Prof. Tadesse Fetahi

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsLimnology,Animal Breeding, Animal Nutrition, Animal Husbandry
KeywordsAquatic ecology, food web study, Limnology,, Diet analysis, stable isotope, tropical-temperate lakes, Ethiopian lakes

Current contact address

CountryEthiopia
CityAddis Ababa
InstitutionAddis Ababa University (AAU)
InstituteDepartment of Zoological Science

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Frank PeetersLimnologisches Institut, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz
Prof. Dr. Karl-Otto RothhauptLimnologisches Institut, Universität Konstanz, Konstanz
Prof. Dr. Karsten RinkeDepartment Seenforschung, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ, Magdeburg
Start of initial sponsorship01/09/2014

Programme(s)

2013Georg Forster Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs

Publications (partial selection)

2026Etisa, D. and Kifle, D. and Fetahi, T.: Environmental factors and phytoplankton functional groups structuring zooplankton community in Lake Kuriftu, Ethiopia. In: Aquatic Sciences, 88, 2026, 78
2026Hailu, Mathewos and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: Food web modeling and network analysis unravel contrasting ecosystem functions in Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes. In: Limnologica, 2026,
2026Amana, Dawit and Fetahi, Tadesse: Stable isotope-based tracing of lead (Pb) pollution in aquatic environments: Source apportionment and implications. In: Journal of African Earth Sciences, 2026,
2025Fisseha, Tsegay and Geremew, Akewake and Fetahi, Tadesse and Abass, Kasim: Impact of Lupin and Grass Pea Mixture Meal as Dietary Inclusion on Body Composition and Haematological Parameters of Nile Tilapia Fingerlings in a Recirculation Aquaculture System. In: Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 2025,
2025Engdaw, Flipos and Fetahi, Tadesse and Kifle, Demeke: Increasing anthropogenic stressors influenced the water quality and shifted trophic status of northern Lake Tana Gulf, Ethiopia. In: Heliyon, 11, 2025,
2025Obubu, John Peter and Odong, Robinson and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse ram and Alamerew, Tena and Samuel, Ekwacu: Influence of spatio-temporal variations in precipitation and temperature on the productivity of Eastern Lake Kyoga, Uganda. In: African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2025,
2025Hailu, Mathewos and Fetahi, Tadesse and Mengistou, Seyoum and Vay, Benedikt and Zafiu, Christian: Sediments microplastics along three Ethiopian Rift Valley lakes demonstrated variation in polymer composition and moderate contamination level. In: Environmental Pollution, 2025,
2025Getachew, Yordanos and Tesfaye, Million and Kifle, Demeke and Hailu, Mathewos and Fetahi, Tadesse: Trophic Status and Ecosystem Functioning of Tropical Lake Tinshu Abaya, Ethiopia: A Mass-Balance Modeling Approach. In: International Review of Hydrobiology, 2025,
2024Muluye, Tesfaye and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: Assessing the ecological health of the upper and middle Awash River, Ethiopia, using benthic macroinvertebrates community structure and selected environmental variables. In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 196, 2024, 45
2024Mohammed, Adem and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: Evaluation of water quality and trophic status in relation to seasonal water mixing in a highland Lake Ardibo, Ethiopia. In: Water Science \& Technology, 89, 2024, 2703--2715
2024Engdaw, Flipos and Fetahi, Tadesse and Kifle, Demeke: Land use/land cover dynamics in the northern watershed of Lake Tana: implications for water quality. In: Frontiers in Environmental Science, 12, 2024, 1426789
2024Welbara, Demtew Etisa and Gebre-Meskel, Demeke Kifle and Hailu, Tadesse Fetahi: Morpho-functional traits of phytoplankton functional groups: a review. In: Biologia, 2024, 1--16
2024Fisseha, Tsegay and Geremew, Akewake and Fetahi, Tadesse: Partial Replacement of Fish Meal by A Mixture of Lupin (Lupinus albus L.) and Grass Pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) Meal in the Diets of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Fingerlings in a Recirculating Aquaculture System. In: Aquaculture Studies, 24, 2024,
2024Etisa, Demtew and Kifle, Demeke and Fetahi, Tadesse: Phytoplankton functional dynamics in relation to some physicochemical parameters in Lake Kuriftu (Oromia, Ethiopia). In: Algal Research, 79, 2024, 103462
2024Muluye, Tesfaye and Mengistou, Seyoum and Hein, Thomas and Fetahi, Tadesse: Sediment evaluation indices point to cadmium and selenium contamination: a simultaneous analysis of potentially toxic elements in the water and sediment along the upper and middle Awash River, Ethiopia. In: Environmental Advances, 17, 2024, 100595
2024Fensham, Roderick and Bil a, Ali Ahmed and Idris, Adem Mohammed and Gebrehiwot, Kflay and Fetahi, Tadesse and Estifanos, Getacher Beyene: Unsafe Havens: The Meaning and Use of Springs in the Central Region of Afar Province in Ethiopia. In: Water, 16, 2024, 3698
2024Anteneh, Meseret and Mengistu, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: Water Quality and Trophic Status of Lake Ziway, Ethiopia, determined with contrasting methods and models. In: SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science, 47, 2024, 133--146
2023Tadesse Fetahi: Aquatic Science and Wetland Management . Addis Aababa University Press, 2023
2023Mohammed, Adem and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: Role of environmental variables and seasonal mixing in dynamics of the phytoplankton community in a Tropical Highland Lake Ardibo, Ethiopia. In: Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 38, 2023, 2170484
2023Mohammed, Adem and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: The effects of water quality parameters, water level changes, and mixing on zooplankton community dynamics in a tropical high-mountain Lake Ardibo, Ethiopia. In: Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195, 2023, 927
2022Hailu, Mathewos and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: Ecosystem structure drivers and simulation scenarios of a shallow Lake Ziway, Ethiopia. In: African Journal of Ecology, 60, 2022, 1043--1056
2022Beyene, Getacher and Kifle, Demeke and Fetahi, Tadesse: Spatial distribution of zooplankton in relation to some selected physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia. In: African Journal of Aquatic Science, 47, 2022, 163--172
2022Estifanos, Getacher Beyene and Gebre-Meskel, Demeke Kifle and Hailu, Tadesse Fetahi: Water quality parameters affect dynamics of phytoplankton functional groups in Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia. In: Limnologica, 94, 2022, 125968
2021Obubu, John Peter and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse and Graf, Wolfram and Odong, Robinson: A critical review of macroinvertebrate-based bioassessment approaches in Africa s lotic systems: Developments, challenges, and legal requirements. In: African Journal of Aquatic Science, 46, 2021, 377--389
2021Were, David and Kansiime, Frank and Fetahi, Tadesse and Hein, Thomas: Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes from various vegetation communities of a natural tropical freshwater wetland in different seasons. In: Environmental Processes, 8, 2021, 553--571
2021Obubu, John Peter and Mengistou, Seyoum and Odong, Robinson and Fetahi, Tadesse and Alamirew, Tena: Determination of the connectedness of land use, land cover change to water quality status of a shallow lake: a case of Lake Kyoga Basin, Uganda. In: Sustainability, 14, 2021, 372
2021Tesfaye, Abebe and Getahun, Abebe and Fetahi, Tadesse: Diet overlap of non-native common carp and native Nile tilapia: A potential cause for population reduction of Nile tilapia stock in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia. In: African Journal of Ecology, 59, 2021, 159--167
2021Getnet, Habtamu and Kifle, Demeke and Fetahi, Tadesse: Impact of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) on water quality and phytoplankton community structure in the littoral region of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia. In: Int. J. Fish Aquat. Stud, 9, 2021, 266--276
2021Obubu, John Peter and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse and Alamirew, Tena and Odong, Robinson and Ekwacu, Samuel: Recent climate change in the Lake Kyoga basin, Uganda: An analysis using short-term and long-term data with standardized precipitation and anomaly indexes. In: Climate, 9, 2021, 179
2021Were, David and Kansiime, Frank and Fetahi, Tadesse and Hein, Thomas: Soil organic carbon storage in a tropical freshwater wetland: the influence of vegetation type. In: African Journal of Aquatic Science, 46, 2021, 161--172
2020Were, David and Kansiime, Frank and Fetahi, Tadesse and Hein, Thomas: A natural tropical freshwater wetland is a better climate change mitigation option through soil organic carbon storage compared to a rice paddy wetland. In: SN Applied Sciences, 2, 2020, 951
2020Tessema, Kassahun and Lemma, Brook and Fetahi, Tadesse and Kebede, Elizabeth: Accumulation of heavy metals in the physical and biological systems of Lake Koka, Ethiopia: Implications for potential health risks. In: Lakes \& Reservoirs: Research \& Management, 25, 2020, 314--325
2020Fetahi, Tadesse and Lemma, Brook: Current status of Abijata-Shala Lakes National Park (ASLNP) and recommendations for green economy. 2020
2020Tesfaye, Abebe and Getahun, Abebe and Fetahi, Tadesse: Food and feeding habits of the juvenile and adult Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Lake Ziway, Ethiopia. In: SINET: Ethiopian Journal of Science, 43, 2020, 77--87
2020Tessema, Assefa and Getahun, Abebe and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse and Dejen, Eshete: Reproductive biology of common carp (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) in Lake Hayq, Ethiopia. In: Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 23, 2020, 1--10
2020Tessema, A and Getahun, A and Mengistou, S and Fetahi, T and Dejen, E: Spatial and Temporal Physicochemical Water Quality Status of Lake Hayq, Ethiopia. Hydrol Current Res 11: 315. In: of, 5, 2020, 3
2020Tessema, Assefa and Getahun, Abebe and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse and Dejen, Eashete: Trend of phytoplankton composition and physicochemical water quality parameters of Lake Hayq, Ethiopia. In: International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 46, 2020, 155--165
2020Getnet, Habtamu and Kifle, Demeke and Fetahi, Tadesse: Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) affects the composition and abundance of zooplankton in the littoral region of Koka Reservoir, Ethiopia. In: African Journal of Aquatic Science, 45, 2020, 486--492
2019Were, David and Kansiime, Frank and Fetahi, Tadesse and Cooper, Ashley and Jjuuko, Charles: Carbon sequestration by wetlands: a critical review of enhancement measures for climate change mitigation. In: Earth Systems and Environment, 3, 2019, 327--340
2019Fetahi, Tadesse: Eutrophication of Ethiopian water bodies: a serious threat to water quality, biodiversity and public health. In: African Journal of Aquatic Science, 44, 2019, 303--312
2019Tessema, Assefa and Getahun, Abebe and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse and Dejen, Eshete: Length-weight relationship, condition factor and some reproductive aspects of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Hayq, Ethiopia. In: Int J Fish Aquat Stud, 7, 2019, 555--61
2018Fetahi, Tadesse and Rothhaupt, Karl-Otto and Peeters, Frank: Dietary map of Nile tilapia using stable isotopes in three tropical lakes, Ethiopia. In: Ecology of Freshwater Fish, 27, 2018, 460--470
2016Fetahi, Tadesse: Greening a Tropical Abijata-Shala Lakes National Park, Ethiopia-A Review. In: Journal of Ecosystem and Ecography, 6, 2016, 1--8
2014Ogato, Tadesse and Kifle, Demeke and Fetahi, Tadesse and Sitotaw, Baye: Evaluation of growth and biomass production of Arthrospira (Spirulina) fusiformis in laboratory cultures using waters from the Ethiopian soda lakes Chitu and Shala. In: Journal of Applied Phycology, 26, 2014, 2273--2282
2014Fetahi, Tadesse and Schagerl, Michael and Mengistou, Seyoum: Key drivers for phytoplankton composition and biomass in an Ethiopian highland lake. In: Limnologica, 46, 2014, 77--83
2014Fetahi, Tadesse and Mengistou, Seyoum: Long-term changes in phyto-and zooplankton communities of Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia. In: Ethiopian Journal of Biological Sciences, 13, 2014, 69--86
2012Wondie, Ayalew and Mengistou, Seyoum and Fetahi, Tadesse: Trophic interactions in lake tana, a large turbid Highland lake in Ethiopia. Developments in Environmental Modelling. Elsevier, 2012. 217--235
2011Fetahi, Tadesse and Schagerl, Michael and Mengistou, Seyoum and Libralato, Simone: Food web structure and trophic interactions of the tropical highland lake Hayq, Ethiopia. In: Ecological modelling, 222, 2011, 804--813
2011Fetahi, Tadesse and Mengistou, Seyoum and Schagerl, Michael: Zooplankton community structure and ecology of the tropical-highland Lake Hayq, Ethiopia. In: Limnologica, 41, 2011, 389--397
2007Fetahi, Tadesse and Mengistou, Seyoum: Trophic analysis of Lake Awassa (Ethiopia) using mass-balance Ecopath model. In: Ecological modelling, 201, 2007, 398--408