Drivers of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a Ramsar declared wetland system

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 818; p. 151683
• Main Authors: Dalu, Tatenda, Cuthbert, Ross N., Methi, Mathapelo J., Dondofema, Farai, Chari, Lenin D., Wasserman, Ryan J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 20.04.2022
• Subjects: Animals; aquatic invertebrates; Baetidae; Belostomatidae; Bioindicators; conservation areas; Corixidae; Dytiscidae; Ecosystem; Ecosystem function and structure; Environmental Monitoring; fish; Functional feeding group; Gerridae; global change; Global South; Hydrophilidae; Invertebrates; Leptoceridae; Libellulidae; macroinvertebrates; Nylsvley wetland; Ostracoda; oxygen; Physidae; Planorbidae; Potamonautidae; sediments; South Africa; sulfur; turbidity; Water Quality; Wetlands; South Africa; Nylsvley wetland; Bioindicators; Functional feeding group; Global South; Ecosystem function and structure

Wetlands in the Global South are under increasing pressure due to multiple stressors associated with global change. Water and sediment quality assessments, as well as biomonitoring using macroinvertebrate communities, are fundamental tools for informing wetland condition and management strategies. H...