African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 38, Issue 3 (2016)

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African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 38, Issue 3 (2016)

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Sharks caught in the KwaZulu-Natal bather protection programme, South Africa. 13. The tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier
ML Dicken, G Cliff & H Winker
Pages: 285-301
Published online: 16 Sep 2016
AbstractforSharks caught in the KwaZulu-Natal bather protection programme, South Africa. 13. The tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier | References | PDF (429.4 KB)
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Sublittoral seaweed communities on natural and artificial substrata in a high-latitude coral community in South Africa
L Gersun, RJ Anderson, JR Hart, GW Maneveldt & JJ Bolton
Pages: 303-316
Published online: 13 Oct 2016
AbstractforSublittoral seaweed communities on natural and artificial substrata in a high-latitude coral community in South Africa | References | PDF (657.5 KB)
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Protection of marine birds and turtles at St Brandon’s Rock, Indian Ocean, requires conservation of the entire atoll
SW Evans, N Cole, H Kylin, NS Choong Kwet Yive, V Tatayah, J Merven & H Bouwman
Pages: 317-327
Published online: 18 Sep 2016
AbstractforProtection of marine birds and turtles at St Brandon’s Rock, Indian Ocean, requires conservation of the entire atoll | References | PDF (535.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Etmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean
DA Ebert, N Straube, RW Leslie & S Weigmann
Pages: 329-340
Published online: 16 Sep 2016
AbstractforEtmopterus alphus n. sp.: a new lanternshark (Squaliformes: Etmopteridae) from the south-western Indian Ocean | References | PDF (5.5 MB)
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Dark times for dageraad Chrysoblephus cristiceps: evidence for stock collapse
D Parker, H Winker, CG Attwood & SE Kerwath
Pages: 341-349
Published online: 18 Sep 2016
AbstractforDark times for dageraad Chrysoblephus cristiceps: evidence for stock collapse | References | PDF (638.1 KB)
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Spatial variability in branchial basket meristics and morphology of southern African sardine Sardinops sagax
I Idris, CL Moloney & CD van der Lingen
Pages: 351-362
Published online: 18 Sep 2016
AbstractforSpatial variability in branchial basket meristics and morphology of southern African sardine Sardinops sagax | References | PDF (982.5 KB)
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Community ecology of the metazoan parasites of snoek Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791) (Perciformes: Gempylidae) off South Africa
MAI Nunkoo, CC Reed & SE Kerwath
Pages: 363-371
Published online: 18 Sep 2016
AbstractforCommunity ecology of the metazoan parasites of snoek Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791) (Perciformes: Gempylidae) off South Africa | References | PDF (323.9 KB) | Supplemental
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Cape cormorants decrease, move east and adapt foraging strategies following eastward displacement of their main prey
RJM Crawford, RM Randall, TR Cook, PG Ryan, BM Dyer, R Fox, D Geldenhuys, J Huisamen, C McGeorge, MK Smith, L Upfold, J Visagie, LJ Waller, PA Whittington, CG Wilke & AB Makhado
Pages: 373-383
Published online: 18 Sep 2016
AbstractforCape cormorants decrease, move east and adapt foraging strategies following eastward displacement of their main prey | References | PDF (709.8 KB)
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Atlantic humpback dolphins Sousa teuszii in the Saloum Delta (Senegal): distribution, relative abundance and photo-identification
CR Weir
Pages: 385-394
Published online: 13 Oct 2016
AbstractforAtlantic humpback dolphins Sousa teuszii in the Saloum Delta (Senegal): distribution, relative abundance and photo-identification | References | PDF (3.4 MB)
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Exploring the spatial distribution patterns of South African Cape hakes using generalised additive models
A Grüss, D Yemane & TP Fairweather
Pages: 395-409
Published online: 13 Oct 2016
AbstractforExploring the spatial distribution patterns of South African Cape hakes using generalised additive models | References | PDF (850.4 KB) | Supplemental
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Stable isotope analysis of consumer food webs indicates ecosystem recovery following prolonged drought in a subtropical estuarine lake
MS Bird, R Perissinotto, NAF Miranda, N Peer & JL Raw
Pages: 411-422
Published online: 13 Oct 2016
AbstractforStable isotope analysis of consumer food webs indicates ecosystem recovery following prolonged drought in a subtropical estuarine lake | References | PDF (572.6 KB) | Supplemental
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Monitoring the recovery of a previously exploited surf-zone fish community in the St Lucia Marine Reserve, South Africa, using a no-take sanctuary area as a benchmark
BQ Mann, H Winker, JQ Maggs & SN Porter
Pages: 423-441
Published online: 13 Oct 2016
AbstractforMonitoring the recovery of a previously exploited surf-zone fish community in the St Lucia Marine Reserve, South Africa, using a no-take sanctuary area as a benchmark | References | PDF (474.5 KB)
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Determining the correct identity of South African Marthasterias (Echinodermata: Asteroidea)
AG Wright, R Pérez-Portela & CL Griffiths
Pages: 443-455
Published online: 13 Oct 2016
AbstractforDetermining the correct identity of South African Marthasterias (Echinodermata: Asteroidea) | References | PDF (1.4 MB)
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