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Benthic macrofauna community composition, abundance and distribution in the Tanzanian and Ugandan inshore and offshore waters of Lake Victoria
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: GW Ngupula --- , Tanzania R Kayanda --- , TanzaniaBenthic macroinvertebrate community composition was investigated in 2008 at 55 stations at various depths in the nearshore and offshore waters of Lake Victoria, in relation to dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, chlorophyll a and conductivity. Macroinvertebrate abundance was higher in the... -
Surfing in the sandy-beach whelk Bullia digitalis (Dillwyn)
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: A.C. Brown --- Department of Zoology, South AfricaA brief, integrated summary is presented of published and unpublished work relevant to surfing (swash riding) in intertidal members of the genus Bullia (Caenogastropoda), together with previously unreported investigations of the specific gravity of B. digitalis and the directional control... -
Latitudinal gradients and poleward expansion of mangrove ecosystems in South Africa: 50 years after Macnae’s first assessment
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: N Peer --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow-Water Ecosystems, South Africa A Rajkaran --- Department of Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, South Africa NAF Miranda --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow-Water Ecosystems, South Africa RH Taylor --- Department of Hydrology, South Africa B Newman --- CSIR Natural Resources and the Environment, South Africa F Porri --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa JL Raw --- Department of Botany, South Africa SP Mbense --- Department of Botany, South Africa JB Adams --- Department of Botany, South Africa R Perissinotto --- DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow-Water Ecosystems, South AfricaMangroves occur in South African estuaries at their poleward distribution limits, extending into temperate habitats. In 1963, William Macnae published the first comprehensive assessment of mangrove swamps in South Africa and made firsthand observations of these mangrove ecosystems. This article...