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Latitudinal gradients and poleward expansion of mangrove ecosystems in South Africa: 50 years after Macnae’s first assessment

N PeerDST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow-Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A RajkaranDepartment of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7360-3660
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NAF MirandaDST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow-Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9308-6688
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RH TaylorDepartment of Hydrology, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa, South Africa
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B NewmanCSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, Durban, South Africa
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F PorriSouth African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, South Africa;Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8247-4506
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JL RawDepartment of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-5270-032X
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SP MbenseDepartment of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9088-7455
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JB AdamsDepartment of Botany, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7204-123X
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R PerissinottoDST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow-Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South AfricaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9224-3573
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Pages 101-120 | Received 23 Nov 2017, Accepted 23 Feb 2018, Published online: 12 Jul 2018

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