The living planet index (LPI) for migratory freshwater fish: Technical report

S Deinet, K Scott-Gatty, H Rotton, WM Twardek… - 2020 - research.rug.nl
Migratory freshwater fish (ie fish that use freshwater systems, either partly or exclusively)
occur around the world and travel between critical habitats to complete their life cycle. They …

The southern African inland fish tracking programme (FISHTRAC): An evaluation of the approach for monitoring ecological consequences of multiple water resource …

MJ Burnett, GC O'Brien, FJ Jacobs, F Botha, G Jewitt… - Ecological …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fishes are indicators of aquatic ecosystem wellbeing globally and used when
understanding impacts from water resources. The behavioural ecology of fishes as a Line of …

Fish telemetry in African inland waters and its use in management: a review

MJ Burnett, GC O'Brien, FJ Jacobs, G Jewitt… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2021 - Springer
Fish telemetry is a widely established technique in developed countries. However, in
underdeveloped regions, its use is generally lacking. We briefly present common fish …

Metagenomics datasets of water and sediments from eutrophication-impacted artificial lakes in South Africa

GN Ijoma, HJO Ogola, P Pillay, KA Tshisekedi… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
We present metagenomes of 16 samples of water and sediment from two lakes, collected
from eutrophic and non-eutrophic areas, including pooled samples enriched with phosphate …

Dazed and confused: Behavioural constraints impose major challenges to fish passage in the neotropics

JM Lopes, CBM Alves, A Peressin… - Aquatic Conservation …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The role of fish translocation upstream of dams, for the conservation of migratory species, is
controversial. An important but still unaddressed question is whether migratory patterns are …

[HTML][HTML] Balancing ecosystem sustainability and irrigated smallholder agriculture: A modeling approach for water resource management

C Whitney, G O'Brien, V Dlamini, IJ Greffiths… - Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
Implementing environmental flows (e-flows) is crucial for protecting river ecosystems but
often competes with water needs for small-scale agriculture. Understanding these trade-offs …

Assessing fish community response to water quality and habitat stressors in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

W Evans, CT Downs, MJ Burnett… - African Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The degradation of freshwater ecosystems can be attributed to stressors associated with the
increased demand for water and other aquatic resources. Freshwater ecosystems face such …

Inundation area drives hippo group aggregation and dispersal in a seasonal floodplain system

CJA Fritsch, M Plebani, CT Downs - Mammalian Biology, 2022 - Springer
Common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)(hereafter hippos) are iconic and
understudied ecological engineers in African aquatic and terrestrial systems. Temporal …

Restoring fish habitat values on a tropical agricultural floodplain: Learning from two decades of aquatic invasive plant maintenance efforts

NJ Waltham, L Coleman, C Buelow, S Fry… - Ocean & coastal …, 2020 - Elsevier
Coastal managers are increasingly challenged with implementing expensive restoration and
on-going maintenance programs to reinstate the services and values of floodplains as …

Role of the Lethabo Weir in altering the phytoplankton community structure of the Vaal River, South Africa

S Janse van Vuuren, A Swanepoel - African Journal of Aquatic …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
During 2012, aerial photographs of the Vaal River, South Africa, showed differences in water
colour on either side of the Lethabo Weir. Water upstream of the weir was muddy brown …