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Assessment of the ecological integrity and fish community structures of the uMngeni River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. 南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省uMngeni河生态完整性和鱼类群落结构评估。
IF 1 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2025-12-05 Epub Date: 2025-11-18 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2025.2564685
Pumla Dlamini, Colleen T Downs, Matthew Burnett, Gordon O'Brien

The uMngeni River is economically important as it provides water to two of the largest cities in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. As such, protecting the river and the life within it is also of great importance. In this study, we used fish community structure as an indicator of ecosystem health by assessing how fish communities responded to changes in habitat composition and water quality as a consequence of anthropogenic activities, using the Fish Response Assessment Index (FRAI). We used multivariate statistical analyses to determine differences in fish communities and drivers of change in these communities. We found that the ecological integrity of the uMngeni River (and its tributaries) tended to degrade from upper to lower reaches in response to various anthropogenic activities. Examples of degradation included flow modification and migration barriers from instream structures, the introduction of invasive fish species, and water quality alterations from rural and urban settlements. Multivariate analyses showed that variation among the sites selected in this study was significantly driven by changes in velocity-depth classes, substrate type, and water quality, all of which can be influenced by flow modifications. The FRAI ecological scores and multivariate analyses presented in the study provide a baseline for managing the uMngeni River's fish communities, highlighting that flow regime, river fragmentation, and alien invasive species negatively impact these.

uMngeni河在经济上很重要,因为它为南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省两个最大的城市提供水。因此,保护河流和其中的生命也非常重要。本研究采用鱼类响应评价指数(fish Response Assessment Index, fri),以鱼类群落结构作为生态系统健康的指标,评估鱼类群落对人类活动引起的生境组成和水质变化的响应。我们使用多元统计分析来确定鱼类群落的差异和这些群落变化的驱动因素。研究发现,在各种人为活动的影响下,乌蒙盖尼河(及其支流)的生态完整性呈现由上游到下游的退化趋势。退化的例子包括河流结构造成的流量改变和迁徙障碍、引进入侵鱼类以及农村和城市住区造成的水质改变。多变量分析表明,本研究中选择的地点之间的变化主要受流速-深度等级、基质类型和水质的变化驱动,所有这些都可以受到流量变化的影响。研究中提出的FRAI生态评分和多变量分析为管理uMngeni河的鱼类群落提供了基线,强调了流量状况、河流破碎化和外来入侵物种对这些群落的负面影响。
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Potential for a commercial inland fishery or just another water storage facility at Spring Grove Dam, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa? 商业内陆渔业的潜力还是仅仅是南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省斯普林格罗夫大坝的另一个蓄水设施?
IF 1 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2024-06-21 Epub Date: 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2024.2373096
Matthew J Burnett, Céline Hanzen, Alex Whitehead, Gordon C O'Brien, Colleen T Downs

South Africa's inland fisheries are generally undervalued, though there is developing interest in the sector. Spring Grove Dam in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands became operational as a water storage facility in 2013 to provide water to the growing urban population in the province. We assessed whether the impoundment could potentially support commercial fisheries as had been proposed during its design and construction. We conducted seasonal fish community surveys from 2020 to 2021 at sites along the impoundment and in the mainstem of the Mooi River which feeds into the impoundment. We recorded a total of nine fish species, including six non-native fishes with invasive characteristics. Only three of 10 expected native species were found, namely the KwaZulu-Natal yellowfish Labeobarbus natalensis, chubbyhead barb Enteromius anoplus and African longfin eel Anguilla mossambica. Catch per unit effort (CPUE) was low in the sampling surveys using mostly gillnets and fyke nets, and relatively low yields (14.97 tonnes yr-1) were subsequently calculated for the impoundment, making commercial fisheries unviable. However, the existing subsistence and recreational fisheries for non-native salmonids and the native L. natalensis would benefit by controlling the distribution range and abundances of non-native centrachids Micropterus spp. We offer recommendations and suggestions for management plans for Spring Grove Dam in the context of local fish diversity, a changing climate, further construction of water storage facilities on east-flowing rivers in the province, and a nationally neglected inland fishery industry.

南非的内陆渔业普遍被低估,尽管人们对该部门的兴趣正在发展。位于夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省中部地区的斯普林格罗夫大坝于2013年投入运营,作为一个蓄水设施,为该省不断增长的城市人口提供水。我们评估该水库是否能如设计及建造时所建议的那样,支持商业渔业。从2020年到2021年,我们在水库沿线和注入水库的Mooi河主河道进行了季节性鱼类群落调查。我们一共记录了9种鱼类,其中6种具有入侵特征的非本地鱼类。预计10种本地物种中只有3种被发现,分别是夸祖鲁-纳塔尔省的Labeobarbus natalensis,胖乎乎的倒钩Enteromius anoplus和非洲长鳍鳗Anguilla mossambica。在主要使用刺网和鱼网的抽样调查中,单位努力渔获量(CPUE)很低,随后计算的蓄水产量相对较低(每年14.97吨),使商业渔业无法生存。然而,通过控制非本地小腹鱼(centrachids Micropterus spp)的分布范围和丰度,将有利于现有的非本地鲑科鱼和本地L. natalensis的生计和休闲渔业。在当地鱼类多样性、气候变化、该省东流河流进一步建设储水设施的背景下,我们提出了Spring Grove坝管理方案的建议和建议。以及全国被忽视的内陆渔业。
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South African coastal outlets and estuaries: what defines an estuary versus an outlet? 南非沿海出海口和河口:河口和出海口的定义是什么?
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-12-15 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2288342
A. Whitfield
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Water quality monitoring and measuring physicochemical parameters using wireless sensor networks 利用无线传感器网络进行水质监测和理化参数测量
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2277955
N. Satyanarayana Murthy, SF Ahamed
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A bibliometric study on diatom DNA meta-barcording for water quality monitoring: a global perspective 用于水质监测的硅藻 DNA 元记录文献计量学研究:全球视角
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-12-13 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2282493
EO Mbao, J. Nyika, T. Sheng, B. Ochieng, L. Sitoki, SO Oduor, N. Kitaka, L. Olaka, C. Tan
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Analysis of freshwater diatom deformities in the Karoo, South Africa 南非卡鲁淡水硅藻畸变分析
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-12-11 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2282491
M. Holmes, EE Campbell, M. de Wit, J.C. Taylor
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Effect of abattoir activities on the quality of water and surrounding soil of the Anwai River in Asaba, Nigeria 屠宰场活动对尼日利亚阿萨巴 Anwai 河水质和周围土壤的影响
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2288346
OT Fatunsin, IG Enenya, P. Ebomese
The Anwai River is the most important river in Asaba, Nigeria, because of its many uses, and these include abattoir activities. The aim of this study was to assess the surface water and surrounding soil of the Anwai River for the effects of abattoir activities during the wet and dry seasons of 2020. The quality of soil and water samples was analysed using standard procedures as set by the American Public Health Association. Results of water analyses showed that pH, total dissolved solids and total suspended solids varied from 6.45 to 6.67, 13.50 mg L−1 to 24.42 mg L−1, and 2.19 ± 0.04 mg L−1 to 10.79 mg L−1, respectively. Soil pH, total organic content, Pd and Cr had a range of 5.83 to 7.65 pH units, 0.15 to 2.74%, 1.88 ± 0.03 to 22.8 ± 0.28 mg kg−1, and 0.86 ± 0.03 to 4.87 ± 0.04 mg kg−1, respectively. There were significant differences between Upstream, Midstream (by the abattoir) and Downstream samples; however, there were no significant differences between dry and wet season results for most of the parameters. Midstream values for the water quality index were 104.89 and 119.34 in the dry and wet seasons, respectively, which showed that the Midstream water samples were poor. The findings of this study showed that the abattoir activities were negatively impacting river water and soil quality.
安韦河是尼日利亚阿萨巴最重要的河流,因为它有许多用途,其中包括屠宰活动。本研究旨在评估 2020 年雨季和旱季期间安韦河地表水和周围土壤受屠宰场活动影响的情况。土壤和水样本的质量采用美国公共卫生协会制定的标准程序进行分析。水质分析结果显示,pH 值、溶解固体总量和悬浮固体总量分别为 6.45 至 6.67、13.50 毫克/升至 24.42 毫克/升、2.19 ± 0.04 毫克/升至 10.79 毫克/升。土壤 pH 值、总有机物含量、钯和铬的 pH 值范围分别为 5.83 至 7.65 个 pH 单位、0.15 至 2.74%、1.88 ± 0.03 至 22.8 ± 0.28 mg kg-1 和 0.86 ± 0.03 至 4.87 ± 0.04 mg kg-1。上游、中游(屠宰场旁)和下游样本之间存在明显差异;但是,大部分参数在旱季和雨季的结果没有明显差异。旱季和雨季的中游水质指数值分别为 104.89 和 119.34,这表明中游水样的水质较差。研究结果表明,屠宰场活动对河水和土壤质量造成了负面影响。
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Validation of the generic name Prescottiella gen. nov. (Desmidiales, Zygnematophyceae): a rare African desmid 属名Prescottiella gen.
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2258176
S. Janse van Vuuren, A. Levanets
Prescottiella sudanensis is a rare, asymmetrical desmid currently known from only a few countries in equatorial Africa. During the present study, P. sudanensis cells were found in water samples from Vogel Pan located in the far north-eastern side of Namibia, thereby expanding the known geographical distribution of the species. The location of the sampling site, which is situated in a direct line halfway between the Makgadikgadi pans and Okavango Delta towards the east (Botswana) and the Etosha pans towards the west (Namibia), suggests that migrating birds are likely vectors spreading desmids from one waterbody to another. In this paper a morphological description (including dimensions) and micrographs of P. sudanensis are presented, and the known geographical distribution of the species is discussed in relation to migration routes of birds. As the genus and species names are invalid according to ICN Art. 40.1, the names are also validated in this paper.
苏丹蝶(Prescottiella sudanensis)是一种罕见的非对称蝶类,目前仅在赤道非洲的几个国家发现过。本研究在纳米比亚东北部沃格尔潘(Vogel Pan)的水样中发现了 P. sudanensis 细胞,从而扩大了该物种的已知地理分布。取样地点位于马卡迪卡迪平原和奥卡万戈三角洲(博茨瓦纳)东部与埃托沙平原(纳米比亚)西部之间的直线上,这表明迁徙鸟类很可能是将脱壳类动物从一个水体传播到另一个水体的媒介。本文介绍了苏丹蝇(P. sudanensis)的形态描述(包括尺寸)和显微照片,并结合鸟类迁徙路线讨论了该物种的已知地理分布。根据《国际鸟类种名公约》第 40.1 条,属名和种名无效。40.1 的规定,这些名称也在本文中得到了验证。
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A preliminary study into the detection of fish environmental DNA in selected South African estuaries 南非部分河口鱼类环境 DNA 检测初步研究
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-10-02 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2288341
Keneilwe Thekiso, Tshoanelo Miya, Dominique A Cowart
Environmental DNA (eDNA) is a powerful technique for the non-invasive and comprehensive monitoring of entire ecosystems. Despite its many advantages, the use of eDNA in South Africa as an assessment tool for fish biodiversity is largely underutilised. This study was performed as an initial screening to assess the efficiency of the eDNA method for characterising fish communities in South African waters using the metabarcoding approach. Water samples were collected from eight estuaries and vacuum filtered using 0.45 μm nylon membrane filters. DNA was extracted from the filters, and sample extracts underwent PCR assaying using MiFish primers for the 12S rRNA gene, prior to being sequenced on the Illumina MiSeq platform. The resulting sequence data produced 1 574 092 raw reads, which resulted in 119 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) after filtering and clustering. Taxonomic assignment of the OTUs produced four different taxonomic groups and one group representing unidentified sequences. The group with the highest number of OTUs (54%) was assigned to fish taxa consisting of 12 families and 22 genera identified across all estuaries, with only 16 taxa identified to species level. As this was a preliminary study, few samples were collected, and therefore several recommendations for a more comprehensive study design are provided. Overall, these results support the hypothesis that the eDNA metabarcoding approach can efficiently detect fish species in South African estuarine environments.
环境 DNA(eDNA)是一种对整个生态系统进行非侵入性综合监测的强大技术。尽管 eDNA 有很多优点,但在南非,将其作为鱼类生物多样性评估工具的使用率还很低。本研究对 eDNA 方法进行了初步筛选,以评估 eDNA 方法使用代谢编码方法描述南非水域鱼类群落特征的效率。从八个河口采集水样,并使用 0.45 μm 尼龙膜过滤器进行真空过滤。从过滤器中提取 DNA,使用 MiFish 12S rRNA 基因引物对样本提取物进行 PCR 分析,然后在 Illumina MiSeq 平台上进行测序。测序数据产生了 1 574 092 个原始读数,经过过滤和聚类后产生了 119 个可操作的分类单元(OTU)。对 OTUs 进行分类分配后,产生了四个不同的分类组和一个代表未识别序列的组。OTU数量最多的一组(54%)是鱼类分类群,包括在所有河口发现的12个科和22个属,其中只有16个分类群被鉴定为鱼种。由于这是一项初步研究,收集的样本很少,因此提出了一些关于更全面研究设计的建议。总体而言,这些结果支持 eDNA 代谢编码方法可以有效检测南非河口环境中鱼类物种的假设。
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Monogenean parasites of Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897) (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the middle Limpopo River basin, southern Africa 非洲南部林波波河流域中部的菲鱼伪crenilabrus(Weber,1897)的单基因寄生虫(Teleostei:丽鱼科)
IF 1.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q3 MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY Pub Date : 2023-07-03 DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2023.2218433
I. Walter, I. Přikrylová, M. Barson, W. Luus-Powell
The study aimed to isolate and describe the monogenean parasites of the southern mouthbrooder, Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897), an endemic fish species of the Limpopo River basin in southern Africa. During summer and winter between November 2013 and August 2014, 86 specimens of P. philander were collected from the Nwanedi River (South Africa) and Bubi River (Zimbabwe). Monogenean parasites were isolated from the skin, gills and stomach. Morphometric evaluations revealed the presence of six species from three genera: Enterogyrus coronatus Pariselle, Lambert & Euzet, 1991, Gyrodactylus thlapi Christison, Shinn & van As, 2005, Cichlidogyrus philander Douëllou, 1993, Cichlidogyrus tilapiae Paperna, 1960, and Cichlidogyrus sp. 1 and sp. 2. Morphological and metrical characterisations of the species found during the present study are presented in detail. The presence of C. philander from the Nwanedi River as well as E. coronatus and C. tilapiae from the Bubi River represent new geographical records. Pseudocrenilabrus philander is reported for the first time to host C. tilapiae.
该研究旨在分离和描述南部育嘴鱼Pseudocrenilabrus philander (Weber, 1897)的单基因寄生虫,这是非洲南部林波波河流域的一种特有鱼类。在2013年11月至2014年8月的夏季和冬季,在南非的恩瓦内迪河和津巴布韦的布比河采集了86份philander P.标本。从皮肤、鳃和胃中分离出单系寄生虫。形态测定鉴定发现有3属6种:冠状肠虫(Enterogyrus coronatus Pariselle, Lambert & Euzet, 1991), thlapi Gyrodactylus Christison, Shinn & van As, 2005, philander Cichlidogyrus Douëllou, 1993,罗apiae Paperna, 1960, Cichlidogyrus sp. 1和sp. 2。在本研究中发现的物种的形态和测量特征详细介绍。来自Nwanedi河的C. philander以及来自Bubi河的E. coronatus和C. tilapiae的存在代表了新的地理记录。本文首次报道了罗非鱼的寄主伪crenilabrus philander。
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