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Fish Parasites, Parasitic Crustacea, Blood Parasites, Systematics, Aquatic Ecology, Aquatic Health, Environmental Parasitology, One Health
South Africa

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Employment (7)

North-West University: Potchefstroom, North West Province, ZA

2011-04-01 to present | Professor of Ecology (School of Biological Sciences)
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Nico J Smit

North-West University: Potchefstroom, North West Province, ZA

2014-01-01 to 2019-12-31 | Director & Professor (Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management)
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Nico J Smit

University of Johannesburg: Auckland Park, Gauteng, ZA

2008-01-01 to 2011-03-31 | Associate Professor (Zoology)
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Nico J Smit

University of Johannesburg: Auckland Park, Gauteng, ZA

2006-01-01 to 2007-12-31 | Senior Lecturer (Zoology)
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Nico J Smit

University of Johannesburg: Auckland Park, Gauteng, ZA

2004-01-01 to 2005-12-31 | Lecturer (Zoology)
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Nico J Smit

University of Cape Town: Rondebosch, Western Cape, ZA

2003-01-01 to 2003-12-31 | Post Doctoral Fellow (Claude Leon Foundation) (Zoology)
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Nico J Smit

Kingston University: Kingston-Upon-Thames, London, GB

2001-01-01 to 2002-12-31 | Post Doctoral Fellow (Life Sciences)
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Education and qualifications (1)

University of the Free State: Bloemfontein, Free State, ZA

1997-07-01 to 2000-12-01 | PhD (Zoology)
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Funding (3)

Ecological and human risk assessment of vector control pesticides

2014-04-01 to 2017-03-31 | Grant
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Tokyo, JP)
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EAGER: Blood Parasite Infections in Fishes and Their Transmission by Gnathiid Isopods on Caribbean Coral Reefs.

2012-06-01 to 2016-05-31 | Grant
Directorate for Geosciences (Arlington, US)
GRANT_NUMBER: 1216165
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Do cleaner-fish control infections of parasitic protozoa transmitted by gnathiid isopods and leeches?

2005-01-01 to 2007-12-31 | Grant
Australian Research Council (Canberra, AU)
GRANT_NUMBER: DP0557058
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Works (50 of 269)

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Life cycle stages of Hepatozoon ingwe (Apicomplexa: Adeleorina: Hepatozoidae) in an Ixodes sp. tick vector (Arthropoda: Ixodida: Ixodidae) and an African leopard Panthera pardus pardus

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Michelle van As; Edward C. Netherlands; Johann van As; Courtney A. Cook; Nico J. Smit
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Redescription and Molecular Characterisation of Gnathia tridens Menzies & Barnard, 1959 (Isopoda: Gnathiidae), a Presumed Ubiquitous Nearshore Isopod from the Temperate Northern Pacific

Acta Parasitologica
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Anja Erasmus; Nico J. Smit; Claire A. Spitzer; Paul C. Sikkel; Niel L. Bruce; Kerry A. Hadfield
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The XI International Symposium on Fish Parasites: fish health, parasite biodiversity, and conservation

Trends in Parasitology
2025-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Miguel Rubio-Godoy; Leopoldina Aguirre-Macedo; Martín García-Varela; Mayra I. Grano-Maldonado; Sergio Guillén-Hernández; María Amparo Rodríguez-Santiago; Nico J. Smit; Víctor M. Vidal-Martínez; Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León
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Ceratothoa famosa

Trends in Parasitology
2025-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Kerry A. Hadfield; Anja Erasmus; Nico J. Smit
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Species of Annulotrema (Monopisthocotylea, Dactylogyridae) parasitising African tetras (Characiformes, Alestidae) in the Phongolo River, South Africa with the description of four new species

Parasite
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Maria Lujza Kičinjaová; Iva Přikrylová; Mária Seifertová; Eva Řehulková; Milan Gelnar; Nico J. Smit
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Gyrodactylus serrai n. sp. (Gyrodactylidae), from the Near-Threatened Clanwilliam Sawfin, Cheilobarbus serra (Peters) (Cyprinidae, Smilogastrinae), in the Cape Fold Ecoregion, South Africa

Systematic Parasitology
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Iva Přikrylová; Marliese Truter; Wilmien J. Luus-Powell; Albert Chakona; Nico J. Smit
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Integrative taxonomy approach to the study of parasitic ergasilids (Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) of fishes from the Pardo River, Brazil with a redescription of Rhinergasilus piranhus Boeger and Thatcher, 1988 and a molecular phylogeny for Ergasilidae

Parasitology
2024-11-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Rodrigo Bravin Narciso; Nico J. Smit; Gilmar Perbiche-Neves; Reinaldo José da Silva
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Exploring South Africa's hidden marine parasite diversity: two new marine Ergasilus species (Copepoda: Cyclopoida: Ergasilidae) from the Evileye blaasop, Amblyrhynchote honckenii (Bloch)

Parasitology
2024-11-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Linda van der Spuy; Rodrigo B. Narciso; Kerry A. Hadfield; Victor Wepener; Nico J. Smit
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Elements in Invasive Redclaw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus Pose Human Health Risks in the Largest Floodplain System of South Africa

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
2024-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Johannes H. Erasmus; Wynand Malherbe; Nico J. Smit; Victor Wepener
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Novel insights into the genetics, morphology, distribution and hosts of the global fish parasitic digenean Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) (Digenea: Fellodistomidae) – CORRIGENDUM

Parasitology
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Anja Vermaak; Olena Kudlai; Russell Q-Y. Yong; Nico J. Smit
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Tegumental topography and molecular characterisation of two trematodes (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) from Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in Kenya

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Joan M. Maraganga; Nehemiah M. Rindoria; George M. Morara; Veronica N. Kimani; Coret van Wyk; José C. Dumbo; Nico J. Smit; Wilmien J. Luus-Powell
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Element contamination of the Orange-Vaal River basin, South Africa: a One Health approach

Environmental Science and Pollution Research
2024-04-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Johannes Hendrik Erasmus; Marliese Truter; Nico Jacobus Smit; Milen Nachev; Bernd Sures; Victor Wepener
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Two new species and new host and distribution records of Gnathia Leach, 1814 (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae) from Western Australia and the Great Barrier Reef, Australia

ZooKeys
2024-03-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Yuzo Ota; Anja Erasmus; Alexandra S. Grutter; Nico J. Smit
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A new and widespread group of fish apicomplexan parasites

2024-01-10 | Preprint
Contributors: Anthony M Bonacolta; Joana Krause; Nico J Smit; Paul Sikkel; Javier del Campo
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A new species of Siphoderina Manter, 1934 (Digenea: Cryptogonimidae) infecting the Dory Snapper Lutjanus fulviflamma (Teleostei: Lutjanidae) from the east coast of South Africa

Systematic Parasitology
2023-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Russell Q -Y. Yong; Storm B. Martin; Nico J. Smit
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Novel insights into the genetics, morphology, distribution and hosts of the global fish parasitic digenean Proctoeces maculatus (Looss, 1901) (Digenea: Fellodistomidae)

Parasitology
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Anja Vermaak; Olena Kudlai; Russell Q-Y. Yong; Nico J. Smit
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Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of total mercury through the aquatic food webs of an African sub-tropical wetland system

Science of The Total Environment
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: D. van Rooyen; J.H. Erasmus; R. Gerber; M. Nachev; B. Sures; V. Wepener; N.J. Smit
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The use of fish parasitic isopods as element accumulation indicators in marine pollution monitoring

Marine Pollution Bulletin
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: L. Van Der Spuy; J.H. Erasmus; M. Nachev; B.C. Schaeffner; B. Sures; V. Wepener; N.J. Smit
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Integrated morphological and molecular characterization of the fish parasitic nematode Rhabdochona (Rhabdochona) gendrei Campana-Rouget, 1961 infecting Labeobarbus altianalis (Boulenger, 1900) in Kenya

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2023-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Nehemiah M. Rindoria; George N. Morara; Willem J. Smit; Marliese Truter; Nico J. Smit; Wilmien J. Luus-Powell
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Integrative Morphological and Genetic Characterisation of the Fish Parasitic Copepod Ergasilus mirabilis Oldewage & van As, 1987: Insights into Host Specificity and Distribution in Southern Africa

Diversity
2023-08-26 | Journal article
Contributors: Precious P. Fikiye; Nico J. Smit; Liesl L. Van As; Marliese Truter; Kerry A. Hadfield
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Scanning Electron Microscopy and First Molecular Data of Two Species of Lamproglena (Copepoda: Lernaeidae) from Labeo victorianus (Cyprinidae) and Clarias gariepinus (Clariidae) in Kenya

Pathogens
2023-07-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Nehemiah M. Rindoria; Zipporah Gichana; George N. Morara; Coret van Wyk; Willem J. Smit; Nico J. Smit; Wilmien J. Luus-Powell
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Parasite diversity and community structure of translocated Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) in South Africa: Testing co-introduction, parasite spillback and enemy release hypotheses

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2023-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Marliese Truter; Kerry A. Hadfield; Nico J. Smit
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Morphological and molecular characterisation of Alella igillimpethu n. sp. (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Lernaeopodidae) parasitising the southern African endemic intertidal klipfish, Clinus superciliosus

Systematic Parasitology
2023-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Anja Erasmus; Kerry A. Hadfield; Victor Wepener; Nico J. Smit
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New host and distribution records for five species of Enterogyrus Paperna, 1963 (Dactylogyridae: Ancyrocephalinae) from cichlid hosts in South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science
2023-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Iva Přikrylová; Sareh Tavakol; Nico J Smit; Willem J Smit; Wilmien J Luus-Powell
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A lentic microcosm approach to determine the toxicity of DDT and deltamethrin on diatom communities

Environmental Pollution
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Kock, Anrich; Smit, Nico J.; Taylor, Jonathan C.; Wolmarans, Nico J.; Wepener, Victor
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An assessment of water and sediment quality of aquatic ecosystems within South Africa's largest floodplain

African Journal of Aquatic Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: van Rooyen, D.; Gerber, R.; Smit, N. J.; Wepener, V
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Drought altered trophic dynamics of an important natural saline lake: A stable isotope approach

Science of the Total Environment
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: de Necker, Lizaan; Brendonck, Luc; Gerber, Ruan; Lemmens, Pieter; Soto, David X.; Ikenaka, Yoshinori; Ishizuka, Mayumi; Wepener, Victor; Smit, Nico J.
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First record of organochlorine pesticides in blood of wild and captive African leopards, Panthera pardus pardus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Frontiers in Environmental Science
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: van As, Michelle; Smit, Nico J.; Wolmarans, Nico J.; Wepener, Victor
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Metazoan parasite diversity of the endemic South African intertidal klipfish, Clinus superciliosus: Factors influencing parasite community composition

Parasitology International
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Erasmus, Anja; Wepener, Victor; Hadfield, Kerry A.; Sures, Bernd; Smit, Nico J.
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Temporal dynamics of a subtropical floodplain pool after 2 years of supra-seasonal drought: a mesocosm study

Hydrobiologia
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: de Necker, Lizaan; Gerber, Ruan; van Vuren, Johan; Wepener, Victor; Smit, Nico J.; Brendonck, Luc
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Threatened, host-specific affiliates of a red-listed host: Three new species of Acanthobothrium van Beneden, 1849 (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) from the endangered white skate, Rostroraja alba (Lacepede) (vol 17, pg 114, 2022)

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2022 | Journal article
Contributors: Van Der Spuy, Linda; Smit, Nico J.; Schaeffner, Bjoern C.
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Adding one more to the list: A new species of Eniochobothrium (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) from the Oman cownose ray in South Africa

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Geraldine Oosthuizen; Kristina Naidoo; Nico J. Smit; Bjoern C. Schaeffner
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High element concentrations are not always equivalent to a stressful environment: differential responses of parasite taxa to natural and anthropogenic stressors

Marine Pollution Bulletin
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Anja Erasmus; Victor Wepener; Sonja Zimmermann; Milen Nachev; Kerry A. Hadfield; Nico J. Smit; Bernd Sures
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Total mercury concentrations in sharks, skates and rays along the South African coast

Marine Pollution Bulletin
2022-11 | Journal article
Contributors: J.H. Erasmus; N.J. Smit; R. Gerber; B.C. Schaeffner; N. Nkabi; V. Wepener
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 Gnathia pipinde sp. nov. (Crustacea, Isopoda, Gnathiidae), a temporary parasite of the pufferfish, Amblyrhynchotes honckenii, from temperate southern Africa

ZooKeys
2022-11-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Nico J. Smit; Kerry A. Hadfield
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Morphological description and molecular characterisation of Dactylogyrus matlopong sp. n. (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae) from the South African endemic Labeobarbus aeneus (Cyprinidae: Torinae)

Folia Parasitologica
2022-10-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Aline A. Acosta; Marliese Truter; Wynand Malherbe; Nico J. Smit
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Molecular Detection of Tick-Borne Bacteria from Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) Ticks Collected from Reptiles in South Africa

Microorganisms
2022-09-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Lehlohonolo S. Mofokeng; Nico J. Smit; Courtney A. Cook
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Human health risks associated with consumption of fish contaminated with trace elements from intensive mining activities in a peri-urban region

Science of The Total Environment
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: J.H. Erasmus; S. Zimmermann; N.J. Smit; W. Malherbe; M. Nachev; B. Sures; V. Wepener
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Threatened, host-specific affiliates of a red-listed host: Three new species of Acanthobothrium van Beneden, 1849 (Cestoda: Onchoproteocephalidea) from the endangered white skate, Rostroraja alba (Lacépède)

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2022-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Linda Van Der Spuy; Nico J. Smit; Bjoern C. Schaeffner
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First record from the southern hemisphere: significant range extension, new host record and molecular characterisation of Ligophorus minimus Euzet et Suriano, 1977 (Monogenea: Dactylogyridae)

African Zoology
2022-04-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Aline A Acosta; Kerry A Hadfield; Nico J Smit
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Description of Gyrodactylus paludinosus sp. nov. (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) from the Straightfin Barb, Enteromius paludinosus (Peters, 1852), in South Africa

Acta Parasitologica
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Marliese Truter; Nico J. Smit; Wynand Malherbe; Iva Přikrylová
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Bridging the gap: aquatic parasites in the One Health concept

Trends in Parasitology
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Christian Selbach; Kim N. Mouritsen; Robert Poulin; Bernd Sures; Nico J. Smit
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A diversity and functional approach to evaluate the macroinvertebrate responses to multiple stressors in a small subtropical austral river

Ecological Indicators
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Erasmus, J. H.; Lorenz, A. W.; Zimmermann, S.; Wepener, V.; Sures, B.; Smit, N. J.; Malherbe, W.
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A new species of Grillotia Guiart, 1927 (Cestoda: Trypanorhyncha) from the spotted skate, Raja straeleni Poll, in South Africa

Parasitology International
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Oosthuizen, Geraldine; Acosta, Aline A.; Smit, Nico J.; Schaeffner, Bjoern C.
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A smorgasbord of firsts: Taxonomy, morphology, and ecology of parasites in wildlife - Invited papers from the 4th International Congress on Parasites of Wildlife 2021/2022, Kruger National Park, South Africa

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Smit, Nico J.
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Gorgocephalidae (Digenea: Lepocreadioidea) in the Indo-West Pacific: new species, life-cycle data and perspectives on species delineation over geographic range

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Huston, Daniel C.; Cutmore, Scott C.; Miller, Terrence L.; Sasal, Pierre; Smit, Nico J.; Cribb, Thomas H.
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Levels of DDTs and other organochlorine pesticides in healthy wild Nile crocodiles (Crocodylus niloticus) from a flagship conservation area

Chemosphere
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Gerber, Ruan; Bouwman, Hindrik; Govender, Danny; Ishizuka, Mayumi; Ikenaka, Yoshinori; Yohannes, Yared B.; Smit, Nico J.; Wepener, Victor
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Metal and metalloid concentrations in the southern African endemic inter and infratidal super klipfish,<i> Clinus</i><i> superciliosus,</i> from the west and south coasts of South Africa

Marine Pollution Bulletin
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Erasmus, Anja; Smit, Nico J.; Zimmermann, Sonja; Nachev, Milen; Sures, Bernd; Wepener, Victor
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Molecular and morphological characterisation of the metacercariae of two species of <i>Cardiocephaloides</i> (Digenea: Strigeidae) infecting endemic South African klipfish (Perciformes: Clinidae)

Folia Parasitologica
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Vermaak, Anja; Smit, Nico J.; Kudlai, Olena
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Ten research questions to support South Africa's Inland Fisheries Policy

African Journal of Aquatic Science
2021 | Journal article
Contributors: Weyl, O. L. F.; Barkhuizen, L.; Christison, K.; Dalu, T.; Hlungwani, H. A.; Impson, D.; Sankar, K.; Mandrak, N. E.; Marr, S. M.; Sara, J. R. et al.
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Peer review (18 reviews for 8 publications/grants)

Review activity for African zoology. (2)
Review activity for Czech Science Foundation (1)
Review activity for Hydrobiologia. (1)
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Review activity for Parasite. (4)
Review activity for Parasitology research. (1)
Review activity for Parasitology. (6)
Review activity for Trends in parasitology. (2)