African Journal of Aquatic Science, Volume 45, Issue 1-2 (2020)

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Special Medal Issue: Perspectives on Protecting African Estuarine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene

Foreword

Introduction
Foreword
Victor Wepener
Page: vii
Published online: 23 Apr 2020
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Guest Editorial

Editorial
Perspectives on Protecting African Estuarine Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
Alan Whitfield & Janine Adams
Page: ix
Published online: 23 Apr 2020
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Articles

Article
Nutrient fluxes from sediments pose management challenges for the Knysna Estuary, South Africa
LRD Human, R Weitz, BR Allanson & JB Adams
Pages: 1-9
Published online: 05 Feb 2020
AbstractforNutrient fluxes from sediments pose management challenges for the Knysna Estuary, South Africa | References | PDF (7.4 MB) | Supplemental
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Physico-chemical and microalgal gradients change rapidly in response to mouth closure in a predominantly open estuary
DA Lemley & JB Adams
Pages: 11-21
Published online: 12 Dec 2019
AbstractforPhysico-chemical and microalgal gradients change rapidly in response to mouth closure in a predominantly open estuary | References | PDF (9.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Review Article
Nutrient enrichment as a threat to the ecological resilience and health of South African microtidal estuaries
JB Adams, S Taljaard, L van Niekerk & DA Lemley
Pages: 23-40
Published online: 13 Feb 2020
AbstractforNutrient enrichment as a threat to the ecological resilience and health of South African microtidal estuaries | References | PDF (11 MB) | Supplemental
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Biomass partitioning in an endemic southern African salt marsh species Salicornia tegetaria (Chenopodiaceae)
CE Brown & A Rajkaran
Pages: 41-48
Published online: 13 Feb 2020
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Salt marsh elevation and responses to future sea-level rise in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa
JL Raw, T Riddin, J Wasserman, TWK Lehman, TG Bornman & JB Adams
Pages: 49-64
Published online: 10 Feb 2020
AbstractforSalt marsh elevation and responses to future sea-level rise in the Knysna Estuary, South Africa | References | PDF (8.2 MB) | Supplemental
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Review Article
Knysna Estuary health: ecological status, threats and options for the future
L Claassens, RSK Barnes, J Wasserman, SJ Lamberth, NAF Miranda, L van Niekerk & JB Adams
Pages: 65-82
Published online: 04 Feb 2020
AbstractforKnysna Estuary health: ecological status, threats and options for the future | References | PDF (12.4 MB)
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Case Report
The development and implementation of a management plan for the Seekoei Estuary, South Africa: a case study guided by socio-economic issues
TH Wooldridge & JB Adams
Pages: 83-93
Published online: 04 Feb 2020
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Macrobenthic community structure of the Mhlathuze Estuary, a permanently open estuarine embayment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
JI Izegaegbe, L Vivier & HMM Mzimela
Pages: 95-107
Published online: 16 Apr 2020
AbstractforMacrobenthic community structure of the Mhlathuze Estuary, a permanently open estuarine embayment in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | References | PDF (461 KB) | Supplemental
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Mangrove colonisation of the Mlalazi Estuary, South Africa: a response to artificial breaching
RH Taylor
Pages: 109-120
Published online: 16 Apr 2020
AbstractforMangrove colonisation of the Mlalazi Estuary, South Africa: a response to artificial breaching | References | PDF (38.9 MB)
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Effects of prolonged mouth closure in a temporarily open/closed estuary: a summary of the responses of invertebrate communities in the uMdloti Estuary, South Africa
UM Scharler, K Lechman, T Radebe & HL Jerling
Pages: 121-130
Published online: 26 Feb 2020
AbstractforEffects of prolonged mouth closure in a temporarily open/closed estuary: a summary of the responses of invertebrate communities in the uMdloti Estuary, South Africa | References | PDF (502.9 KB)
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High flow variability and storm events shape the ecology of the Mbhashe Estuary, South Africa
NC James, JB Adams, AD Connell, SJ Lamberth, CF MacKay, GC Snow, L van Niekerk & AK Whitfield
Pages: 131-151
Published online: 27 Mar 2020
AbstractforHigh flow variability and storm events shape the ecology of the Mbhashe Estuary, South Africa | References | PDF (4.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Abiotic and biotic responses to the 2016/2017 restoration project at the St Lucia Estuary mouth, South Africa
S Jones, NK Carrasco, R Perissinotto & C Fox
Pages: 153-166
Published online: 26 Feb 2020
AbstractforAbiotic and biotic responses to the 2016/2017 restoration project at the St Lucia Estuary mouth, South Africa | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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The influence of prolonged drought and anthropogenic impact reversal on fish community structure and ecosystem state cycling of Lake St Lucia, Africa’s largest estuarine lake
D Cyrus, Q Schutte & L Vivier
Pages: 167-182
Published online: 26 Feb 2020
AbstractforThe influence of prolonged drought and anthropogenic impact reversal on fish community structure and ecosystem state cycling of Lake St Lucia, Africa’s largest estuarine lake | References | PDF (408.5 KB)
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Review
Restoration of Lake St Lucia, the largest estuary in South Africa: historical perceptions, exploitation, management and recent policies
NT Forbes, AT Forbes & B James
Pages: 183-197
Published online: 16 Apr 2020
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An Estuary Ecosystem Classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management
L van Niekerk, JB Adams, NC James, SJ Lamberth, CF MacKay, JK Turpie, A Rajkaran, SP Weerts & AK Whitfield
Pages: 199-216
Published online: 02 Mar 2020
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Review
Review of fish life history strategies associated with warm temperate South African estuaries and a call for effective integrated management
NA Strydom & Y Kisten
Pages: 217-227
Published online: 16 Apr 2020
AbstractforReview of fish life history strategies associated with warm temperate South African estuaries and a call for effective integrated management | References | PDF (245.6 KB)
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Book Review

Book Review
Fishes of southern African estuaries: from species to systems
By Alan K Whitfield 2019, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, South Africa. Smithiana Monograph No. 4, 495 pp. ISBN 978-0-86910-639-7 print ISBN 978-0-86810-640-3 electronic R900 (hard cover copy) Online pdf freely available at: https://www.saiab.ac.za/uploads/files/smithiana_monograph_web_version.pdf
DP Cyrus (Prof)
Pages: 229-230
Published online: 02 Mar 2020
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Final Reflections

A socio-ecological systems approach towards future research for the restoration, conservation and management of southern African estuaries
JB Adams, AK Whitfield & L Van Niekerk
Pages: 231-241
Published online: 23 Apr 2020
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