Professor Lindah Mhlanga
Publications
1.Mhlanga, L., Nyikahadzoi, K., & Haller, T. (Eds.) (2014). Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiences from Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3.
2.Nyikahadzoi K. & Mhlanga L. (2021). Climate Change Impact. Adaptation and Mitigation in Zimbabwe: Case Studies from Zimbabwe’s Urban and Rural Areas. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
3.Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi K. & Stack J. (2025). Building Resilience to Climate Change in Selected Districts in Zimbabwe. Experiences from the Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund Programme. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-80529-5. Springer.)
Book Chapters
1.Aidate Mussagy, Gloria Addico, Heléne Annadotter and Lindah Mhlanga (2023). Prokaryotic communities in African lakes and water quality of cyanobacteria in some African lakes: their occurrence, ecology, associated toxicity, consequences, and safety plans. In: Mostafa El-Sheekh & Hosam Easa Elasaie (eds). Lakes of Africa Microbial Diversity and Sustainability. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherland.
2.Mhlanga Lindah, Phiri Crispen, Nhapi Innocent, Tendaupenyu Pamela & Kusangaya Samuel (in press). State of the Environment Report -Water Chapter. Environmental Management Agency.
3.Mhlanga L. & Nyikahadzoi K. (2021) Climate Change Impact, Adaptation and Mitigation in Zimbabwe: An Overview. In: Climate Change Impact. Adaptation and Mitigation in Zimbabwe: Case Studies from Zimbabwe’s Urban and Rural Areas. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
4.Nyikahadzoi K. & Mhlanga L. (2021) Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Options in Zimbabwe: Insights from the Case Studies. In: Climate Change Impact. Adaptation and Mitigation in Zimbabwe: Case Studies from Zimbabwe’s Urban and Rural Areas. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.
5.Nyikahadzoi, K., Mhlanga, L. & Haller, T. (2014) Fragmented management of natural resources in Lake Kariba environs. In: Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi K. & Haller, T. (Eds.), Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiences from Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3. Pages 8–22.
6.Mhlanga, L., Phiri, C. & Chifamba, P. (2014) Challenges surrounding water management within Lake Kariba environs. In: Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi K. & Haller, T. (Eds.), Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiences from Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3. Pages 38–64.
7.Mhlanga, W. & Mhlanga, L. (2014) Cross-commons interactions of the fish resources on Lake Kariba. In: Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi K. & Haller, T. (Eds.), Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiences from Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3. Pages 65–90.
8.Phiri, C. & Mhlanga, L. (2014) Cross-commons interactions among other aquatic resources within Lake Kariba. In: Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi K. & Haller, T. (Eds.), Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiencesfrom Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3. Pages 91–113.
9.Mhlanga, L. & Mhlanga, W. (2014) Fragmentation of woodland and grassland commons management around Lake. Pages 114–141 in Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi, K. & Haller, T. (Eds.), Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiences from Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3.
10. Dzingirai, V., Mhlanga, L. & Musinake, G. (2014) Challenges surrounding wildlife management within Lake Kariba environs and in the Zambezi Valley. In: Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi, K. & Haller, T. (Eds.), Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiences from Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3. Pages 142–162.
11. Nyikahadzoi, K., Mhlanga, L. Hara, M. & Haller, T. (2014) Defragmenting natural resource management within Lake Kariba environs. In: Mhlanga L., Nyikahadzoi, K. & Haller, T. (Eds.), Fragmentation of Natural Resources Management: Experiences from Lake Kariba. PLAAS. Lit-Verlag Switzerland. www.lit-verlag.ch ISBN 978-3-643-90400-3. Pages 163–176.
12. Mhlanga, L. (2011) Limnology of lakes and rivers (Zimbabwe). In: Limnology in Enyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Developed under the auspices of the UNESCO. EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK, http://ww.eolss.net.
13.Sanyanga, R.A. & Mhlanga, L. (2004). Limnology of Zimbabwe. In: B. Gopal & Wetzel R.G. (Eds.), Limnology in Developing Countries. Vol. 4. International Association of Theoretical and Applied Limnology. International Scientific Publications, New Dehli, India. Pages 117–170.
14. Mhlanga, L. & Mapaure, I. (1999) Vegetation survey and classification – its role in land use planning and development. In: Devlin, J. (Ed.), Issues and Responses: Land Use Planning in Eastern and Southern Africa. University of Guelph, Canada. Weaver Press, Harare Zimbabwe. Pages 61–84.
Journal Articles
1.Lindah Mhlanga, Clayton Kapembeza, Rudo Sithole & Shakkie Kativu (2022). Variation in ground insect diversity, composition and abundance across land use types in an African savanna, Zimbabwe. Scientific African https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01204
2.Mavuru Allen, Mhlanga Lindah, Nhiwatiwa Tamuka (2022) An assessment of Post-Harvest Fish Losses (PHFLs) in the artisanal fishery of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Scientific African. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01124
3. Tamuka Nhiwatiwa, Chipo Mungenge, Lindah Mhlanga, T. Dalu. (2021) Stratification regimes and thermodynamic modelling of a subtropical African reservoir. Lakes & Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use.doi.org/10.1111/lre.12352.
4. Mutizhe SW, Mhlanga L, Sithole R, Maya BT, Sibanda A & Mpofu P. (2021). Spatio-temporal variation in tick community composition and abundance in a wildlife-domestic animal interface within Nyanga National Park, Zimbabwe. African Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.12932
5.Terence Magqina, Tamuka Nhiwatiwa, Mazvita TB Dalu, Lindah Mhlanga & Tatenda Dalu (2020). Challenges and possible impacts of artisanal and recreational fisheries on tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Scientific African 10 (2020) e00613. doi.org/10.1016/j.sciaf.2020.e00613.
6.Terence Magqina, Tatenda Dalu, Lindah Mhlanga & Tamuka Nhiwatiwa (2021).Size at maturity, maturity stages and sex ratio of tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus Castelnau 1861 in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe: assessing the influence of decades of fisheries exploitation. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 46:1, 11-17, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2020.1761284
7.Lindah Mhlanga, Lightone Marufu, Godwin Mupandawana and Tamuka Nhiwatiwa (2020). An examination of the effectiveness of traps and baits as a possible means of harvesting crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus in Sanyati Basin, Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Water SA 46(4) 675–678 / Oct 2020 https://doi.org.10.17159/wsa/2020.v46.i4.9083.
8.Manunure E., Mhlanga L. & Kativu S. (2021) Spatio-temporal variation in tick community composition and abundance on a mixed cattle-wildlife ranch, Zimbabwe. Kirkia 19(2): 160-167.
9.Linda Mlangeni, Lindah Mhlanga & Isla Grundy (2021). Patterns of land cover changes in response to woody plant encroachment on a game ranch in Southwest Zimbabwe. Kirkia 19(2): 168-179.
10.L Mhlanga, TC Madzivanzira, T Nhiwatiwa, P Tendaupenyu, M Barson, L Marufu & N Songore (2020) Physico-chemical limnology during the filling phase of Tugwi-Mukosi, a tropical reservoir in Zimbabwe, African Journal of Aquatic Science, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2019.1685452
11.L Mhlanga, TC Madzivanzira, T Nhiwatiwa, P Tendaupenyu, M Barson, L Marufu & N Songore (2020) A survey of phytoplankton and zooplankton communities in the newly created Tugwi-Mukosi reservoir, Zimbabwe, during the filling phase, African Journal of Aquatic Science, DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2020.1733926
12.Zende M., Kativu, S. & Mhlanga L. (2017) The Impact of Lantana camara on vegetation, primary productivity and soil at Imire Ranch, Zimbabwe. Kirkia 19(1). 101-109.
13.Mhlanga L., Mungenge, C. & Nhiwatiwa T. (2017) Physico-chemical limnology and plankton dynamics of Mazvikadei, a tropical reservoir in Zimbabwe. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 42(2) DOI 10.2989/16085914.2017.1336074.
14. Mhlanga L., Mhlanga, W. & Tendaupenyu, P. (2014) Response of phytoplankton assemblages isolated for short periods of time in a hyper-eutrophic reservoir (Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe). Water SA 40(1):157-164.
15.Mhlanga, L., Mhlanga, W., Mwera, P. & Tendaupenyu, P. (2014) Could phosphorus concentration increase with the development of cage culture in Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe? African Journal of Aquatic Sciences: 1-3.
16. Mhlanga, L., Mhlanga, W., & Mwera, P. (2013). The application of a phosphorus mass balance model for estimating the carrying capacity of Lake Kariba. Turkish Journal of Veterinary Science 37: 316-319.
17. Mhlanga W. & Mhlanga, L. (2013) Artisanal fisheries in Zimbabwe: Options for effective management. International Journal of Environment 1:29-45.
18. Mhlanga, L. & Mhlanga, W. (2013) Dynamics of a cyanobacterial bloom in a hyper-eutrophic reservoir, Lake Chivero. Zimbabwe. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences 38(3): 313-321.
19. Tendaupenyu P., Mhlanga, L., Pioneer, G. & Dalu, T. (2012) Effect of nitrogen and phosphorus on primary production rate in microcosm experiments. Journal of Applied Sciences in Southern Africa 18(1): 1-11.
20. Mhlanga, L. & Mhlanga, W. (2012) Nitrate-induced changes and effect of varying total nitrogen to total phosphorus ratio on the phytoplankton community in Lake Chivero, Zimbabwe: Microcosm experiments. Water SA 28(4): 607-614.
21. Mhlanga, L. (2009) Fragmentation of resource governance along the shoreline of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Development Southern Africa 26(4): 585-596.
22. Mhlanga, L. & Siziba, N. (2006) The association between invertebrates and macrophytes in a tropical reservoir, Lake Kariba: a prelimary survey. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences 31(2): 271-274.
23.Mhlanga, L., Day, J., Chimbari, M., Siziba, N. & Cronberg, G. (2006) Observations on limnological conditions associated with a fish kill of Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Chivero following collapse of a bloom. African Journal of Ecology 44: 199-208.
24.Mhlanga, L., Day, J., Cronberg, G., Chimbari, M., Siziba, N. & Annadotter, H. (2006). Cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in the source water from Lake Chivero, Harare, Zimbabwe and the presence of cyanotoxins in drinking water. African Journal of Aquatic Sciences 31(2):165-174.
25. Mhlanga, L. (2001) Water quality of the Eastern basin of Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe in relation to the encroachment of Eichhornia crassipes. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 27: 3595-3598.
26. Mhlanga, L. (2001) Conflict between wildlife and people in Kariba Town, Zimbabwe. Zambezia XXVIII (I): 39-51.
27.Mhlanga, L. (2000) Diet of five cichlid fish species from Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe. Transactions of the Zimbabwe Scientific Association 74: 16-21.
28.Campbell, B.M., Frost, P., King, J.A., Mawanza, M. & Mhlanga, L. (1994) The influence of trees on soil fertility on two contrasting semi-arid soil types at Matopos, Zimbabwe. Agroforestry Systems 28: 159-172.