African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 38, Issue 2 (2016)

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African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 38, Issue 2 (2016)

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Research Papers

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Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus group dynamics, site fidelity, residency and movement patterns in the Madeira Archipelago (North-East Atlantic)
A Dinis, F Alves, C Nicolau, C Ribeiro, M Kaufmann, A Cañadas & L Freitas
Pages: 151-160
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforBottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus group dynamics, site fidelity, residency and movement patterns in the Madeira Archipelago (North-East Atlantic) | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Suspended silt and salinity tolerances of the first zoeal stage of the fiddler crab Uca annulipes (Decapoda: Brachyura) and why marine connectivity is essential to the survival of the species
N Peer, NAF Miranda & R Perissinotto
Pages: 161-169
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforSuspended silt and salinity tolerances of the first zoeal stage of the fiddler crab Uca annulipes (Decapoda: Brachyura) and why marine connectivity is essential to the survival of the species | References | PDF (3.8 MB)
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Influence of prey abundance and abiotic factors on the long-term home-range and movement dynamics of spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in an intermittently open estuary
BA Maree, PD Cowley, TF Næsje, A-R Childs, AI Terörde & EB Thorstad
Pages: 171-180
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforInfluence of prey abundance and abiotic factors on the long-term home-range and movement dynamics of spotted grunter Pomadasys commersonnii in an intermittently open estuary | References | PDF (920.3 KB)
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Distribution patterns of the ghost crab Ocypode cursor on sandy beaches of a tropical island in the Cabo Verde archipelago, Eastern Central Atlantic
E Rodrigues, R Freitas, N de C Delgado & A Soares-Gomes
Pages: 181-188
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforDistribution patterns of the ghost crab Ocypode cursor on sandy beaches of a tropical island in the Cabo Verde archipelago, Eastern Central Atlantic | References | PDF (2.3 MB)
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Structure and dynamics of demersal fish assemblages over three decades (1985–2012) of increasing fishing pressure in Guinea
ML Camara, B Mérigot, F Leprieur, JA Tomasini, I Diallo, M Diallo & D Jouffre
Pages: 189-206
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforStructure and dynamics of demersal fish assemblages over three decades (1985–2012) of increasing fishing pressure in Guinea | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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The invasive Asian green mussel Perna viridis in South Africa: all that is green is not viridis
JM Micklem, CL Griffiths, N Ntuli & M Mwale
Pages: 207-215
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforThe invasive Asian green mussel Perna viridis in South Africa: all that is green is not viridis | References | PDF (2.9 MB)
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Biological data from sharks landed within the United Arab Emirates artisanal fishery
RW Jabado, SM Al Ghais, W Hamza, DP Robinson & AC Henderson
Pages: 217-232
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforBiological data from sharks landed within the United Arab Emirates artisanal fishery | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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A helping hand: artificial nest site provisioning increases breeding success of a tropical seabird
LA Hart, J Gane, I Olivier, CT Downs & M Brown
Pages: 233-239
Published online: 18 Jul 2016
AbstractforA helping hand: artificial nest site provisioning increases breeding success of a tropical seabird | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Ingestion rates and grazing impact of the brackwater mussel Brachidontes virgiliae in Lake St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa
HA Nel, R Perissinotto & NK Carrasco
Pages: 241-248
Published online: 19 Jul 2016
AbstractforIngestion rates and grazing impact of the brackwater mussel Brachidontes virgiliae in Lake St Lucia, iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa | References | PDF (382 KB)
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Distribution and seasonal abundance of large cetaceans in the Durban whaling grounds off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1972–1975
KP Findlay & PB Best
Pages: 249-262
Published online: 23 Aug 2016
AbstractforDistribution and seasonal abundance of large cetaceans in the Durban whaling grounds off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, 1972–1975 | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | Supplemental
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Short Communications

Rapid Communication
Diversity and distribution of seagrasses in the Union of the Comoros
CNS Poonian, K Tuharska & MD Hauzer
Pages: 263-268
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforDiversity and distribution of seagrasses in the Union of the Comoros | References | PDF (849.2 KB)
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Testing for the occurrence of pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) in South African sardine Sardinops sagax
BM Macey, KW Christison, J de Goede, L Hutchings & CD van der Lingen
Pages: 269-273
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforTesting for the occurrence of pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) in South African sardine Sardinops sagax | References | PDF (395.5 KB)
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Laboratory-scale evaluation of the potential of chemical containment for farmed abalone larval escapees
A Roux, H Lambrechts & R Roodt-Wilding
Pages: 275-278
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforLaboratory-scale evaluation of the potential of chemical containment for farmed abalone larval escapees | References | PDF (660.5 KB)
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Blue whales Balaenoptera musculus in offshore waters of Kenya
R Barber, I Sikora & M Nimak-Wood
Pages: 279-284
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforBlue whales Balaenoptera musculus in offshore waters of Kenya | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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