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D-Index
39
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5819
World Ranking
6390
National Ranking
71

Tatenda Dalu publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tatenda Dalu sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 266 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

Tatenda Dalu D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tatenda Dalu sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Overview

Tatenda Dalu is affiliated with the University of Mpumalanga in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong concentration on ecology and pollution-related topics. Their work spans multiple subfields including ecology, nature and landscape conservation, pollution, industrial and manufacturing engineering, and environmental chemistry.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics such as fish ecology and management studies, microplastics and plastic pollution, aquatic invertebrate ecology and behavior, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, recycling and waste management techniques, and aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity.

Among their recent notable papers are:

  • Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species (2021) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Coronas of micro/nano plastics: a key determinant in their risk assessments (2022) published in Particle and Fibre Toxicology
  • Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science (2024) published in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss (2023) published in Environmental Reviews
  • Spatiotemporal variation in microplastic contamination along a subtropical reservoir shoreline (2020) published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Tatenda Dalu has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Ryan J. Wasserman, Ross N. Cuthbert, Farai Dondofema, Linton F. Munyai, and Timothy Dube. These collaborations have contributed to a body of work that spans numerous environmental journals and scientific domains.

The primary venues where Dalu's research has been published include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Sustainability
  • Chemistry and Ecology
  • Environmental Science and Pollution Research
  • Water

Tatenda Dalu's contributions to environmental science reflect a broad engagement with ecological processes, pollution impacts, biodiversity, and waste management techniques, particularly within aquatic ecosystems. Their research output displays a multidisciplinary approach integrating ecological, chemical, and engineering perspectives to address pressing environmental challenges.

Best Publications

  • Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species

    Ross N. Cuthbert;Zarah Pattison;Nigel G. Taylor;Laura Verbrugge

  • Taming the terminological tempest in invasion science

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  • Detecting the impact of heavy metal contaminated sediment on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in tropical streams.

    Taurai Bere;Tatenda Dalu;Tongayi Mwedzi

  • Using functional responses to quantify interaction effects among predators

    Ryan J. Wasserman;Mhairi E. Alexander;Mhairi E. Alexander;Mhairi E. Alexander;Tatenda Dalu;Bruce R. Ellender

  • River nutrient water and sediment measurements inform on nutrient retention, with implications for eutrophication.

    Tatenda Dalu;Tatenda Dalu;Ryan J. Wasserman;Mandla L. Magoro;P. William Froneman

  • Assessing drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in African highland streams: An exploration using multivariate analysis.

    Tatenda Dalu;Ryan J. Wasserman;Jonathan D. Tonkin;Mhairi E. Alexander

  • Preventing and controlling non-native species invasions to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss

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  • Biological monitoring in southern Africa: A review of the current status, challenges and future prospects.

    Tinotenda Mangadze;Tatenda Dalu;P. William Froneman

  • Cyanobacteria dynamics in a small tropical reservoir: Understanding spatio-temporal variability and influence of environmental variables.

    Tatenda Dalu;Ryan J. Wasserman

  • Diatom-based water quality monitoring in southern Africa: challenges and future prospects

    Tatenda Dalu;P. William Froneman

  • Spatiotemporal variation in microplastic contamination along a subtropical reservoir shoreline.

    Rendani Mbedzi;Ross N. Cuthbert;Ryan J. Wasserman;Florence M. Murungweni

  • Water or sediment? Partitioning the role of water column and sediment chemistry as drivers of macroinvertebrate communities in an austral South African stream.

    Tatenda Dalu;Ryan J. Wasserman;Ryan J. Wasserman;Jonathan D. Tonkin;Tongayi Mwedzi

  • Effects of urbanisation and a wastewater treatment plant on microplastic densities along a subtropical river system

    Tatenda Dalu;Thabiso Banda;Thendo Mutshekwa;Linton F. Munyai

  • The influence of microplastics on trophic interaction strengths and oviposition preferences of dipterans

    Ross N. Cuthbert;Rana Al-Jaibachi;Tatenda Dalu;Jaimie T. A. Dick

  • Macroinvertebrate functional feeding group alterations in response to habitat degradation of headwater Austral streams

    Tinotenda Mangadze;Ryan J. Wasserman;P. William Froneman;Tatenda Dalu

  • Impact of irrigation based sugarcane cultivation on the Chiredzi and Runde Rivers quality, Zimbabwe

    Tamuka Nhiwatiwa;Tatenda Dalu;Tatenda Dalu;Luc Brendonck;Luc Brendonck

  • Variation partitioning of benthic diatom community matrices: Effects of multiple variables on benthic diatom communities in an Austral temperate river system.

    Tatenda Dalu;Tatenda Dalu;Ryan J. Wasserman;Ryan J. Wasserman;Mandla L. Magoro;Mandla L. Magoro;Tongayi Mwedzi

  • Emergent effects of structural complexity and temperature on predator–prey interactions

    Ryan J. Wasserman;Mhairi E. Alexander;Olaf L. F. Weyl;Daniel Barrios‐O'Neill

  • Deeper knowledge of shallow waters: reviewing the invertebrate fauna of southern African temporary wetlands

    Matthew S. Bird;Musa C. Mlambo;Ryan J. Wasserman;Ryan J. Wasserman;Tatenda Dalu

  • Agricultural intensification and drought frequency increases may have landscape-level consequences for ephemeral ecosystems.

    Tatenda Dalu;Ryan J. Wasserman;Ryan J. Wasserman;Mwazvita T. B. Dalu

  • Alien freshwater fauna in South Africa

    Olaf L. F. Weyl;Bruce R. Ellender;Bruce R. Ellender;Ryan J. Wassermann;Ryan J. Wassermann;Marliese Truter;Marliese Truter

  • Influence of intra‐ and interspecific variation in predator–prey body size ratios on trophic interaction strengths

    Ross N. Cuthbert;Ross N. Cuthbert;Ross N. Cuthbert;Ryan J. Wasserman;Ryan J. Wasserman;Tatenda Dalu;Tatenda Dalu;Horst Kaiser

  • Evidence of spatial and temporal changes in sources of organic matter in estuarine sediments: stable isotope and fatty acid analyses

    Leandro Bergamino;Tatenda Dalu;Nicole B. Richoux

Frequent Co-Authors

Ryan J. Wasserman
Ryan J. Wasserman Rhodes University
Ross N. Cuthbert
Ross N. Cuthbert Queen's University Belfast
Olaf L. F. Weyl
Olaf L. F. Weyl South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Jaimie T. A. Dick
Jaimie T. A. Dick Queen's University Belfast
Amanda Callaghan
Amanda Callaghan University of Reading
Luc Brendonck
Luc Brendonck KU Leuven
Alan K. Whitfield
Alan K. Whitfield South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
Timothy Dube
Timothy Dube University of the Western Cape
Janine B. Adams
Janine B. Adams Nelson Mandela University
D. Christopher Rogers
D. Christopher Rogers Northeastern State University

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