Temporary lentic wetlands are becoming increasingly recognised for their collective role in
contributing to biodiversity at the landscape scale. In southern Africa, a region with a high …

This study aims to investigate macroinvertebrate assemblage structure and composition
across the three major waterbody types (temporary rivers, depression wetlands and semi …

Small shallow lakes and ponds (SSWs) have high conservation value and support
numerous ecosystem services. However, these small ecosystems face many threats …

Past efforts to explain variation of invertebrate assemblages in freshwater wetlands have
been less productive than anticipated. To explore why efforts are disappointing, we …

Microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are an important component in sediment
ecology. However, most research is highly skewed towards the northern hemisphere and in …

Acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining in the Mpumalanga Highveld region of South
Africa has caused severe chemical and biological degradation of aquatic habitats …

Although temporary wetlands are often biodiversity hotspots that deliver multiple ecosystem
services, they are also threatened by human exploitation. We conducted a comparative field …

This paper provides a description of the zooplankton and epiphytic diatom communities of
permanent and temporary freshwater pans in the Mpumalanga Highveld region of South …

More than half the river-lengths of rivers in southern Africa dry up occasionally or–more
commonly–seasonally. Here we review the literature on water quality (WQ) in non-perennial …

Water beetles are one of the dominant macroinvertebrate groups in inland waters and are
excellent ecological indicators, reflecting both the diversity and composition of the wider …