List of works - Ryan J Wasserman

A review of the biology and status of Cape Fold Ecoregion freshwater fishes

article

Additive multiple predator effects of two specialist paradiaptomid copepods towards larval mosquitoes

scientific article published in 2019

Africa: Restrict bush fires used in animal hunts

scientific article

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

scientific article published on 21 November 2016

Alternative prey impedes the efficacy of a natural enemy of mosquitoes

scientific article published on 11 November 2019

An Assessment of the Effect of Rotenone on Selected Non-Target Aquatic Fauna

scientific article published on 5 November 2015

An evaluation of the current extent and potential spread of Black Bass invasions in South Africa

scientific article published on 06 February 2019

Are Vulnerable Communities Thoroughly Informed on Mosquito Bio-Ecology and Burden?

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

Are nest sites a limiting resource for speleophilic nesting fishes in sand dominated temporarily open/closed estuaries?

article by Ryan J Wasserman et al published 23 December 2016 in Environmental Biology of Fishes

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

scientific article

Assessing multiple predator, diurnal and search area effects on predatory impacts by ephemeral wetland specialist copepods

scientific article published in 2019

Assessing sediment particle-size effects on benthic algal colonisation and total carbohydrate production

scientific article published on 28 December 2019

Assessing variation in below-ground organic matter dynamics in the Ramsar-declared Nylsvley Wetland system, South Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Balloon milkweed Gomphocarpus physocarpus distribution and drivers in an internationally protected wetland

scientific article published on 26 August 2020

Benthic diatom-based indices and isotopic biomonitoring of nitrogen pollution in a warm temperate Austral river system

scientific article published on 22 September 2020

Brown Trout Introductions, Establishment, Current Status, Impacts and Conflicts

Calanoid Copepods: An Overlooked Tool in the Control of Disease Vector Mosquitoes

scientific article published on 01 October 2018

Cattle dung in aquatic habitats alters mosquito predatory biocontrol dynamics

scientific article published in 2022

Cattle-induced eutrophication favours disease-vector mosquitoes

scientific article published on 25 January 2020

Colour and size influences plastic microbead underestimation, regardless of sediment grain size

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Combined impacts of warming and salinisation on trophic interactions and mortality of a specialist ephemeral wetland predator

scientific article published in 2019

Community structure and environmental factors affecting diatom abundance and diversity in a Mediterranean climate river system

scientific article published on 13 December 2021

Complementary impacts of heterospecific predators facilitate improved biological control of mosquito larvae

scientific article published in 2020

Conspecific alarm cue sensitivity by the estuarine calanoid copepod,Paracartia longipatella

article

Corrigendum to "Functional response quantifies microplastic uptake by a widespread African fish species" [Sci. Total Environ. 700 (2020) 134522]

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

Corrigendum to “Assessing drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in African highlands: an exploration using multivariate analysis” [Sci. Total Environ. 601–602 (2017) 1340-1348]

scholarly article published in Science of the Total Environment

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

scientific article published on 27 June 2018

Diet of Glossogobius callidus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in freshwater impoundments in the Sundays River Valley of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

scientific article published on 05 November 2019

Disease Vector Relative Spatio-Temporal Abundances to Water Bodies and Thermal Fitness Across Malaria Endemic Semi-Arid Areas

scientific article published on 27 October 2020

Distribution, drivers and population structure of the invasive alien snail Tarebia granifera in the Luvuvhu system, South Africa

scientific article

Does invasive river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) alter leaf litter decomposition dynamics in arid zone temporary rivers?

scientific article

Drivers of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a Ramsar declared wetland system

scientific article published in 2022

Ecological Assessment of Two Species of Potamonautid Freshwater Crabs from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, with Implications for Their Conservation

scientific article published on 11 January 2016

Effects of environmental variables on littoral macroinvertebrate community assemblages in subtropical reservoirs

scientific article published in 2021

Emergent effects of structural complexity and temperature on predator-prey interactions

article

Ethical considerations for field research on fishes

Evaluating invasion risk for freshwater fishes in South Africa

article

Examining intraspecific multiple predator effects across shifting predator sex ratios

scientific article published in 2020

Fictional responses from Vonesh et al

January 2017 scholarly article in Biological Invasions

Food web properties vary with climate and land use in South African streams

scientific article

Foster local expertise in Botswana's elephant-hunting debate

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

Functional Responses and Additive Multiple Predator Effects of Two Common Wetland Fish

scientific article published on 24 February 2022

Functional response quantifies microplastic uptake by a widespread African fish species

scientific article published on 08 October 2019

Functional responses can unify invasion ecology

article

Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species

scientific article

Habitat structure differentially mitigates predation impact of juvenile largemouth bass and Florida bass

scientific article published on 23 April 2021

Identifying environmental drivers of chlorophyll-a dynamics in Austral subtropical ephemeral ecosystems

scientific article published in 2019

Impacts of non-native fishes under a seasonal temperature gradient are forecasted using functional responses and abundances

scientific article

Implications of increasing temperature stress for predatory biocontrol of vector mosquitoes

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

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

scientific article published on 01 June 2020

Informing spread predictions of two alien snails using movement traits

scientific article published on 14 December 2021

Inter-Population Similarities and Differences in Predation Efficiency of a Mosquito Natural Enemy

scientific article published on 27 May 2020

Intermediate predator naïveté and sex-skewed vulnerability predict the impact of an invasive higher predator ⬇️

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Inter‐specific differences in invader and native fish functional responses illustrate neutral effects on prey but superior invader competitive ability

scientific article

Invader Relative Impact Potential: a new metric to understand and predict the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species ⬇️

article

Invasive carp alter trophic niches of consumers and basal resources in African reservoirs

scientific article published on 25 December 2021

LIFE-HISTORY OF THE RIVER GOBY GLOSSOGOBIUS CALLIDUS (TELEOSTEI: GOBIIDAE)

scientific article published on 29 July 2020

Lack of prey switching and strong preference for mosquito prey by a temporary pond specialist predator

scientific article published in 2019

Land use effects on water quality, habitat, and macroinvertebrate and diatom communities in African highland streams

scientific article published in 2022

Leaf inputs from invasive and native plants drive differential mosquito abundances

scientific article published on 28 June 2019

Limited plankton community shifts over winter inundation events in Austral temporary wetlands

scientific article published in 2022

Macroinvertebrate colonisation associated with native and invasive leaf litter decomposition

scientific article published in 2020

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

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Microphytobenthos diversity and community structure across different micro-estuaries and micro-outlets: Effects of environmental variables on community structure

scientific article published on 31 January 2020

Muddy waters: Efficacious predation of container-breeding mosquitoes by a newly-described calanoid copepod across differential water clarities

scientific article published in 2018

Muddy waters: Mega‐herbivores as agents of change in African shallow freshwaters

scientific article published in 2023

Nutrient Release Dynamics Associated with Native and Invasive Leaf Litter Decomposition: A Mesocosm Experiment

scientific article published in 2020

On the RIP: using Relative Impact Potential to assess the ecological impacts of invasive alien species

scientific article

Persistent effects of historical sea levels on the population structure of a temporary wetland copepod

scientific article published in 2023

Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Floodplain water snake, Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris FitzSimons, 1964 ⬇️

scientific article published on 28 June 2022

Predator density modifies mosquito regulation in increasingly complex environments

scientific article published on 13 January 2020

Prey and predator density‐dependent interactions under different water volumes

scientific article published in 2021

Quantifying Metal Contamination and Potential Uptake by Phragmites australis Adans. (Poaceae) Along a Subtropical River System

scientific article published on 04 July 2020

Quantifying reproductive state and predator effects on copepod motility in ephemeral ecosystems

scientific article published in 2019

Reporting by-catch and mortalities in targeted biological field surveys on fishes

article

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

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

River sediment metal and nutrient variations along an urban-agriculture gradient in an arid austral landscape: implications for environmental health

scientific article

Sacrificial males: the potential role of copulation and predation in contributing to copepod sex-skewed ratios

scientific article published in 2018

Seasonal variation and drivers of zooplankton, macroinvertebrate and littoral fish communities from irrigation ponds in a semi-arid region in the Eastern Cape (South Africa)

scientific article published on 07 June 2021

Sex and species specific isotopic niche specialisation increases with trophic complexity: evidence from an ephemeral pond ecosystem

scientific article

Sex demographics alter the effect of habitat structure on predation by a temporary pond specialist

article published in 2019

Sex‐skewed trophic impacts in ephemeral wetlands

Shifting interaction strength between estuarine mysid species across a temperature gradient

scientific article published on 21 July 2018

Sinks and sources: Assessing microplastic abundance in river sediment and deposit feeders in an Austral temperate urban river system

scientific article

Site and species selection for religious release of non-native fauna

scientific article published on 04 January 2019

Spatial Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culicidae) insecticide resistance patterns across malaria-endemic regions of Botswana

scientific article published on 19 November 2020

Spatiotemporal variation in microplastic contamination along a subtropical reservoir shoreline

scientific article published on 16 April 2020

Spawning and nest guarding of the river goby (Glossogobius callidus) from the Eastern Cape province of South Africa

scientific article published in 2015

Surveillance Studies Reveal Diverse and Potentially Pathogenic-Incriminated Vector Mosquito Species across Major Botswana Touristic Hotspots

scientific article published on 06 October 2021

Temperature regime drives differential predatory performance in Largemouth Bass and Florida Bass

scientific article published on 18 November 2019

The complete mitochondrial genome of Africa's largest freshwater copepod, Lovenula raynerae

The complete mitogenome of an undescribed clam shrimp of the genus Gondwanalimnadia (Branchiopoda: Spinicaudata), from a temporary wetland in Central District, Botswana

scientific article published on 28 February 2020

The complete mitogenome of the fairy shrimp Streptocephalus cafer (Lovén, 1847) (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Anostraca) from an ephemeral pond in Botswana, southern Africa

scientific article published on 14 January 2020

The effects of temperature and shading on mortality and development rates of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae)

scientific article published on 01 December 2019

The past and current distribution of native and non-native fish in the Kowie River catchment, Makhanda, Eastern Cape

scientific article published in January 2023

Trophic interactions in an austral temperate ephemeral pond inferred using stable isotope analysis

article

Trophic isotopic carbon variation increases with pond's hydroperiod: Evidence from an Austral ephemeral ecosystem.

scientific article published on 8 August 2017

Trophic level stability-inducing effects of predaceous early juvenile fish in an estuarine mesocosm study

scientific article

Turtle‐mediated dispersal of anostracan dormant eggs: Evidence for dominance hierarchy effects

scientific article published in 2023

Unexpected survival of sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) during acute rotenone toxicity trials will complicate management of invasions

article

Unintended consequences of using alien fish for human benefit in protected areas

Using functional responses to assess predator hatching phenology implications for pioneering prey in arid temporary pools

article

Using functional responses to quantify interaction effects among predators

article

Validation of growth zone formation in Oreochromis mossambicus otoliths collected from an irrigation pond in the Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, South Africa

scientific article published on 2 January 2023

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

scientific article

Warming mediates intraspecific multiple predator effects from an invasive crustacean

scientific article published on 19 February 2021

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

scientific article published on 07 July 2017

Water volume differentially modifies copepod predatory strengths on two prey types

scientific article published in 2020

Zooplankton grazing pressure is insufficient for primary producer control under elevated warming and nutrient levels

scientific article published on 11 September 2018

List of works by Ryan J Wasserman

A review of the biology and status of Cape Fold Ecoregion freshwater fishes

Additive multiple predator effects of two specialist paradiaptomid copepods towards larval mosquitoes

Africa: Restrict bush fires used in animal hunts

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

Alternative prey impedes the efficacy of a natural enemy of mosquitoes

An Assessment of the Effect of Rotenone on Selected Non-Target Aquatic Fauna

An evaluation of the current extent and potential spread of Black Bass invasions in South Africa

Are Vulnerable Communities Thoroughly Informed on Mosquito Bio-Ecology and Burden?

Are nest sites a limiting resource for speleophilic nesting fishes in sand dominated temporarily open/closed estuaries?

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

Assessing multiple predator, diurnal and search area effects on predatory impacts by ephemeral wetland specialist copepods

Assessing sediment particle-size effects on benthic algal colonisation and total carbohydrate production

Assessing variation in below-ground organic matter dynamics in the Ramsar-declared Nylsvley Wetland system, South Africa

Balloon milkweed Gomphocarpus physocarpus distribution and drivers in an internationally protected wetland

Benthic diatom-based indices and isotopic biomonitoring of nitrogen pollution in a warm temperate Austral river system

Brown Trout Introductions, Establishment, Current Status, Impacts and Conflicts

Calanoid Copepods: An Overlooked Tool in the Control of Disease Vector Mosquitoes

Cattle dung in aquatic habitats alters mosquito predatory biocontrol dynamics

Cattle-induced eutrophication favours disease-vector mosquitoes

Colour and size influences plastic microbead underestimation, regardless of sediment grain size

Combined impacts of warming and salinisation on trophic interactions and mortality of a specialist ephemeral wetland predator

Community structure and environmental factors affecting diatom abundance and diversity in a Mediterranean climate river system

Complementary impacts of heterospecific predators facilitate improved biological control of mosquito larvae

Conspecific alarm cue sensitivity by the estuarine calanoid copepod,Paracartia longipatella

Corrigendum to "Functional response quantifies microplastic uptake by a widespread African fish species" [Sci. Total Environ. 700 (2020) 134522]

Corrigendum to “Assessing drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in African highlands: an exploration using multivariate analysis” [Sci. Total Environ. 601–602 (2017) 1340-1348]

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

Diet of Glossogobius callidus (Teleostei: Gobiidae) in freshwater impoundments in the Sundays River Valley of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Disease Vector Relative Spatio-Temporal Abundances to Water Bodies and Thermal Fitness Across Malaria Endemic Semi-Arid Areas

Distribution, drivers and population structure of the invasive alien snail Tarebia granifera in the Luvuvhu system, South Africa

Does invasive river red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) alter leaf litter decomposition dynamics in arid zone temporary rivers?

Drivers of aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in a Ramsar declared wetland system

Ecological Assessment of Two Species of Potamonautid Freshwater Crabs from the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe, with Implications for Their Conservation

Effects of environmental variables on littoral macroinvertebrate community assemblages in subtropical reservoirs

Emergent effects of structural complexity and temperature on predator-prey interactions

Ethical considerations for field research on fishes

Evaluating invasion risk for freshwater fishes in South Africa

Examining intraspecific multiple predator effects across shifting predator sex ratios

Fictional responses from Vonesh et al

Food web properties vary with climate and land use in South African streams

Foster local expertise in Botswana's elephant-hunting debate

Functional Responses and Additive Multiple Predator Effects of Two Common Wetland Fish

Functional response quantifies microplastic uptake by a widespread African fish species

Functional responses can unify invasion ecology

Global economic costs of aquatic invasive alien species

Habitat structure differentially mitigates predation impact of juvenile largemouth bass and Florida bass

Identifying environmental drivers of chlorophyll-a dynamics in Austral subtropical ephemeral ecosystems

Impacts of non-native fishes under a seasonal temperature gradient are forecasted using functional responses and abundances

Implications of increasing temperature stress for predatory biocontrol of vector mosquitoes

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

Informing spread predictions of two alien snails using movement traits

Inter-Population Similarities and Differences in Predation Efficiency of a Mosquito Natural Enemy

Intermediate predator naïveté and sex-skewed vulnerability predict the impact of an invasive higher predator ⬇️

Inter‐specific differences in invader and native fish functional responses illustrate neutral effects on prey but superior invader competitive ability

Invader Relative Impact Potential: a new metric to understand and predict the ecological impacts of existing, emerging and future invasive alien species ⬇️

Invasive carp alter trophic niches of consumers and basal resources in African reservoirs

LIFE-HISTORY OF THE RIVER GOBY GLOSSOGOBIUS CALLIDUS (TELEOSTEI: GOBIIDAE)

Lack of prey switching and strong preference for mosquito prey by a temporary pond specialist predator

Land use effects on water quality, habitat, and macroinvertebrate and diatom communities in African highland streams

Leaf inputs from invasive and native plants drive differential mosquito abundances

Limited plankton community shifts over winter inundation events in Austral temporary wetlands

Macroinvertebrate colonisation associated with native and invasive leaf litter decomposition

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

Microphytobenthos diversity and community structure across different micro-estuaries and micro-outlets: Effects of environmental variables on community structure

Muddy waters: Efficacious predation of container-breeding mosquitoes by a newly-described calanoid copepod across differential water clarities

Muddy waters: Mega‐herbivores as agents of change in African shallow freshwaters

Nutrient Release Dynamics Associated with Native and Invasive Leaf Litter Decomposition: A Mesocosm Experiment

On the RIP: using Relative Impact Potential to assess the ecological impacts of invasive alien species

Persistent effects of historical sea levels on the population structure of a temporary wetland copepod

Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic Floodplain water snake, Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris FitzSimons, 1964 ⬇️

Predator density modifies mosquito regulation in increasingly complex environments

Prey and predator density‐dependent interactions under different water volumes

Quantifying Metal Contamination and Potential Uptake by Phragmites australis Adans. (Poaceae) Along a Subtropical River System

Quantifying reproductive state and predator effects on copepod motility in ephemeral ecosystems

Reporting by-catch and mortalities in targeted biological field surveys on fishes

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

River sediment metal and nutrient variations along an urban-agriculture gradient in an arid austral landscape: implications for environmental health

Sacrificial males: the potential role of copulation and predation in contributing to copepod sex-skewed ratios

Seasonal variation and drivers of zooplankton, macroinvertebrate and littoral fish communities from irrigation ponds in a semi-arid region in the Eastern Cape (South Africa)