Tatenda Dalu

MSc University of Zimbabwe

Marine Biology PhD

'phone +27 [0]
FAX +27 [0]46 622-8959
e-mail dalutatenda@yahoo.co.uk

Thesis title

Plankton dynamics in a riverine/estuarine continuum. Supervisor: Dr Nicole Richoux. Co-supervisor: Prof William Froneman.

Recent Publications

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.

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.

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.

Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T (2012) 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. DOI: 10.1080/0035919X.2012.733318.

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. DOI: 10.1080/0035919X.2012.712554.

Dalu T, Clegg B and Nhiwatiwa T (In press) Application of the Lake Habitat Survey method on the tropical Malilangwe reservoir, south-east Lowveld, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences.

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.