African Journal of Aquatic Science, Volume 39, Issue 4 (2014)

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African Journal of Aquatic Science, Volume 39, Issue 4 (2014)

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Research Papers

Article
Water quality dynamics in the Boro-Thamalakane-Boteti river system, northern Botswana
G Tubatsi, MC Bonyongo & M Gondwe
Pages: 351-360
Published online: 11 Nov 2014
AbstractforWater quality dynamics in the Boro-Thamalakane-Boteti river system, northern Botswana | References | PDF (421.4 KB)
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Water and habitat quality assessment in the Honi and Naro Moru rivers, Kenya, using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and qualitative habitat scores
JG Mbaka, CM M'Erimba, HK Thiongo & JM Mathooko
Pages: 361-368
Published online: 02 Dec 2014
AbstractforWater and habitat quality assessment in the Honi and Naro Moru rivers, Kenya, using benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages and qualitative habitat scores | References | PDF (297.5 KB)
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Do SASS5 scores vary with season in the South African highveld? A case study on the Skeerpoort River, North West province, South Africa
HE Fourie, C Thirion & CW Weldon
Pages: 369-376
Published online: 06 Dec 2014
AbstractforDo SASS5 scores vary with season in the South African highveld? A case study on the Skeerpoort River, North West province, South Africa | References | PDF (393.9 KB)
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Patterns of chironomid body-size distribution in an effluent-impacted river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
ON Odume, CG Palmer, FO Arimoro & PK Mensah
Pages: 377-386
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforPatterns of chironomid body-size distribution in an effluent-impacted river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa | References | PDF (325.4 KB)
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Responses of primary producers to mouth closure in the temporarily open/closed Great Brak Estuary in the warm-temperate region of South Africa
M Nunes & JB Adams
Pages: 387-394
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforResponses of primary producers to mouth closure in the temporarily open/closed Great Brak Estuary in the warm-temperate region of South Africa | References | PDF (2.6 MB)
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Does estuarine health relate to catchment land-cover in the East Kleinemonde system, South Africa?
VA Masefield, GK McGregor & AK Whitfield
Pages: 395-402
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
AbstractforDoes estuarine health relate to catchment land-cover in the East Kleinemonde system, South Africa? | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Seasonal variability of secondary production of cladocerans and rotifers, and their trophic role in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, a large, turbid, tropical highland lake
A Wondie & S Mengistou
Pages: 403-416
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforSeasonal variability of secondary production of cladocerans and rotifers, and their trophic role in Lake Tana, Ethiopia, a large, turbid, tropical highland lake | References | PDF (375.1 KB)
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A comparison of methods for incubating zooplankton diapausing eggs from sediment of endorheic pans in the Free State, South Africa
SL Liefferink, RB Tate, JHJ van Vuren, M Ferreira & W Malherbe
Pages: 417-423
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
AbstractforA comparison of methods for incubating zooplankton diapausing eggs from sediment of endorheic pans in the Free State, South Africa | References | PDF (281.2 KB)
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Can δ15N and δ13C stable isotopes and fatty acid signatures indicate changes in phytobenthos composition on an artificial substrate?
T Dalu & PW Froneman
Pages: 425-433
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
AbstractforCan δ15N and δ13C stable isotopes and fatty acid signatures indicate changes in phytobenthos composition on an artificial substrate? | References | PDF (313.6 KB)
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Temporal and spatial variability in the abundance, biomass and distribution of Palaemon peringueyi (Decapoda: Crustacea) are influenced by biological but not physico-chemical factors in the permanently open Kariega Estuary, South Africa
NP Nyalungu, AN Hodgson, PW Froneman, M Dopolo & M Masubelele
Pages: 435-442
Published online: 11 Nov 2014
AbstractforTemporal and spatial variability in the abundance, biomass and distribution of Palaemon peringueyi (Decapoda: Crustacea) are influenced by biological but not physico-chemical factors in the permanently open Kariega Estuary, South Africa | References | PDF (347.1 KB)
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Efficiency of using green algae as biological controllers against toxic algal taxa in cultured Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, based on histopathological examinations
SM Aly, EM Ali, AA Dessouki & AA Dawah
Pages: 443-450
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforEfficiency of using green algae as biological controllers against toxic algal taxa in cultured Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus, based on histopathological examinations | References | PDF (6.1 MB)
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Species-specific impact of introduced largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in the Groot Marico Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Area, South Africa
PK Kimberg, DJ Woodford, H Roux & OLF Weyl
Pages: 451-458
Published online: 02 Dec 2014
AbstractforSpecies-specific impact of introduced largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides in the Groot Marico Freshwater Ecosystem Priority Area, South Africa | References | PDF (538.3 KB)
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Microcystin-LR equivalent concentrations in fish tissue during a postbloom Microcystis exposure in Loskop Dam, South Africa
T Nchabeleng, P Cheng, PJ Oberholster, A-M Botha, WJ Smit & WJ Luus-Powell
Pages: 459-466
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforMicrocystin-LR equivalent concentrations in fish tissue during a postbloom Microcystis exposure in Loskop Dam, South Africa | References | PDF (320.8 KB)
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Analysis of active rotenone concentration during treatment of the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
E Slabbert, MS Jordaan & OLF Weyl
Pages: 467-472
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforAnalysis of active rotenone concentration during treatment of the Rondegat River, Cape Floristic Region, South Africa | References | PDF (343.1 KB)
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Short Notes

Predation on invasive redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by native fishes in the Kafue River, Zambia
AB. Tyser & RJ. Douthwaite
Pages: 473-477
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforPredation on invasive redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus by native fishes in the Kafue River, Zambia | References | PDF (289.4 KB)
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Evidence for lacustrine breeding by sanjika Opsaridium microcephalum (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Malawi
D Tweddle & GF Turner
Pages: 479-480
Published online: 23 Dec 2014
AbstractforEvidence for lacustrine breeding by sanjika Opsaridium microcephalum (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Malawi | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Book Review

Book Review
Swimming on the Edge of Extinction
The perilous state of the indigenous freshwater fishes of the Western Cape
Olaf LF Weyl
Page: 481
Published online: 17 Nov 2014
CitationforSwimming on the Edge of Extinction | PDF (235.6 KB)
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