REMP and related publications

These are publications and reports related to the River Eco-status Monitoring Programme.

(Also view the State of Rivers reports)

Articles in scientific journals

• Dallas, H. (2012). Ecological status assessment in Mediterranean rivers: complexities and challenges in developing tools for assessing ecological status and defining reference conditions. Hydrobiologia, 1-25.
• Bonada N., Rieradevall M., Dallas H., Davis J., Day J., Figueroa R., Resh V.H. and Prat N. (2008). Multi-scale assessment of macroinvertebrate richness and composition in Mediterranean-climate rivers. Freshwater Biology 53, 772-788. A pdf file available on request.
• Dallas, H. F. (2007). The influence of biotope availability on macroinvertebrate assemblages in south african rivers: implications for aquatic bioassessment. Freshwater Biology 52 (2), 370-380.
• Dallas H.F. (2007) The effect of biotope-specific sampling for aquatic macroinvertebrates on reference site classification and the identification of environmental predictors in Mpumalanga, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 32(2) : 165-173. A pdf file available on request.
• Dallas H.F and Day J.A. (2007) Natural variation in macroinvertebrate assemblages and the development of a biological banding system for interpreting bioassessment data - a preliminary evaluation using data from upland sites in the south-western Cape, South Africa. Hydrobiologia 575 (1): 231-244. A pdf file available on request.
• Ollis D.J., Dallas H.F., Esler K.J. and Boucher C. (2006). Rapid bioassessment of the ecological integrity of river ecosystems using aquatic macroinvertebrates: review with a focus on South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 31 (2): 205-227. A pdf file available on request.
• Bonada N., Dallas H.F., Rieradevall M., Prat N. and Day J.A. 2006. A comparison of Rapid Bioassessment Protocols used to assess biological quality in two mediterranean regions, Spain and South Africa. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 25(2):487-500. A pdf file available on request.
• Ollis D.J., Boucher C, Dallas H.F and Esler K.J. 2006. Preliminary testing of the Integrated Habitat Assessment System (IHAS) for aquatic macroinvertebrates. African Journal of Aquatic Science 31(1):1-14. A pdf file available on request.
• Mthimkhulu, S., H. Dallas, J. Day and Z. Hoko. (?2005). Biological Assessment of the state of the water quality in the Mbuluzi River, Swaziland. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth [Reference unavailable].
• Dallas H.F. (2004). Seasonal variability of macroinvertebrate assemblages in two regions of South Africa: implications for aquatic bioassessment. African Journal of Aquatic Science 29(2):173-184. A pdf file available on request.
• Dallas H.F. (2004). Spatial variability in macroinvertebrate assemblages: comparing regional and multivariate approaches for classifying reference sites in South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 29(2):161-171. A pdf file available on request.
• Roux (2001) Strategies used to guide the design and implementation of a national river monitoring programme in South Africa. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 69: 131-158, 2001.
• Kleynhans (1999) The development of a fish index to assess the biological integrity of South African rivers. Water SA, July 1999, Vol. 25, No. 3, p. 265.
• Roux et al (1999) Adaptive assessment and management of riverine ecosystems: The Crocodile/Elands river case study. Water SA Vol. 25 No. 4 pp. 501-511.
• Dickens and Graham (1998) Biomonitoring for effective management of wastewater discharges and the health of the river environment. Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, Vol. 1, No. 2. (1998), pp. 199-217, doi:10.1016/s1463-4988(98)00023-2.
• Dallas (1997) A preliminary evaluation of aspects of SASS (South African Scoring System) for the rapid bioassessment of water quality in rivers, with particular reference to the incorporation of SASS in a national biomonitoring programme. Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences, 1997, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 79-94
• Kleynhans (1996) A qualitative procedure for the assessment of the habitat integrity status of the Luvuvhu River (Limpopo system, South Africa). Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Health, 1996, Vol. 5, pp. 41-54.

?Book chapters, theses

• Thirion, C. (2016). The determination of flow and habitat requirements for selected riverine macoinvertebrates. PhD Thesis, University of the North-West.
• Strydom, W., Hill, L., and Eloff, E. (2007). The Role of Communication in Governance: The River Health Programme as a Case Study, pages 281-304. In: Governance as a Trialogue: Government-Society-Science in Transition, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg.
• Roux (2004) From Monitoring Design to Operational Program: Facilitating the Transition under Resource-Limited Conditions.
• Roux (1999) Design of a national programme for monitoring and assessing the health of aquatic ecosystems, with specific reference to the South African River Health Programme.

Conference proceedings

• Silberbauer M.J. and Thirion C.(2013) Putting the 'R' in 'RHP' - Using free and open source software for spatial processing of biomonitoring data. Poster: conference of the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists, Arniston, South Africa, 30 June to 4 July 2013.
• Strydom, W. F., van Wyk, E., Maree, G., and Maluleke, T. P. (2002). The evolution of state-of-rivers reporting in South Africa. In 7^th International Conference on Public Communication. University of Cape Town.
• Dallas H.F. (2002). Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in lotic systems: implications for defining reference conditions for riverine macroinvertebrates. Proceedings of 3rd WARFSA/WaterNet Symposium: Integrating water supply and water demand management for sustainable use of water resources. Dar Es salaam, Tanzania, October 2002.
• Dallas H.F. (2000). Ecological reference conditions for riverine macroinvertebrates and the River Health Programme, South Africa. Proceedings of 1st WARFSA/WaterNet Symposium: Sustainable use of water resources: advances in education and research. Volume 1. Maputo, Mozambique, November 2000.

Water Research Commission reports

• Ecoclassification
  • River Ecoclassification Manual for Ecostatus Determination (Version 2) MODULE A: Ecoclassification and Ecostatus Determination in River EcoClassification Kleynhans C.J., and Louw M.D. 2007 (available from the Water Research Commission website)
  • River Ecoclassification Manual for Ecostatus Determination (version 2). MODULE D: Fish Response Assessment Index (FRAI) Kleynhans C.J. 2007 (available from the Water Research Commission website)
  • Ecoclassification Manual for Ecostatus Determination (Version 2) River MODULE E: Macroinvertebrate Response Assessment Index (MIRAI) Thirion, C. 2007 (available from the Water Research Commission website)
  • Ecoclassification Manual for Ecostatus Determination (Version 2) MODULE F: Riparian Vegetation Response Assessment Index (VEGRAI) Kleynhans, C.J., Mackenzie, J. and Louw, M.D. 2007 (available from the Water Research Commission website)
  • Ecoclassification Manual for Ecostatus Determination (Version 2) MODULE G: Index of Habitat Integrity Section 1: Technical Manual Kleynhans C.J., and Louw M.D. and Graham, M. 2008 (available from the Water Research Commission website)
  • Kleynhans, CJ, Louw, MD, Thirion, C, Rossouw, NJ, and Rowntree, K (2005). River EcoClassification: Manual for EcoStatus determination (Version 1). Joint Water Research Commission and Department of Water and Sanitation report. WRC Report No. KV 168/05 PDF 0.9Mb
• Dallas H.F. & Day J.A. (2004). The effects of water quality variables on aquatic ecosystems: a review. Water Research Commission Technical Report No. TT 224/04, Pretoria, South Africa. (available from the Water Research Commission website)
• Dallas H.F. (2002). Spatial and temporal heterogeneity in lotic systems: implications for defining reference conditions for riverine macroinvertebrates. Water Research Commission Report No.KV138/03 Pretoria, 218pp. (available from the Water Research Commission website)

Government reports

• Strategic Framework for National Water Resources Quality Monitoring Programmes PDF 585kb
• Towards a 5 year Resource Quality Monitoring Plan. PDF 240kb