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THE ECOLOGY OF SOUTH AFRICAN ESTUARIES

Pages 367-413 | Published online: 01 Apr 2010

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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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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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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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Alan N. Hodgson, Anthony J. Booth, Virginia David-Engelbrecht & Tony O. Henninger. (2014) Some life-history parameters of the non-native amphipod Platorchestia platensis (Talitridae) in a warm temperate South African estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 69:2, pages 97-106.
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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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AK Whitfield. (2010) A century of fish research in South African estuaries. African Journal of Aquatic Science 35:3, pages 211-225.
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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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ALANN. HODGSON, BRIANR. ALLANSON & ROBYN CRETCHLEY. (2000) The exploitation of Upogebia africana (Crustacea: Thalassinidae) for bait in the Knysna Estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 197-204.
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ALANN. HODGSON, BRIANR. ALLANSON & ROBYN CRETCHLEY. (2000) An estimation of the standing stock and population structure of Upogebia africana (Crustacea: Thalassinidae) in the Knysna Estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 187-196.
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BRIANR. ALLANSON, JUDE NETTLETON & CASPERJ. DE VILLIERS. (2000) Benthic macrofauna richness and diversity in the Knysna Estuary: a 50 year comparison. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 177-185.
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BRONWYN MAREE. (2000) Structure and status of the intertidal wetlands of the Knysna Estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 163-176.
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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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JOHNL. LARGIER, CRAIG ATTWOOD & JENNY-LISA HARCOURT-BALDWIN. (2000) The hydrographic character of the Knysna Estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 107-122.
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JENNYA. DAY. (2000) Marine and estuarine studies in South Africa: an historical perspective. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 55:2, pages 101-105.
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A.K. Whitfeld. (1996) A REVIEW OF ESTUARINE ICHTHYOLOGY IN SOUTH AFRICA OVER THE PAST 50 YEARS. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 51:1, pages 79-89.
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P. Zoutendyk & I. Bickerton. (1988) Burrow identification of some estuarine organisms. South African Journal of Zoology 23:3, pages 235-238.
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H.P. De Decker & R. Bally. (1985) THE BENTHIC MACROFAUNA OF THE BOT RIVER ESTUARY, SOUTH AFRICA, WITH A NOTE ON ITS MEIOFAUNA. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 45:3-4, pages 379-396.
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B.R. DAVIES. (1984) THE ZOOBENTHOS OF THE TOUW RIVER FLOODPLAIN. Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa 10:2, pages 62-73.
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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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Richard S.K Barnes, Louw Claassens & Jessica Seath. (2022) Where ecologically ‘tis better to go brown than green: enhanced seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity within the canals of a brownfield coastal marina. Biodiversity and Conservation 31:12, pages 2981-2997.
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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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N.M de Villiers, D. Harasti, A.N Hodgson & L. Claassens. (2021) A comparison of the fauna in eelgrass and erosion control structures in a warm temperate Southern African estuary. Regional Studies in Marine Science 44, pages 101757.
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H. van Rensburg, C. A. Matthee & C. A. Simon. (2020) Moonshine worms ( Diopatra aciculata : Onuphidae, Annelida) in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa; taxonomy and distribution . Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 100:6, pages 897-907.
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R.S.K. Barnes. (2019) Local patchiness of macrobenthic faunal abundance displays homogeneity across the disparate seagrass systems of an estuarine bay. Marine Environmental Research 148, pages 99-107.
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R.S.K. Barnes & M.K.S. Barnes. (2014) Biodiversity differentials between the numerically-dominant macrobenthos of seagrass and adjacent unvegetated sediment in the absence of sandflat bioturbation. Marine Environmental Research 99, pages 34-43.
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RSK Barnes. (2013) Spatial stability of macrobenthic seagrass biodiversity. Marine Ecology Progress Series 493, pages 127-139.
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R. S. K. Barnes. (2013) Distribution patterns of macrobenthic biodiversity in the intertidal seagrass beds of an estuarine system, and their conservation significance. Biodiversity and Conservation 22:2, pages 357-372.
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R.S.K. Barnes & M.D.F. Ellwood. (2012) Spatial variation in the macrobenthic assemblages of intertidal seagrass along the long axis of an estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 112, pages 173-182.
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Alan N. Hodgson & John Dickens. (2012) Activity of the mangrove snail Cerithidea decollata (Gastropoda: Potamididae) in a warm temperate South African estuary. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 109, pages 98-106.
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R. S. K. Barnes & M. D. F. Ellwood. (2011) The significance of shore height in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass ecology and conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 21:7, pages 614-624.
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R. S. K. Barnes. (2010) Spatial variation in abundance and diversity of the smaller surface and near‐surface eelgrass‐associated intertidal macrobenthos within a warm‐temperate estuarine bay in the Garden Route National Park, RSA. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20:7, pages 762-772.
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Elanor M. Bell, Jacqueline F. Lockyear, Jana M. McPherson, A. Dale Marsden & Amanda C.J. Vincent. (2003) First Field Studies of an Endangered South African seahorse, Hippocampus capensis. Environmental Biology of Fishes 67:1, pages 35-46.
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Peter R. Teske & Tris H. Wooldridge. (2003) What limits the distribution of subtidal macrobenthos in permanently open and temporarily open/closed South African estuaries? Salinity vs. sediment particle size. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 57:1-2, pages 225-238.
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R. S. K. Barnes. (2002) The occurrence and ecology of a marine hydrobiid mudsnail in the southern hemisphere: the Knysna Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Ecology 40:3, pages 289-294.
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Willem F. de Boer. (2000) Biomass dynamics of seagrasses and the role of mangrove and seagrass vegetation as different nutrient sources for an intertidal ecosystem. Aquatic Botany 66:3, pages 225-239.
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