African Journal of Aquatic Science, Volume 41, Issue 4 (2016)

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African Journal of Aquatic Science, Volume 41, Issue 4 (2016)

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Letter to the Editor

Letter
Giving credit where credit is due
GW Begg
Page: v
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
CitationforGiving credit where credit is due | PDF (128.4 KB)
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Review Paper

Review
Harmful cyanobacteria and their cyanotoxins in Egyptian fresh waters – state of knowledge and research needs
ZA Mohamed
Pages: 361-368
Published online: 07 Nov 2016
AbstractforHarmful cyanobacteria and their cyanotoxins in Egyptian fresh waters – state of knowledge and research needs | References | PDF (446.3 KB)
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Research Papers

Article
First record of a spiral form of Aulacoseira, A. ambigua f. japonica (F.Meister) Tuji & D.M.Williams, in South African fresh waters
S Janse van Vuuren & JC Taylor
Pages: 369-375
Published online: 17 Oct 2016
AbstractforFirst record of a spiral form of Aulacoseira, A. ambigua f. japonica (F.Meister) Tuji & D.M.Williams, in South African fresh waters | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Article
Distribution and community structure of Ostracoda (Crustacea) in shallow waterbodies of southern Kenya
B Rumes, T Van der Meeren, K Martens & D Verschuren
Pages: 377-387
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforDistribution and community structure of Ostracoda (Crustacea) in shallow waterbodies of southern Kenya | References | PDF (443.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Using stable isotope analysis to study the diet of Gilchristella aestuaria larvae: preliminary insights into the foodwebs of six South African estuaries
D Costalago, NAF Miranda, NA Strydom & R Perissinotto
Pages: 389-398
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforUsing stable isotope analysis to study the diet of Gilchristella aestuaria larvae: preliminary insights into the foodwebs of six South African estuaries | References | PDF (576.3 KB)
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Trophic ecology and persistence of invasive silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix in an oligotrophic South African impoundment
N Lübcker, J Dabrowski, TA Zengeya, PJ Oberholster, G Hall, S Woodborne & MP Robertson
Pages: 399-411
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforTrophic ecology and persistence of invasive silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix in an oligotrophic South African impoundment | References | PDF (503.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
The sensitivity of Afromontane tarns in the Maloti-Drakensberg region of South Africa and Lesotho to acidic deposition
JA Dunnink, CJ Curtis, JP Beukes, PG van Zyl & J Swartz
Pages: 413-426
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforThe sensitivity of Afromontane tarns in the Maloti-Drakensberg region of South Africa and Lesotho to acidic deposition | References | PDF (826.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Article
Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in two morphotypes of African large barb Labeobarbus intermedius (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) in Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia
S Sorsa, A Gezahagn & E Dadebo
Pages: 427-434
Published online: 17 Nov 2016
AbstractforBioaccumulation of heavy metals in two morphotypes of African large barb Labeobarbus intermedius (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) in Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia | References | PDF (412.4 KB)
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Temporal and spatial fluctuations of heavy metals in Opa Reservoir, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
TA Adesakin, AA Adedeji & YF Taiwo
Pages: 435-443
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforTemporal and spatial fluctuations of heavy metals in Opa Reservoir, Ile-Ife, Nigeria | References | PDF (546.5 KB)
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Article
First report of cyanobacterial diversity and microcystins in a Microcystisstrain from Sidi Boughaba, a Moroccan coastal lagoon
M Douma, N Manaut, B Oudra & M Loudiki
Pages: 445-452
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforFirst report of cyanobacterial diversity and microcystins in a Microcystisstrain from Sidi Boughaba, a Moroccan coastal lagoon | References | PDF (5.8 MB)
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Article
Macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of water quality in the Mkondoa River, Tanzania, in an agricultural area
MJ Shimba & FE Jonah
Pages: 453-461
Published online: 07 Nov 2016
AbstractforMacroinvertebrates as bioindicators of water quality in the Mkondoa River, Tanzania, in an agricultural area | References | PDF (354.3 KB)
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Article
Organochlorine pesticides in Cyprinus carpio from Sidi Salem Dam, north-western Tunisia
N Mzoughi, R Ennouri & L Chouba
Pages: 463-471
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforOrganochlorine pesticides in Cyprinus carpio from Sidi Salem Dam, north-western Tunisia | References | PDF (439.9 KB)
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Impacts of cage culture on physico-chemical and bacteriological water quality in Lake Volta, Ghana
MNK Clottey, R Asmah, PK Ofori-Danson, MY Ameworwor & AY Karikari
Pages: 473-480
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforImpacts of cage culture on physico-chemical and bacteriological water quality in Lake Volta, Ghana | References | PDF (483.6 KB)
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Short Notes

Note
Macroinvertebrate communities associated with duckweed (Lemnaceae) in two Eastern Cape rivers, South Africa
PC Muskett, JM Hill & PSR Weyl
Pages: 481-488
Published online: 21 Nov 2016
AbstractforMacroinvertebrate communities associated with duckweed (Lemnaceae) in two Eastern Cape rivers, South Africa | References | PDF (475.9 KB)
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Role of Brycinus lateralis (Teleostei: Alestidae) in dispersal and germination of Nymphaea nouchali (Angiospermae: Nymphaeaceae) seeds on a seasonal floodplain of the Okavango Delta, Botswana
M Mmusi, K Mosepele, M Murray-Hudson, D Teketay & M Horn
Pages: 489-494
Published online: 17 Nov 2016
AbstractforRole of Brycinus lateralis (Teleostei: Alestidae) in dispersal and germination of Nymphaea nouchali (Angiospermae: Nymphaeaceae) seeds on a seasonal floodplain of the Okavango Delta, Botswana | References | PDF (763.6 KB)
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Note
Could the elongate yellow-orange nostrils of Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844 function as fishing lures?
D Tweddle & PH Skelton
Pages: 495-497
Published online: 17 Nov 2016
AbstractforCould the elongate yellow-orange nostrils of Anguilla bicolor McClelland, 1844 function as fishing lures? | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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First report of metazoan parasites from the cichlid Pseudocrenilabrus philander and the cyprinid Enteromius paludinosus in a South African Ramsar wetland
M Truter, I Přikrylová, W Malherbe & NJ Smit
Pages: 499-503
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
AbstractforFirst report of metazoan parasites from the cichlid Pseudocrenilabrus philander and the cyprinid Enteromius paludinosus in a South African Ramsar wetland | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Parasites of fishes in the recently inundated ephemeral Lake Liambezi, Namibia
KJ McHugh, OLF Weyl & NJ Smit
Pages: 505-509
Published online: 07 Nov 2016
AbstractforParasites of fishes in the recently inundated ephemeral Lake Liambezi, Namibia | References | PDF (360.2 KB)
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Book Review

Book Review
A Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique (Volumes 1, 2 and 3)
Charles L Griffiths
Page: 511
Published online: 20 Dec 2016
CitationforA Guide to, and Checklist for, the Decapoda of Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique (Volumes 1, 2 and 3) | References | PDF (160 KB)
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