Staff Profiles

PostDoc River Conservation

PostDoc Water Resource Science

PhD Zoology (Hydrobiology & Fisheries)

MSc Applied Hydrobiology & Fisheries

BSc (Hons) Zoology

I am a Professor of Aquatic Biology and Ecotoxicology with over twenty years of teaching and research experience in higher education. Since June 2025, I have been with the University of Botswana, where I continue to advance research and capacity building in aquatic sciences. My career has been defined by extensive studies of streams, creeks, rivers, wetlands, oceans, and estuaries, particularly within the Niger Delta, providing critical insights into aquatic ecology and sustainable ecosystem management. As a recognized leader in Aquatic Ecology, Environmental Impact Assessment, Biodiversity, and Ecotoxicology, I have managed numerous large-scale research projects and participated in several international collaborations. I have supervised a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate research projects, including 20 PhD graduates, and have led multiple consultancy assignments for governmental and non-governmental organizations. My research excellence is evidenced by a SCOPUS H-index of 24 and over 92 peer-reviewed articles indexed on SCOPUS, contributing to a total of more than 200 journal publications. I have delivered eleven invited talks and presented 40 conference abstracts, ten of which were at the international level. My postdoctoral research was conducted at the Institute for Water Research, Rhodes University, South Africa in 2009. I have also served as a visiting researcher on river conservation at the Senckenberg Natural Museum, Gelnhausen, Germany in 2014,

ECOLOGY

Aquatic/Freshwater Ecology

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Ecological Impact Assessment

Wastewater Management

Ecosystem Management

Fisheries and Aquaculture

Invertebrate Zoology

Aquatic Ecology, Ecotoxicology, Biomonitoring, Freshwater Ecosystems, Biodiversity Conservation, Macroinvertebrates, Land-use Impacts, Climate Change, Ecosystem Health, Biotic Indices, Trait-based Approaches, Social-Ecological Systems, Ecosystem Restoration, Water Resource Management, Pollution Impacts, River Conservation, Wetland Ecology, Estuarine Ecology, Environmental Impact Assessment, Taxonomic-based Approaches, Stressor-specific Perturbation, Microplastic pollution, Biodiversity, Ichthyol

Aquatic Ecology and Conservation

Ecotoxicology and Pollution Impacts

Freshwater Ecosystem Health Assessment

Biomonitoring and Biotic Indices Development

Macroinvertebrate Ecology and Conservation

River and Wetland Conservation and Management

Environmental Impact Assessment and Management

Water Resource Management and Sustainability

Climate Change Impacts on Freshwater Ecosystems

Social-Ecological Systems and Ecosystem Services

Taxonomic and Trait-based Approaches in Aquatic Ecology

Articles published in 2025 only

Onyima, B.N., ....., Arimoro, F.O., et al. (2025). Livelihood risks arising from urban river pollution in selected marginal communities in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. Urban Ecosyst 28, 1–12. SPRINGER

Feio, M. J., ..., Arimoro, F. O. et al. (2025). The impacts of alien species on river bioassessment. Journal of Environmental Management, 374, 123874.ELSEVIER

Ekwemuka, M. C., Arimoro, F. O., et al . (2025). Multi-scale factors revealed contrasting impacts on Water bird composition and Beta diversity across wetlands in an Afrotropical landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation, 58, e03438. ELSEVIER

Arimoro, F. O. et al.  (2025). Dissecting the urban footprint of unplanned settlements shaping macroinvertebrate communities in Wuye River, Abuja, Nigeria. Scientific Reports, 15, 16615

Akindele, E. O., ….Arimoro, F. O et al. (2025). A spatial inventory of freshwater macroinvertebrate occurrences in the Guineo-Congolian biodiversity hotspot. Scientific Data, 12(1), 227. SPRINGER NATURE

Akachukwu, E. N….. & Arimoro, F. O. (2025). Phytoplankton as indicators of ecological changes in Afrotropical reservoirs. Environmental Monit