Heydorn, HJ2009-06-302009-06-301989-02Heydorn, HJ. 1989. Gourits (CSW25). Report 38 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 437)0 7988 3956 2http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3474Estuaries of the CapeThis report provides historical overview on river catchment, ecology, biotic and abiotic characteristics and available information on the Gourits estuary. The Gourits Estuary, in common with other estuaries whose mouths are open for part or all of the year, is likely to be important as a nursery area for many species of fish which are to a greater or lesser degree dependent on estuarine conditions for part of their life cycle (Wallace et al. 1984). It must therefore be ensured that dam building and any further developments will never reduce the amount of water reaching the mouth to such a degree that the mouth closes for any length of time. The river is formed by the confluence of the Gamka and Olifants rivers just south of Calitzdorp.enEstuaries - South African estuariesMarine ecologyEstuarine systemsCoastal researchCape estuariesGourits RiverGourits estuaryAbiotic characteristicsBiotic characteristicsFaunaFloraRiver catchmentCSIRCouncil for Scientific and Industrial ResearchNRIONational Research Institute for OceanologyReportHeydorn, H. (1989). <i>Gourits (CSW25)</i> (CSIR Research Report number). CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3474Heydorn, HJ <i>Gourits (CSW25).</i> CSIR Research Report number. CSIR, National Research Institute for Oceanology, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3474Heydorn H. Gourits (CSW25). 1989 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3474TY - Report AU - Heydorn, HJ AB - This report provides historical overview on river catchment, ecology, biotic and abiotic characteristics and available information on the Gourits estuary. The Gourits Estuary, in common with other estuaries whose mouths are open for part or all of the year, is likely to be important as a nursery area for many species of fish which are to a greater or lesser degree dependent on estuarine conditions for part of their life cycle (Wallace et al. 1984). It must therefore be ensured that dam building and any further developments will never reduce the amount of water reaching the mouth to such a degree that the mouth closes for any length of time. The river is formed by the confluence of the Gamka and Olifants rivers just south of Calitzdorp. DA - 1989-02 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Estuaries - South African estuaries KW - Marine ecology KW - Estuarine systems KW - Coastal research KW - Cape estuaries KW - Gourits River KW - Gourits estuary KW - Abiotic characteristics KW - Biotic characteristics KW - Fauna KW - Flora KW - River catchment KW - CSIR KW - Council for Scientific and Industrial Research KW - NRIO KW - National Research Institute for Oceanology LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1989 SM - 0 7988 3956 2 T1 - Gourits (CSW25) TI - Gourits (CSW25) UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3474 ER -