Dr. Tamuka Nhiwatiwa
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Dr. Tamuka Nhiwatiwa

Senior Lecturer
University of Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biology from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium

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Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
100%
Aquatic Science
62%
Hydrobiology
90%
Environmental Ecology
75%
Water Science
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
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Chapters
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Articles
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Abstracts
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Selected Publications

  1. Nhiwatiwa, T., Z. Maseko and T. Dalu, 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). Ecol. Res., 32: 971-982.
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  2. Nhiwatiwa, T., T. Dalu and T. Sithole, 2017. Assessment of river quality in a subtropical Austral river system: A combined approach using benthic diatoms and macroinvertebrates. Applied Water Sci., 7: 4785-4792.
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  3. Nhiwatiwa, T., T. Dalu and L. Brendonck, 2017. Impact of irrigation based sugarcane cultivation on the Chiredzi and Runde Rivers quality, Zimbabwe. Sci. Total Environ., 587: 316-325.
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  4. Nhiwatiwa, T., T. Dalu and L. Brendonck, 2017. Streptocephalus sangoensis n. sp. (Anostraca, Streptocephalidae), a new large branchiopod species for Southern Africa. Crustaceana, 90: 673-683.
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  5. Nhiwatiwa, T., L. Brendonck and T. Dalu, 2017. Understanding factors structuring zooplankton and macroinvertebrate assemblages in ephemeral pans. Limnol.-Ecol. Manage. Inland Waters, 64: 11-19.
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  6. Nhiwatiwa, T., 2017. Limnochemistry and biological characteristics of small high altitude reservoirs in a sub-tropical region, Nyanga, Zimbabwe. J. Limnol. Freshwater Fish. Res., 3: 1-13.
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  7. Nhiwatiwa, T. and T. Dalu, 2017. Seasonal variation in pans in relation to limno-chemistry, size, hydroperiod and river connectivity in a semi-arid subtropical region. Phys. Chem. Earth Parts A/B/C, 97: 37-45.
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  8. Mhlanga, L., C. Mungenge and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2017. Physico-chemical limnology and plankton dynamics of Mazvikadei, a tropical reservoir in Zimbabwe. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 42: 93-108.
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  9. Masocha, M., T. Dube, T. Nhiwatiwa and D. Choruma, 2017. Testing utility of Landsat 8 for remote assessment of water quality in two subtropical African reservoirs with contrasting trophic states. Geocarto Int., (In Press). 10.1080/10106049.2017.1289561.
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  10. Marufu, L., T. Dalu, C. Phiri and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2017. Diet composition changes in tigerfish of Lake Kariba following an invasion by redclaw crayfish. Ann. Limnol., 53: 47-56.
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  11. Kunonga, N.I., T. Nhiwatiwa and S. Kativu, 2017. Population structure of Ozoroa longipetiolata R. & A. Fern (Anacardiaceae): A serpentine endemic on the Northern Great Dyke of Zimbabwe. Kirkia, 19: 138-140.
  12. Friedrich, M.N., T.R. Julian, A. Kappler, T. Nhiwatiwa and H.J. Mosler, 2017. Handwashing, but how? Microbial effectiveness of existing handwashing practices in high-density suburbs of Harare, Zimbabwe. Am. J. Infect. Control, 45: 228-233.
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  13. Tiki, M. and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2016. Growth, mortality and exploitation of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe and implications on the management of the artisanal fishery. Afr. J. Trop. Hydrobiol. Fish., 14: 12-28.
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  14. Masocha, M., C. Mungenge and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2016. Remote sensing of nutrients in a subtropical African reservoir: Testing utility of Landsat 8. Geocarto Int., (In Press). 10.1080/10106049.2016.1265596.
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  15. Manjengwa, F., P.J. Mukaro and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2016. An investigation of the microbiological chain of contamination and health implications of fish products from Lake Chivero, Harare, Zimbabwe. Int. J. Postharvest Technol. Innov., 5: 215-230.
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  16. Dlamini, S., I. Nhapi, W. Gumindoga, T. Nhiwatiwa and T. Dube, 2016. Assessing the feasibility of integrating remote sensing and in-situ measurements in monitoring water quality status of Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe. Phys. Chem. Earth Parts A/B/C, 93: 2-11.
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  17. Dalu, T., E. Tambara, L.D. Chari, S. Moyo and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2016. A test of the lake habitat survey method in Cleveland Reservoir and Lake Chivero (Manyame River Basin, Zimbabwe). Water SA, 42: 102-111.
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  18. Dalu, T., T. Dube, P.W. Froneman, M.T. Sachikonye, B.W. Clegg and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2015. An assessment of chlorophyll-a concentration spatio-temporal variation using Landsat satellite data, in a small tropical reservoir. Geocarto Int., 30: 1130-1143.
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  19. Brendonck, L., B. Clegg, T. Nhiwatiwa, K. Tuytens and B. Vanschoenwinkel, 2015. Exploring links between geology, hydroperiod and diversity and distribution patterns of anostracans and notostracans (branchiopoda) in a tropical savannah habitat in se Zimbabwe. J. Crustacean Biol., 35: 309-318.
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  20. Nhiwatiwa, T., A. Waterkeyn, B.J. Riddoch and L. Brendonck, 2014. A hotspot of large branchiopod diversity in South-Eastern Zimbabwe. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 39: 57-65.
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  21. Mungenge, C., C. Zimudzi, M. Zimba and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2014. Phytochemical screening, cytotoxicity and insecticidal activity of the fish poison plant Synaptolepis alternifolia Oliv. (Thymelaeaceae). J. Pharmacogn. Phytochem., 2: 15-19.
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  22. Marufu, L.T., C. Phiri and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2014. Invasive Australian crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus in the Sanyati Basin of Lake Kariba: A preliminary survey. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 39: 233-236.
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  23. Mahere, T.S., M.Z. Mtsambiwa, P.C. Chifamba and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2014. Climate change impact on the limnology of Lake Kariba, Zambia-Zimbabwe. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 39: 215-221.
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  24. Barson, M., N. Mabika, R.G. Cooper and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2014. Histopathology and helminth parasites of African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in relation to heavy metal pollution in a subtropical river system. J. Applied Ichthyol., 30: 923-929.
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  25. Utete, B., T. Nhiwatiwa, M. Barson and N. Mabika, 2013. Metal correlations and mobility in sediment and water from the Gwebi River in the Upper Manyame Catchment, Zimbabwe. Int. J. Water Sci., 2: 1-8.
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  26. Munyoro, E., M. Barson, J. Mukaro and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. The effectiveness of selected preservation methods on fish parasite load and survival in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) from Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe. J. Applied Sci. Southern Afr., 18: 30-46.
  27. Dalu, T., T. Nhiwatiwa and B. Clegg, 2013. Temporal variation of the plankton communities in a small tropical reservoir (Malilangwe, Zimbabwe). Trans. R. Soc. S. Afr., 68: 85-96.
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  28. Dalu, T., S. Moyo, B.W. Clegg and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. Stratification, diel and seasonal energy transfers in Malilangwe Reservoir in the South-Eastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe. Lakes Reservoirs: Res. Manage., 18: 285-296.
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  29. Dalu, T., L.D. Chari and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. First results on bathymetry, stratification and physicochemical limnology of a small tropical African reservoir (Malilangwe, Zimbabwe). Water SA, 39: 119-130.
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  30. Dalu, T., E.M. Tambara, B. Clegg, L.D. Chari and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. Modeling sedimentation rates of Malilangwe reservoir in the South-Eastern Lowveld of Zimbabwe. Applied Water Sci., 3: 133-144.
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  31. Dalu, T., B.W. Clegg and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. A study of the ichthyofauna of a small tropical reservoir, South-Eastern Lowveld, Zimbabwe. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 38: 105-113.
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  32. Dalu, T., B. Clegg and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. Length-weight relationships and condition factors of six fish species caught using gill nets in a tropical African reservoir, Zimbabwe. Trans. R. Soc. S. Afr., 68: 75-79.
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  33. Dalu, T., B. Clegg and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. Biodiversity of a Tropical Reservoir, South-Eastern Lowveld, Zimbabwe: Population Dynamics, Communities and Impact of Water Level Fluctuations. Lambert Academic Publishing, Saarbrucken, Germany, ISBN-13: 9783659343384, Pages: 184.
  34. Dalu, T., B. Clegg and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2013. Application of the lake habitat survey method on the tropical Malilangwe reservoir, South-Eastern Lowveld, Zimbabwe. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 38: 21-34.
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  35. Mahere, T., M.Z. Mtsambiwa, P.C. Chifamba and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2012. An assessment of catch trends of the Kapenta (Limnothrissa miodon) fishery on the Zimbabwean side of Lake Kariba (1974-2011). J. Applied Sci. Southern Afr., 18: 13-29.
  36. Dalu, T., T. Nhiwatiwa and B. Clegg, 2012. Aquatic macrophytes in a tropical African reservoir: Diversity, communities and the impact of reservoir-level fluctuations. Trans. R. Soc. S. Afr., 67: 117-125.
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  37. Vanschoenwinkel, B., A. Waterkeyn, T. Nhiwatiwa, T.O.M. Pinceel and E. Spooren et al., 2011. Passive external transport of freshwater invertebrates by elephant and other mud-wallowing mammals in an African savannah habitat. Freshwater Biol., 56: 1606-1619.
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  38. Nhiwatiwa, T., M. Barson, A.P. Harrison, B. Utete and R.G. Cooper, 2011. Metal concentrations in water, sediment and sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus from three peri-urban rivers in the upper Manyame catchment, Zimbabwe. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 36: 243-252.
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  39. Nhiwatiwa, T., L. Brendonck, A. Waterkeyn and B. Vanschoenwinkel, 2011. The importance of landscape and habitat properties in explaining instantaneous and long-term distributions of large branchiopods in subtropical temporary pans. Freshwater Biol., 56: 1992-2008.
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  40. Dalu, T., M. Barson and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2011. Impact of intestinal microorganisms and protozoan parasites on drinking water quality in Harare, Zimbabwe. J. Water Sanitation Hyg. Dev., 1: 153-163.
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  41. Dalu, T., B. Clegg, L. Marufu and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2011. The feeding habits of an introduced piscivore, Hydrocynus vittatus (Castelnau 1861) in a small tropical African reservoir. Pan Am. J. Sci., 7: 85-92.
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  42. Barson, M. and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2010. Influence of drought and flooding on the colonisation of floodplain pans by riverine fish in the Zimbabwean lowveld. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 35: 205-208.
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  43. Nhiwatiwa, T., T. de Bie, B. Vervaeke, M. Barson, M. Stevens, M.P. Vanhove and L. Brendonck, 2009. Invertebrate communities in dry-season pools of a large subtropical river: Patterns and processes. Hydrobiologia, 630: 169-186.
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  44. Barson, M., A. Mulonga and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2008. Investigation of a parasitic outbreak of Lernaea cyprinacea Linnaeus (Crustacea: Copepoda) in fish from Zimbabwe. Afr. Zool., 43: 175-183.
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  45. Nhiwatiwa, T. and B.E. Marshall, 2007. Water quality and plankton dynamics in two small dams in Zimbabwe. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 32: 139-151.
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  46. Nhiwatiwa, T. and B.E. Marshall, 2006. Seasonal and diurnal stratification in two small Zimbabwean reservoirs. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 31: 185-196.
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  47. Rommens, W., J. Maes, N. Dekeza, P. Inghelbrecht and T. Nhiwatiwa et al., 2003. The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). I. Water quality. Archiv Hydrobiol., 158: 373-388.
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  48. Gratwicke, B., B.E. Marshall and T. Nhiwatiwa, 2003. The distribution and relative abundance of stream fishes in the upper Manyame River, Zimbabwe, in relation to land use, pollution and exotic predators. Afr. J. Aquat. Sci., 28: 25-34.
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  49. Brendonck, L., J. Maes, W. Rommens, N. Dekeza and T. Nhiwatiwa et al., 2003. The impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in a eutrophic subtropical impoundment (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). II. Species diversity. Archiv Hydrobiol., 158: 389-405.
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