African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 39, Issue 4 (2017)

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African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 39, Issue 4 (2017)

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Review Papers

Review
Reflection on the first five years of South Africa’s Acoustic Tracking Array Platform (ATAP): status, challenges and opportunities
PD Cowley, RH Bennett, A-R Childs & TS Murray
Pages: 363-372
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforReflection on the first five years of South Africa’s Acoustic Tracking Array Platform (ATAP): status, challenges and opportunities | References | PDF (1,008.8 KB)
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Molecular research on the systematically challenging smoothhound shark genus Mustelus: a synthesis of the past 30 years
SN Maduna & AE Bester-van der Merwe
Pages: 373-387
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforMolecular research on the systematically challenging smoothhound shark genus Mustelus: a synthesis of the past 30 years | References | PDF (436.2 KB) | Supplemental
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Research Papers

Article
Predatory pelagic fishes of the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) show high overlap in diets dominated by sardinella
E Correia, JP Granadeiro, A Regalla, E Dias, A Almeida & P Catry
Pages: 389-396
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforPredatory pelagic fishes of the Bijagós Archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) show high overlap in diets dominated by sardinella | References | PDF (388.5 KB) | Supplemental
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Age and growth of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson in the coastal waters of southern Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
B Lee & BQ Mann
Pages: 397-407
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforAge and growth of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson in the coastal waters of southern Mozambique and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | References | PDF (834.6 KB)
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Vertical distribution of living mangrove foraminifera from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
KL Strachan, TR Hill & JM Finch
Pages: 409-422
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforVertical distribution of living mangrove foraminifera from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | References | PDF (2.4 MB)
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Multi-stakeholder collaboration yields valuable data for cetacean conservation in Gamba, Gabon
G Minton, JR Kema Kema, A Todd, L Korte, PB Maganga, JR Migoungui Mouelet, AM Nguema, E Moussavou & GK Nguélé
Pages: 423-433
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforMulti-stakeholder collaboration yields valuable data for cetacean conservation in Gamba, Gabon | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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The ‘suitcase hypothesis’: Can entrainment of meroplankton by eddies provide a pathway for gene flow between Madagascar and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa?
S Ockhuis, JA Huggett, G Gouws & C Sparks
Pages: 435-451
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforThe ‘suitcase hypothesis’: Can entrainment of meroplankton by eddies provide a pathway for gene flow between Madagascar and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa? | References | PDF (1 MB) | Supplemental
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Transport and transformation of surface water masses across the Mascarene Plateau during the Northeast Monsoon season
P Vianello, IJ Ansorge, M Rouault & M Ostrowski
Pages: 453-466
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforTransport and transformation of surface water masses across the Mascarene Plateau during the Northeast Monsoon season | References | PDF (8.1 MB)
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Comparative genetic structure in two high-dispersal prawn species from the south-west Indian Ocean
TK Mkare, JC Groeneveld, PR Teske & CA Matthee
Pages: 467-474
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforComparative genetic structure in two high-dispersal prawn species from the south-west Indian Ocean | References | PDF (530.7 KB) | Supplemental
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Movement patterns of an endangered fishery species, Lithognathus lithognathus (Sparidae), and the role of no-take marine protected areas as a management tool
RH Bennett, PD Cowley, A-R Childs, CG Attwood, L Swart & TF Næsje
Pages: 475-489
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforMovement patterns of an endangered fishery species, Lithognathus lithognathus (Sparidae), and the role of no-take marine protected areas as a management tool | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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The impact of river flooding and high flow on the demersal fish assemblages of the freshwater-dominated Great Fish Estuary, South Africa
P Nodo, NC James, A-R Childs & MDV Nakin
Pages: 491-502
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforThe impact of river flooding and high flow on the demersal fish assemblages of the freshwater-dominated Great Fish Estuary, South Africa | References | PDF (547.9 KB)
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Short Communication

Rapid Communication
Two cases of probable hybridisation between the pufferfishes Arothron meleagris (Anonymous 1798) and A. nigropunctatus (Bloch and Schneider 1801) on a fringing reef at Réunion Island
P Bourjon & B Chanet
Pages: 503-507
Published online: 21 Dec 2017
AbstractforTwo cases of probable hybridisation between the pufferfishes Arothron meleagris (Anonymous 1798) and A. nigropunctatus (Bloch and Schneider 1801) on a fringing reef at Réunion Island | References | PDF (3.2 MB)
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