Author:Kupfer, S; Santamaria-Aguilar, S; Van Niekerk, Lara; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Vafeidis, ATDate:Oct 2020Extreme coastal flooding along the South African coast can be caused by the co-occurrence of waves, storm surges and tides. Importantly, in low-lying areas such as estuaries, the additional influence of river discharge can further exacerbate ...Read more
Author:Celliers, Louis; Scott, D; Ngcoya, M; Taljaard, SusanDate:Sep 2021Hybrid science-society approaches for knowledge production are often framed by a transdisciplinary approach. Most forms of “linear” progression of science informing policy or the “production” of knowledge as a one-way process are increasingly ...Read more
Author:Pfaff, MC; Hart-Davis, M M; Smith, Marie E; Veitch, JDate:Aug 2022Retention is a key driver of biological productivity near the coast since increased concentrations of planktonic particles in retention hotspots boost local primary production, availability of particulate food and larval recruitment. Known ...Read more
Author:Robertson, Lain, L; Bernard, S; Smith, Marie EDate:Jan 2021Harmful algal blooms (HABs) occur in virtually all coastal regions of the world as well as many lakes, and are typically associated with a rapid proliferation of phytoplankton cells, but even low cell numbers of high toxic species may cause ...Read more
Author:Smith, Marie EDate:Nov 2022Relatively young industry with potential for growth. Together, the Aquaculture and Fisheries sector could contribute approximately R10-15 Billion to SA’s GDP.Read more
Author:Smith, Marie; Vhengani, LufunoDate:May 2023This presentation discusses the objectives that water quality becomes fit for all designated uses, including for recreational use, industrial use, aquaculture and the protection of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.Read more
Author:Kravitz, J; Matthews, M; Lain, L; Fawcett, S; Bernard, StewartDate:Mar 2021There is currently a scarcity of paired in-situ aquatic optical and biogeophysical data for productive inland waters, which critically hinders our capacity to develop and validate robust retrieval models for Earth Observation applications. ...Read more
Author:Santamaria-Aguilar, S; Lück-Vogel, Melanie; Williams, L; Kelln, J; Soltau, F; Vafeidis, ATDate:Oct 2020The coast of South Africa is subject to flooding from a combination of waves, storm surges and tides. Present flood risk can be exacerbated due to climate change, which can induce changes in the Agulhas current system. This would have a direct ...Read more
Author:Moloto, Tebatso M; Thomalla, Sandy J; Smith, Marie E; Martin, B; Louw, DC; Koppelmann, RDate:Sep 2023Marine phytoplankton in the northern Benguela upwelling system (nBUS) serve as a food and energy source fuelling marine food webs at higher trophic levels and thereby support a lucrative fisheries industry that sustain local economies in ...Read more
Author:Smit, KP; Van Niekerk, Lara; Harris, LR; McQuatters-Gollop, A; Shannon, LJ; Sink, KJDate:Jun 2022Despite the increasing number of tools and indicators to measure biodiversity status and trends, many developing countries struggle to initiate and advance coastal and marine assessments needed to monitor and track national and international ...Read more
Author:Adams, J; Raw, J; Riddin, T; Wasserman, J; Van Niekerk, LaraDate:Dec 2021Restoration of salt marsh is urgent, as these ecosystems provide natural coastal protection from sea-level rise impacts, contribute towards climate change mitigation, and provide multiple ecosystem services including supporting livelihoods. ...Read more
Author:Lück-Vogel, MelanieDate:Oct 2020In this presentation to international high level decision makers the current status of South African initiatives on assessing and adapting to projected sea level rise scenarios and experiences challenges is presented.
•Sea level rise, climate ...Read more
Author:Schreiner, Gregory O; Snyman-van der Walt, Luanita; Lochner, Paul A; Taljaard, SusanDate:Jan 2024A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) was undertaken for the Saldanha Bay region to estimate the proximity of natural capital features and ecosystem services to critical thresholds. The assumption being that, should such thresholds be ...Read more
Author:Taljaard, Susan; Weerts, Steven P; Arabi, Sumaiya; Newman, Brent; Bosire, JDate:Dec 2022Governments in the Western Indian Ocean (WIO) region, through a consultative process, have agreed on the need for a suite of national and regional actions to address major stresses on the marine environment. This is demonstrated in several ...Read more
Author:Slinger, J; Taljaard, SusanDate:Jan 2020Seven international case studies in coastal management are examined in this book. Each of the case studies dealt with an inlet or mouth management issue, but they were not selected based on similarity in their ecological (biophysical) or ...Read more
Author:Mtetandaba, A; Smith, Marie E; Van Niekerk, Lara; Sink, KDate:Oct 2022Freshwater flowing from rivers through estuaries into the marine realm maintains essential ecological processes that keep marine resources healthy by providing nutrients and sediments that form important habitats and underlie critical ecological ...Read more