African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 4, Issue 1 (1986)

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South African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 4, Issue 1 (1986)

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Obituary
A. H. B. De Decker: 20 August 1918 – 1 January 1986
Pages: 1-2
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Structure and composition of otoliths of Cape hake Merluccius capensis
B. Y. O. Morales-Nin
Pages: 3-10
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Recent records of four warm-water elasmobranchs from the eastern Cape Province, South Africa
L. J. V. Compagno & M. J. Smale
Pages: 11-15
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Two interesting species of Carpomitra (Phaeophyta, Sporochnales) from the Cape of Good Hope, and their possible affiliations
R. H. Simons
Pages: 17-21
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Reproduction, sex ratio and rate of natural mortality of Cape hakes Merluccius capensis Cast. and M. paradoxus Franca in the Cape of Good Hope area
L. Botha
Pages: 23-35
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Diet of the South African abalone Haliotis midae
R. Barkai & C. L. Griffiths
Pages: 37-44
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Major endoparasites of the Cape hakes Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus, with brief notes on some conspicuous ectoparasites
L. Botha
Pages: 45-49
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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A preliminary study of age and growth of the monkfish Lophius upsicephalus (Pisces: Lophiidae) on the Agulhas Bank, South Africa
M. H. Griffiths & T. Hecht
Pages: 51-60
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Growth of larval pelagic fish in the South-East Atlantic from daily otolith rings in 1982/83 and 1983/84
R. M. Thomas
Pages: 61-77
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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The effect of water transport on nitrogen flow through a kelp-bed community
P. A. Wickens & J. G. Field
Pages: 79-92
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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The bottom boundary layer inshore of the Agulhas Current off Natal in August 1975
E. H. Schumann
Pages: 93-102
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Wind-driven upwelling off the Namaqualand coast of South Africa in spring 1980
M. R. Jury & J. Taunton-Clark
Pages: 103-110
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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The sudden decay of upwelling off the Cape Peninsula, South Africa: a case study
M. R. Jury
Pages: 111-118
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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A note on mortality of seabirds off western southern Africa, October 1985–February 1986
R. J. M. Crawford, A. J. Williams & P. B. Crawford
Pages: 119-123
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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The distribution of pelagic seabirds in relation to the oceanic environment of Gough Island
R. W. Abrams & D. G. M. Miller
Pages: 125-137
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Structure and mixing in the Palmiet Estuary, South Africa
J. L. Largier
Pages: 139-152
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Aspects of the biology of galjoen Coracinus capensis (Cuvier) off the South-Western Cape, South Africa
B. A. Bennett & C. L. Griffiths
Pages: 153-162
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Observations on some conspicuous parasites of the southern African kingklip Genypterus capensis
A. I. L. Payne
Pages: 163-168
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Filtration, lysis and absorption of bacteria by mussels Choromytilus meridionalis collected under upwelling and downwelling conditions
D. G. Muir, L. J. Seiderer, C. L. Davis, S. J. Painting & F. T. Robb
Pages: 169-179
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Early growth in length of the anchovy Engraulis capensis Gilchrist off South Africa
R. M. Prosch
Pages: 181-191
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Development and distribution of Parablennius pilicornis (Cuvier) larvae (Teleostei: Blenniidae) off Namibia
M.-P. Olivar
Pages: 193-201
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Effects of destroying juxtaposed mussel-dominated and coralline algal communities at Umdoni Park, Natal coast, South Africa
G. Lambert & T. D. Steinke
Pages: 203-217
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Temporal and spatial variations in copepod and euphausiid biomass off the southern and south-western coasts of South Africa in 1977/78
S. C. Pillar
Pages: 219-229
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Sedimentary flux and the formation of resting spores of selected Chaetoceros species at two sites in the southern Benguela System
G. C. Pitcher
Pages: 231-244
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Distribution of juvenile and adult penaeid prawns Macropetasma africanus (Balss) in Algoa Bay
A. C. Cockcroft & A. McLachlan
Pages: 245-255
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Red crab (Geryon maritae) density in 1985 by the technique of effective area fished per trap on the northern fishing grounds off South West Africa
R. Melville-Smith
Pages: 257-263
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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Effects of Qatar light crude oil on adult saltmarsh crab Sesarma catenata and implications in the field: respiration, oxygen diffusion and hypoxia
D. E. Malan
Pages: 265-275
Published online: 08 Apr 2010
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