African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 37, Issue 4 (2015)

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African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 37, Issue 4 (2015)

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Critical Reviews

Review Article
An evaluation of the Marine Living Resources Act and supporting legal instruments as a framework for implementation of an ecosystem approach to fisheries in South Africa
KL Cochrane, J Joyner, WHH Sauer & J Swan
Pages: 437-456
Published online: 26 Nov 2015
AbstractforAn evaluation of the Marine Living Resources Act and supporting legal instruments as a framework for implementation of an ecosystem approach to fisheries in South Africa | References | PDF (328.3 KB)
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Biophysical models of larval dispersal in the Benguela Current ecosystem
C Lett, CD van der Lingen, BR Loveday & CL Moloney
Pages: 457-465
Published online: 30 Nov 2015
AbstractforBiophysical models of larval dispersal in the Benguela Current ecosystem | References | PDF (8 MB)
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Research Papers

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Chemotaxonomic investigation of phytoplankton in the shelf ecosystem of the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa
RG Barlow, T Lamont, M-J Gibberd, M van den Berg & K Britz
Pages: 467-484
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforChemotaxonomic investigation of phytoplankton in the shelf ecosystem of the KwaZulu-Natal Bight, South Africa | References | PDF (6.3 MB)
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Environmental influence on phytoplankton production during summer on the KwaZulu-Natal shelf of the Agulhas ecosystem
T Lamont & RG Barlow
Pages: 485-501
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforEnvironmental influence on phytoplankton production during summer on the KwaZulu-Natal shelf of the Agulhas ecosystem | References | PDF (5.3 MB)
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Saldanha Bay, South Africa I: the use of ocean colour remote sensing to assess phytoplankton biomass
ME Smith & GC Pitcher
Pages: 503-512
Published online: 30 Nov 2015
AbstractforSaldanha Bay, South Africa I: the use of ocean colour remote sensing to assess phytoplankton biomass | References | PDF (1.6 MB)
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Saldanha Bay, South Africa II: estimating bay productivity
GC Pitcher, ME Smith & TA Probyn
Pages: 513-520
Published online: 30 Nov 2015
AbstractforSaldanha Bay, South Africa II: estimating bay productivity | References | PDF (758.6 KB)
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Saldanha Bay, South Africa III: new production and carrying capacity for bivalve aquaculture
TA Probyn, JF Atkins & GC Pitcher
Pages: 521-531
Published online: 30 Nov 2015
AbstractforSaldanha Bay, South Africa III: new production and carrying capacity for bivalve aquaculture | References | PDF (755.3 KB)
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Three-dimensional visualisation of brooding behaviour in two distantly related brittle stars from South African waters
J Landschoff & CL Griffiths
Pages: 533-541
Published online: 16 Nov 2015
AbstractforThree-dimensional visualisation of brooding behaviour in two distantly related brittle stars from South African waters | References | PDF (9.5 MB) | Supplemental
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First survey of fishes in the Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area along South Africa's temperate south-west coast
L Roberson, H Winker, C Attwood, L De Vos, C Sanguinetti & A Götz
Pages: 543-556
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforFirst survey of fishes in the Betty's Bay Marine Protected Area along South Africa's temperate south-west coast | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Spatio-temporal patterns of coral recruitment at Vamizi Island, Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique
E Sola, I Marques da Silva & D Glassom
Pages: 557-565
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforSpatio-temporal patterns of coral recruitment at Vamizi Island, Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique | References | PDF (627.7 KB)
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In vitro screening for endocrine disruptive activity in selected South African harbours and river mouths
JC Truter, JH van Wyk & BK Newman
Pages: 567-574
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforIn vitro screening for endocrine disruptive activity in selected South African harbours and river mouths | References | PDF (969.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Diet and gill morphology of the East Coast redeye round herring Etrumeus wongratanai off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
LD Vorsatz, CD van der Lingen & MJ Gibbons
Pages: 575-581
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforDiet and gill morphology of the East Coast redeye round herring Etrumeus wongratanai off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | References | PDF (699.4 KB)
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Diel effects on bottom-trawl survey catch rates of shallow- and deep-water Cape hakes Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus off Namibia, using solar zenith angle
P Kainge, K Wieland & J Feekings
Pages: 583-592
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforDiel effects on bottom-trawl survey catch rates of shallow- and deep-water Cape hakes Merluccius capensis and M. paradoxus off Namibia, using solar zenith angle | References | PDF (1.5 MB) | Supplemental
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Modelling the Zambezi River plume
FPJ Nehama & CJC Reason
Pages: 593-604
Published online: 20 Dec 2015
AbstractforModelling the Zambezi River plume | References | PDF (3 MB)
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Short Communication

Rapid Communication
Siphonostomatoid copepods infecting Squalus acutipinnis Regan, 1908 off South Africa
SM Dippenaar & RA Molele
Pages: 605-608
Published online: 17 Nov 2015
AbstractforSiphonostomatoid copepods infecting Squalus acutipinnis Regan, 1908 off South Africa | References | PDF (786 KB)
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