Aims of the study is to understand spatial dynamics of larval fish assemblages in the KZN coastal marine environment (40-80m depths). Examine larval fish composition, abundance and distribution between different substrates (reef and sand) and different biozones. To investigate the potential application of larval fish as biodiversity surrogates in marine conservation planning.
Reference:
Mabotja, M.M., Harris, S. and Weerts, S.P. 2017. Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine pelagic conservation planning. South African Marine Science Symposium, Port Elizabeth, 4-7 July 2017, 11pp.
Mabotja, M., Harris, S., & Weerts, S. P. (2017). Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine pelagic conservation planning. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11065
Mabotja, MM, S Harris, and Steven P Weerts. "Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine pelagic conservation planning." (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11065
Mabotja M, Harris S, Weerts SP, Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine pelagic conservation planning; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11065 .