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A review of the ecology and management of temporarily open/closed estuaries in South Africa, with particular emphasis on river flow and mouth state as primary drivers of these systems

AK Whitfield South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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GC Bate Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 7700, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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JB Adams Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 7700, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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PD Cowley South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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PW Froneman Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, PO Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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PT Gama Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 7700, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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NA Strydom Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 7700, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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S Taljaard Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), PO Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
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AK Theron Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), PO Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
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JK Turpie South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Private Bag 1015, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa
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L van Niekerk Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), PO Box 320, Stellenbosch, 7600, South Africa
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TH Wooldridge Department of Zoology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, PO Box 7700, Port Elizabeth, 6031, South Africa
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Pages 163-180 | Received 01 Jun 2011, Accepted 01 Sep 2011, Published online: 21 Jun 2012

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