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   Meso-zooplankton movement through the newly constructed Mfolozi channel into and out of the St Lucia Estuary, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Sean van Elden --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, South Africa Michael J. Dyer --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, South Africa Nicola K. Carrasco --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, South Africa Renzo Perissinotto --- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, South Africa

   The historical canalization of the Mfolozi River resulted in the St Lucia Estuary losing its main freshwater source. This, combined with the recent drought, led to low water levels, hypersaline conditions and dramatic losses in biodiversity. The excavation of a...

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   Marine–estuarine connectivity, salinity and sedimentation in the St Lucia system, South Africa, following reconnection with the uMfolozi River

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Aquatic Science • Authors: RH Taylor --- Independent Hydro-Ecologist, South Africa AK Whitfield --- South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa CE Fox --- Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife, St Lucia Estuary, South Africa JB Adams --- Botany Department and Institute for Coastal & Marine Research, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

   This study reviews selected physical and biotic responses of the St Lucia estuarine system to the recently implemented management approach of re-establishing the connection between the uMfolozi River and the St Lucia Estuary. This connection was severed in the 1950s...

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