Peer Reviewed Articles 2024 – South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity

**Peer-reviewed publications by SAIAB Scientists, Honorary Research Associates and Postgraduate Students using SAIAB’s address - 2024.**

Open Access

Burger, M., Bouwman, H., du Preez, L. H., & Landman, W. (2024). Larger Common River Frogs (Amietia delalandii) have Fewer and Shorter Tissue Microplastic Fibres than Smaller Frogs. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 112(2).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-024-03852-7

Cliff, G., Booyens, N. G., Daly, R., Jordaan, G. L., Nkabi, N., Parker, D., & Mann, B. Q. (2024). Biology and ecology of the African blackspot shark Carcharhinus humani on the east coast of South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 46(1).

https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2024.2313544

de Necker, L., van Rooyen, D., Gerber, R., Brendonck, L., Wepener, V., & Smit, N. J. (2024). Effects of river regulation on aquatic invertebrate community composition: A comparative analysis in two southern African rivers. Ecology and Evolution, 14(2).

https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10963

Dixon, R., Murray, T., Mann, B., Cowley, P., Daly, R., & Filmalter, J. (2024). Longshore movements and site fidelity of the iconic giant trevally Caranx ignobilis from southern Africa, determined using passive acoustic telemetry. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 729.
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14512

du Preez, L. H., Netherlands, E. C., Rödel, M. O., & Channing, A. (2024). A new bullfrog from southern Africa (Pyxicephalidae, Pyxicephalus Tschudi, 1838). African Journal of Herpetology, 73(1).
https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2296654

Dupaix, A., Ménard, F., Filmalter, J. D., Baidai, Y., Bodin, N., Capello, M., Chassot, E., Demarcq, H., Deneubourg, J. L., Fonteneau, A., Forget, F., Forrestal, F., Gaertner, D., Hall, M., Holland, K. N., Itano, D., Kaplan, D. M., Lopez, J., Marsac, F., … Dagorn, L. (2024). The challenge of assessing the effects of drifting fish aggregating devices on the behaviour and biology of tropical tuna. Fish and Fisheries, 25(3).
https://doi.org/10.1111/faf.12813

Esmaeili, H. R., Masoumi, A. H., Sayyadzadeh, G., Zarei, F., & Maclaine, J. (2024). Redescription of Cyprinion muscatense (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) with the first phylogenetic analysis of the genus. Journal of Fish Biology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15708

Firth, L. B., Bone, J., Bartholomew, A., Bishop, M. J., Bugnot, A., Bulleri, F., Chee, S. Y., Claassens, L., Dafforn, K. A., Fairchild, T. P., Hall, A. E., Hanley, M. E., Komyakova, V., Lemasson, A. J., Loke, L. H. L., Mayer-Pinto, M., Morris, R., Naylor, L., Perkins, M. J., … Knights, A. M. (2024). Coastal greening of grey infrastructure: an update on the state-of-the-art. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Maritime Engineering.
https://doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2023.003

Jordaan, M. S., Barrow, S., Kadye, W., & Chakona, A. (2024). Status and distribution of a novel redfin lineage, Pseudobarbus sp. ‘burchelli Tradouw’ from the Cape Fold Ecoregion of South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science.
https://doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2023.2289561

Kadye, W. T., Nkomo, T., Kambikambi, M. J., & Chakona, A. (2024). Trophic niche patterns of endangered Sandelia bainsii and Amatolacypris trevelyani in the Eastern Cape, South Africa: Insights from stable isotope analysis. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(2).
https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4103

Konings, A. F., Miller, T. A., & Stauffer, J. R. (2024). Description of a rock-dwelling cichlid that re-invaded the sand substrate in Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa, 5399(2). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.7

Kyle, K. J., du Preez, L. H., Harvey, J., & Armstrong, A. J. (2024). Distribution, habitat and vulnerability to climate change of the Endangered Leptopelis xenodactylus. African Journal of Herpetology, 73(1).
https://doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2023.2279322

Lett, C., Malauene, B., Hoareau, T., Kaplan, D., & Porri, F. (2024). Corridors and barriers to marine connectivity around southern Africa. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 731. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14312

Madsen, H., & Stauffer, J. R. (2024). Aquaculture of Animal Species: Their Eukaryotic Parasites and the Control of Parasitic Infections. In Biology (Vol. 13, Issue 1). https://doi.org/10.3390/biology13010041

Mpakairi, K. S., Muthivhi, F. F., Dondofema, F., Munyai, L. F., & Dalu, T. (2024). Chlorophyll-a unveiled: unlocking reservoir insights through remote sensing in a subtropical reservoir. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196(4).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-024-12554-w

Muller, C., Lett, C., Porri, F., Pattrick, P., Bailey, D., Denis, H., Barrier, N., Potts, W., & Kaplan, D. (2024). Coastal connectivity of an abundant inshore fish species: model-data comparison along the southern coast of South Africa. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 731.
https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14272

Munien, S., Adhikari, P. L., Reycraft, K., Mays, T. J., Naidoo, T., Pruitt, M., Arena, J., & Sershen. (2024). Application and Efficacy of Management Interventions for the Control of Microplastics in Freshwater Bodies: A Systematic Review. In Water (Switzerland) (Vol. 16, Issue 1).
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16010176

Munyai, L. F., Liphadzi, T., Mutshekwa, T., Mutoti, M. I., Mofu, L., & Murungweni, F. M. (2024). Water and Sediment Chemistry as Drivers of Macroinvertebrates and Fish Assemblages in Littoral Zones of Subtropical Reservoirs. Water (Switzerland), 16(1).
https://doi.org/10.3390/w16010042

Mzozo, Z. B., & Vine, N. G. (2024). Staining of larval abalone (haliotis midae) shells using two epifluorescent dyes. Journal of Applied Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2024.2310833

Peel, L. R., Meekan, M. G., Daly, R., Keating, C. A., Collin, S. P., Nogués, J., & Stevens, G. M. W. (2024). Remote hideaways: first insights into the population sizes, habitat use and residency of manta rays at aggregation areas in Seychelles. Marine Biology, 171(4).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04405-6

Phaka, F. M., du Preez, L. H., Huge, J., & Vanhove, M. P. M. (2024). Peer-reviewed research based on the relationship between South African cultures and biodiversity. In Koedoe (Vol. 66, Issue 1).
https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v66i1.1777

Pringle, B. A., Duncan, M. I., Winkler, A. C., Mafwila, S., Jagger, C., McKeown, N. J., Shaw, P. W., Henriques, R., & Potts, W. M. (2024). Effect of temperature on metabolic stress and recovery of two Argyrosomus species from simulated catch-and-release angling. Fisheries Management and Ecology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/fme.12696

Puccinelli, E., Logston, R., Russo, C. S., Ansorge, I. J., & von der Meden, C. E. O. (2024). Short-term temporal variability in offshore benthic biodiversity across hydrographic regions at a sub-Antarctic archipelago. In Marine Biology (Vol. 171, Issue 4).
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-024-04406-5

Puccinelli, E., Filander, Z., & Lamont, T. (2024). The influence of the cape canyon on the food web structure of the southern Benguela upwelling system. Journal of Marine Systems, 244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2024.103965

Schenekar, T., Baxter, J., Phukuntsi, M. A., Sedlmayr, I., Weckworth, B., & Mwale, M. (2024). Optimizing waterborne eDNA capture from waterholes in savanna systems under remote field conditions. Molecular Ecology Resources, 24(4).

https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13942

Smit, K. P., Sink, K. J., Shannon, L. J., Bernard, A. T. F., & Lombard, A. T. (2024). Groundtruthing cumulative impact assessments with biodiversity data: Testing indicators and methods for marine ecosystem condition assessments in South Africa. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 34(2).
https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.4096

Towner, A., Micarelli, P., Hurwitz, D., Smale, M. J., Booth, A. J., Stopforth, C., Jacobs, E., Reinero, F. R., Ricci, V., di Bari, A., Gavazzi, S., Carugno, G., Mahrer, M., & Gennari, E. (2024). Further insights into killer whales Orcinus orca preying on white sharks Carcharodon carcharias in South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science, 46(1). https://doi.org/10.2989/1814232X.2024.2311272

Warren, M. B., Jacobs, F., Dutton, H. R., Netherlands, E. C., DuPreez, L. H., & Bullard, S. A. (2024). First report of a fish blood fluke from sub-Saharan Africa: Nomasanguinicola dentata (Paperna, 1964) Warren and Bullard, 2023 infecting African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) Teugles, 1982 in the Kavango River, Namibia, and a revised phylogeny for Sanguinicolidae Poche, 1926. Parasitology International, 100.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2024.102862