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MASS MORTALITIES OF FISH IN SOUTH AFRICAN ESTUARIES
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences • Authors: A.K. Whitfield --- , South AfricaChanges to the physico-chemical environment have been identified as the cause of fish mass mortalities in South African estuaries. Most published accounts have linked these mortalities to a single dominant factor such as low salinity, low or high temperature, low... -
Salmon mortalities associated with a bloom of Alexandrium fundyense in 2003 in the Bay of Fundy, and subsequent early warning approaches for industry
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: JL Martin MM LeGresley K Haya DH Sephton LE Burridge FH Page BD ChangIn early September 2003, >3.0 × 105 cells l−1 of Alexandrium fundyense were detected in close proximity to salmon aquaculture sites near Grand Manan Island in the Bay of Fundy, eastern Canada. High concentrations persisted throughout the month, peaking to... -
Post-mortem examination and sampling of African flamingos (Phoenicopteridae) under field conditions
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: John E Cooper --- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kenya Amy E Deacon --- Centre for Biological Diversity, UK Thomas Nyariki --- African Union–Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, KenyaRecent largely unexplained deaths in African flamingos have prompted the need for standard, reproducible methods for the post-mortem examination of these birds, for the taking of samples and for the recording of findings. Here we describe suitable techniques and present... -
Wildlife roadkill patterns on a major highway in northern Tanzania
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: John Kioko --- School for Field Studies, Tanzania Christian Kiffner --- School for Field Studies, Tanzania Nicole Jenkins --- Department of Environmental Studies, Davidson College, USA Wendy J Collinson --- Endangered Wildlife Trust, South AfricaDespite expanding road networks, there is limited understanding of the effects of roads on wildlife in East Africa. We present a baseline survey and describe the patterns of roadkill in the Tarangire–Manyara ecosystem of Tanzania. A 75 km stretch of... -
Mammal and bird road mortalities on the Upington to Twee Rivieren main road in the southern Kalahari, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: K. L. Bullock --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa G. Malan --- Department of Nature Conservation, South Africa M. D. Pretorius --- Department of Nature Conservation, South AfricaRoad ecology is becoming an increasingly important aspect of conservation biology. Carcasses lying on the road often confront visitors travelling to the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park between Upington and the Twee Rivieren Rest Camp. This study investigated the species killed, the... -
Causes of admissions to a raptor rehabilitation centre in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Lindy J. Thompson --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Ben Hoffman --- Raptor Rescue, South Africa Mark Brown --- University of KwaZulu-Natal, South AfricaWith many species of southern African raptors becoming increasingly threatened, records from rehabilitation centres can give an indication of the threats faced by birds of prey in particular areas and to particular species. Thus, admissions records from a raptor rehabilitation... -
Impacts of a concentrated solar power trough facility on birds and other wildlife in South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Ostrich: Journal of African Ornithology • Authors: Corey Jeal --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Vonica Perold --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South Africa Samantha Ralston-Paton --- BirdLife South Africa, South Africa Peter G Ryan --- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, South AfricaThis study assesses bird and wildlife mortality and changes in bird species communities at a 50 MW utility-scale concentrated solar power parabolic trough facility in South Africa. The facility was searched for evidence of large vertebrate mortalities over three months...