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The hydrographic character of the Knysna Estuary

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Pages 107-122 | Published online: 13 Apr 2010

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L Claassens, JB Adams, NM de Villiers, J Wasserman & AK Whitfield. (2023) Restoration of South African estuaries: successes, failures and the way forward. African Journal of Aquatic Science 48:1, pages 1-18.
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EC Butler, A-R Childs, MKS Smith, RM Foster & WM Potts. (2022) Spawning observations of Pomadasys commersonnii in the marine section of the Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 44:1, pages 101-106.
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J Radloff, AN Hodgson & L Claassens. (2021) Settlement of the invasive mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis in a warm temperate estuarine embayment in South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 46:2, pages 206-214.
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Alan N Hodgson, Frances Smith, Peter Smith & Louw Claassens. (2021) Macrofauna associated with intertidal mussel beds in the Knysna estuarine embayment, South Africa. African Zoology 56:1, pages 44-57.
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L Claassens, RSK Barnes, J Wasserman, SJ Lamberth, NAF Miranda, L van Niekerk & JB Adams. (2020) Knysna Estuary health: ecological status, threats and options for the future. African Journal of Aquatic Science 45:1-2, pages 65-82.
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LRD Human, R Weitz, BR Allanson & JB Adams. (2020) Nutrient fluxes from sediments pose management challenges for the Knysna Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 45:1-2, pages 1-9.
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J Wasserman, L Claassens & JB Adams. (2020) Mapping subtidal estuarine habitats with a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV). African Journal of Marine Science 42:1, pages 123-128.
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C Simon, AN du Toit, MKS Smith, L Claassens, F Smith & P Smith. (2019) Bait collecting by subsistence and recreational fishers in Knysna Estuary may impact management and conservation. African Zoology 54:2, pages 91-103.
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AN Hodgson, L Claassens & S Kankondi. (2018) Shell morphometrics and growth rate of the invasive bivalve mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Knysna estuarine embayment, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science 43:4, pages 367-374.
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M Pollard, AN Hodgson, HM Kok & AK Whitfield. (2017) Eelgrass beds and bare substrata – sparid and mugilid composition in contrasting littoral estuarine habitats. African Journal of Marine Science 39:2, pages 211-224.
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M Pollard & AN Hodgson. (2016) Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in a warm-temperate South African estuarine embayment. African Journal of Aquatic Science 41:1, pages 57-65.
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Brian Allanson, Frances Smith & Peter Smith. (2014) The invertebrate macrobenthos of artificial rocky shores in the Knysna Estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 69:1, pages 19-33.
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VR Napier, JK Turpie & BM Clark. (2009) Value and management of the subsistence fishery at Knysna Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 31:3, pages 297-310.
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E.H. Schumann. (2009) The Berg Estuary: Water structures and dynamics. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 64:2, pages 164-180.
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BRIANR. ALLANSON, BRONWYN MAREE & NEIL GRANGE. (2000) An introduction to the chemistry of the water column of the Knysna Estuary with particular reference to nutrients and suspended solids. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 141-162.
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MARGARETE. MARKER. (2000) A descriptive account of sand movement in the Knysna Estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 129-139.
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Stephanie Schoeman & Carol A. Simon. (2023) Live to Die Another Day: Regeneration in Diopatra aciculata Knox and Cameron, 1971 (Annelida: Onuphidae) Collected as Bait in Knysna Estuary, South Africa. Biology 12:3, pages 483.
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R. S. K. Barnes. (2021) Patterns of seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity in the warm-temperate Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape: a review. Aquatic Ecology 55:2, pages 327-345.
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