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Effects of climate change on South African estuaries and associated fish species

Author: James, NC ; Van Niekerk, Lara ; Whitfield, AK ; Potts, WM ; Götz, A ; Paterson, AW Date: Oct 2013 Estuaries are dynamic and their physical and chemical characteristics can change over a scale of hours to years. Consequently, estuarine fish assemblages often exhibit large temporal variations in abundance and composition related to changes ... Read more
An Estuary Ecosystem Classification that encompasses biogeography and a high diversity of types in support of protection and management

Author: Van Niekerk, Lara ; Adams, JB ; James, NC ; Lamberth, SJ ; MacKay, CF ; Turpie, JK ; Rajkaran, A ; Weerts, Steven P ; Whitfield, AK Date: Mar 2020 For nearly three decades, the Whitfield (1992) characterisation scheme served as a reference framework to type South African estuaries. We outline a revised ecosystem classification scheme that incorporates biogeographical zonation and ... Read more
High flow variability and storm events shape the ecology of the Mbhashe Estuary, South Africa

Author: James, NC ; Adams, JB ; Connell, AD ; Lamberth, SJ ; MacKay, CF ; Snow, GC ; Van Niekerk, Lara ; Whitfield, AK Date: Mar 2020 The possible impacts of extreme events on the ecology of selected aquatic biota within the Mbhashe Estuary were investigated during a four year (2010–2013) spring sampling programme. During periods of low to average flow conditions the estuary ... Read more
The vulnerability of South African estuaries to climate change: A review and synthesis

Author: Van Niekerk, Lara ; Lamberth, SJ ; James, NC ; Taljaard, Susan ; Adams, JB ; Theron, AK ; Krug, M Date: Aug 2022 This review evaluates the vulnerability of South African estuaries to Climate Change in a data-limited environment. The regional-scale assessment is based on physical characteristics and predicted/measured changes in the abiotic drivers and ... Read more

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