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  1. SALINITY, FLOODS AND THE INFAUNAL MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY OF THE ST LUCIA ESTUARY, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

    SALINITY, FLOODS AND THE INFAUNAL MACROBENTHIC COMMUNITY OF THE ST LUCIA ESTUARY, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: R. K. Owen --- , , South Africa A. T. Forbes --- , , South Africa
    The St Lucia estuary and lake comprise some 80 % of the estuarine area of KwaZulu-Natal. The system is subject to floods and hypersaline conditions, the latter twice exceeding 100 since 1970. The lake is connected to the sea by...
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  2. Restoration of Lake St Lucia, the largest estuary in South Africa: historical perceptions, exploitation, management and recent policies

    Restoration of Lake St Lucia, the largest estuary in South Africa: historical perceptions, exploitation, management and recent policies

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: NT Forbes --- Marine and Estuarine Research, Hyper-by-the-Sea, South Africa AT Forbes --- Marine and Estuarine Research, Hyper-by-the-Sea, South Africa B James --- iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority, Dredger Harbour, South Africa
    Restoration of estuarine function to the Lake St Lucia system, the largest estuary in South Africa, was initiated in 2010. Significant change began with the reversal of a mouth management policy that was adopted in 1952 and maintained for the...
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