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Autor:
Nelson A. F. Miranda, Nasreen Peer, Renzo Perissinotto, Nicola K. Carrasco, Salome Jones, Ricky H. Taylor, Caroline Fox
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Science, Vol 113, Iss 7/8, Pp 5-5 (2017)
The thick-shelled clam Meretrix morphina, previously referred to as Meretrix meretrix, now occurs in the west Indian Ocean region, along the eastern seaboard of Africa, from the Red Sea to the Mlalazi Estuary, close to the Tugela River. Its presence
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https://doaj.org/article/a4ccf090e0984dc284ddfeaacbcc3517
St Lucia is the world's oldest protected estuary and Africa's largest estuarine system. It is also the centerpiece of South Africa's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and has been a Ramsar Wetland of International Impor
Publikováno v:
African Invertebrates. 55:39-65
The St Lucia Estuary is part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is characterised by instability and experiences ongoing anthropomorphic change, both of which have a significant impact on the biodiversity of th
Autor:
Bruce M. Dyer, Colleen T. Downs, PA Whittington, Meyrick B. Bowker, C Fox, WH Oosthuizen, RM Randall, David G. Allan, Peter G. Ryan, J Visagie, Azwianewi B. Makhado, S Bachoo, Jane Turpie, R Fox, AP Martin, L Upfold, Rjm Crawford, Lauren Waller, J Huisamen, Ricky H. Taylor
Publikováno v:
African Journal of Marine Science; Vol 35, No 4 (2013)
White-breasted cormorants Phalacrocorax [carbo] lucidus breed around South Africa’s coast and at inland localities. Along the coasts of the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces, numbers breeding were similar during the periods 1977–1981 (
Publikováno v:
African Zoology. 48:266-273
Publikováno v:
Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management. 16:104-110
The St. Lucia Estuary was separated from the Mfolozi River in the early 1950s following canalisation of the Mfolozi floodplain swamp that resulted in the deposition of large amounts of sediment in the estuary. A separate Mfolozi River mouth has been
Publikováno v:
African Invertebrates. 53:503-525
Bivalves play a vital role in estuarine ecosystems, but are vulnerable to rapid or prolonged changes in the physico-chemical environment. The St Lucia estuarine lake exhibits sub-decadal changes from wet to dry periods, resulting in fluctuating physi
Publikováno v:
African Invertebrates. 52:575-586
Solen cylindraceus (Hanley, 1843) is an infaunal bivalve that in the St Lucia Estuary is currently restricted to the southern part of its South Lake, having disappeared from the northern reaches due to persisting hypersaline conditions (>70 ‰) and
Publikováno v:
South African Journal of Wildlife Research. 41:145-157
Formerly widespread throughout the waterbodies of eastern South Africa, viable Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) populations are now restricted to three disjunct protected areas in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Mpumalanga and Limpopo. Growing evidence sug
Autor:
Alan K. Whitfield, Ricky H. Taylor
Publikováno v:
Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 19:838-848
1. Lake St Lucia, the oldest formally protected estuary in the world is under threat from historic and present manipulation of freshwater supplies to the system. 2. Constraints to the functioning of the ecosystem began in 1914 with the commencement o