S, Chari LD, Bergamino L, Carassou L, Dalu T, Hean JW, Sikutshwa L, Gininda S, Magoro M, Perhar G, Ni F, Villet MH, Whitfield AK, Parker DM, Froneman PW, Arhonditsis G and Craig AJFK. 2015. Connectivity through allochthony: reciprocal links between adjacent aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems in South Africa. Water Research Commission Project K5/2186 Report, Pretoria. pp. 1–170. PDF
2014
  1. Bergamino L, Dalu T and Richoux NB. 2014. Spatial and temporal patterns in sediment organic matter composition within an estuarine environment: stable isotope and fatty acid signatures. Hydrobiologia. 732: 133–145. PDF
  2. Dalu T, Richoux NB and Froneman PW. 2014. An assessment, using multivariate analysis and stable isotopes, of the effects of substrate type on phytobenthos communities. Inland Waters. 4(4): 397–412.  PDF
  3. Bergamino L, Dalu T, Whitfield AK, Carassou L and Richoux NB. 2014. Stable isotope evidence of food web connectivity by a top predator (Argyrosomus japonicus: Sciaenidae: Teleostei) in the Kowie Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science. 36(2): 207–213. PDF 
  4. Dalu T, Froneman PW, Chari LD and Richoux NB. 2014. Colonisation and community structure of benthic diatoms on artificial substrates following a major flood event: A case of the Kowie River (Eastern Cape, South Africa). Water SA. 40(3): 471–480. PDF
  5. Dalu T and Froneman PW. 2014. Can stable isotopes (δ15N, δ13C) and fatty acid signatures be employed to observe changes in phytobenthos composition on artificial substrates? African Journal of Aquatic Science. 39(4): 425–433.  PDF
  6. Dalu T, Froneman PW and Richoux NB. 2014. Phytoplankton community diversity along a river-estuary continuum. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 69(2): 107–116. PDF  
2013
  1. Dalu T, Thackeray Z, Leuci R, Clegg B, Chari LD and Nhiwatiwa T. 2013. First results on bathymetry, stratification and physicochemical limnology of a small tropical African reservoir (Malilangwe, Zimbabwe). Water SA. 39(1): 119–130.  PDF
  2. Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T. 2013. Application of the Lake Habitat Survey method on the tropical Malilangwe reservoir, south-east Lowveld, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 38(1): 21–35. PDF
  3. Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T. 2013. A study of the ichthyofuana of a small tropical reservoir, south-eastern lowveld, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 38(Suppl. 1): 105–113. PDF
  4. Dalu T, Tambara EM, Clegg B, Chari LD and Nhiwatiwa T. 2013. Modeling sedimentation rates of Malilangwe Reservoir in the south-eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe. Applied Water Science. 3(1): 133–144. PDF
  5. Dalu T, Moyo S, Clegg BW and Nhiwatiwa T. 2013. Stratification, diel and seasonal energy transfers of Malilangwe Reservoir in the south-eastern lowveld of Zimbabwe. Lakes and Reservoir: Research and Management. 18(3): 285–296.  PDF
  6. Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T. 2013. Length-weight relationships and condition factors of six fish species caught using gillnets in a tropical African reservoir, Zimbabwe. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 68(1): 75–79.  PDF
  7. Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T. 2013. Temporal variation of the plankton communities in a small tropical reservoir (Malilangwe, Zimbabwe). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 68(2): 85–96.  PDF
  8. Tambara E, Dalu T, Murwira A, Kativu S and Chari L. 2013. Dynamics of fallow secondary succession pathways and prospects of ecosystem recovery in semi-arid agricultural landscapes. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 68(2): 133–140.  PDF  
2012
  1. Dalu T, Nhiwatiwa T, Clegg B and Barson M. 2012. Impact of Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus 1758 (Crustacea: Copepoda) almost a decade after an initial parasitic outbreak in fishes of Malilangwe Reservoir, Zimbabwe. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 406(3): 1–9. PDF
  2. Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T. 2012. The macroinvertebrate communities associated with littoral zone habitats and the influence of environmental factors in Malilangwe Reservoir, Zimbabwe. Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 406(6): 1–15. PDF
  3. Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T. 2012. Aquatic macrophytes in a tropical African reservoir: diversity, communities and the impact of reservoir-level fluctuations. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 67(3): 117–125. PDF
  4. Dalu T, Clegg B, Marufu L and Nhiwatiwa T. 2012. The feeding habits of an introduced piscivore, Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) in a small tropical African reservoir. Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences. 7(2): 85–92. PDF  
2011
  1. Dalu T, Barson M and Nhiwatiwa T.  2011. Impact of microbial organisms and protozoan parasites on drinking water quality in Harare, Zimbabwe. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development. 1(3): 153–163. PDF
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