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  1. South African kelp moving eastwards: the discovery of <em>Ecklonia maxima</em> (Osbeck) Papenfuss at De Hoop Nature Reserve on the south coast of South Africa

    South African kelp moving eastwards: the discovery of Ecklonia maxima (Osbeck) Papenfuss at De Hoop Nature Reserve on the south coast of South Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JJ Bolton --- Botany Department and Marine Research Institute, South Africa RJ Anderson --- Botany Department and Marine Research Institute, South Africa AJ Smit --- School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Faculty of Science, South Africa MD Rothman --- Botany Department and Marine Research Institute, South Africa
    Historical and recent evidence is documented to demonstrate that the eastern limit of the major kelp-bed forming seaweed Ecklonia maxima has moved c. 73 km eastward along the south coast of South Africa since 2006, after remaining unchanged for almost...