Burns, MERDu Plessis, MAVerwoerd, DJ2009-06-302009-06-301988-02Burns, MER, Du Plessis, MA and Verwoerd, DJ. 1988. Quko (CSE56). Report 39 of the Estuaries of the Cape, Part 2: Synopses of available information on individual systems series, edited by Heydorn, AEF and Morant, PD. Stellenbosch: CSIR. (CSIR research report 438)0 7988 3957 0http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3473Estuaries of the CapeThe Quko Estuary is referred to locally as Double Mouth, after the confluence of the two rivers which takes place to the mouth. The name is somewhat misleading, as it could imply that the Quko River enters the sea at two places which is not the case. According to Bulpin (1980), Quko or Khukho means "something which is spread out" in Xhosa. Majority of the ecological formations encountered within the catchment area of the Quko River belong to the Karoo system. The estuary lies between relatively steep convex interfluves foreland spurs, which rise to a little over 70 m in altitude to the remnants former coastal plain.enEstuaries - South African estuariesMarine ecologyCape estuariesCoastal researchEstuarine systemRiver catchmentAbiotic characteristicsBiotic characteristicsFloraFaunaQuko estuaryQuko RiverCSIRCouncil for Scientific and Industrial ResearchNRIONational Research Institute for OceanologyDouble Mouth estuaryKhukho estuaryReportBurns, M., Du Plessis, M., & Verwoerd, D. (1988). <i>Quko (CSE56)</i> (CSIR Research Report number). CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3473Burns, MER, MA Du Plessis, and DJ Verwoerd <i>Quko (CSE56).</i> CSIR Research Report number. CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3473Burns M, Du Plessis M, Verwoerd D. Quko (CSE56). 1988 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3473TY - Report AU - Burns, MER AU - Du Plessis, MA AU - Verwoerd, DJ AB - The Quko Estuary is referred to locally as Double Mouth, after the confluence of the two rivers which takes place to the mouth. The name is somewhat misleading, as it could imply that the Quko River enters the sea at two places which is not the case. According to Bulpin (1980), Quko or Khukho means "something which is spread out" in Xhosa. Majority of the ecological formations encountered within the catchment area of the Quko River belong to the Karoo system. The estuary lies between relatively steep convex interfluves foreland spurs, which rise to a little over 70 m in altitude to the remnants former coastal plain. DA - 1988-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Estuaries - South African estuaries KW - Marine ecology KW - Cape estuaries KW - Coastal research KW - Estuarine system KW - River catchment KW - Abiotic characteristics KW - Biotic characteristics KW - Flora KW - Fauna KW - Quko estuary KW - Quko River KW - CSIR KW - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research KW - NRIO KW - National Research Institute for Oceanology KW - Double Mouth estuary KW - Khukho estuary LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1988 SM - 0 7988 3957 0 T1 - Quko (CSE56) TI - Quko (CSE56) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3473 ER -