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Interactions between Zostera capensis, Callianassa kraussi and Upogebia africana: deductions from field surveys in Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Siebert GM BranchCallianassid sandprawns and eelgrasses have been postulated to have mutually negative effects on each other. The relationship between Callianassa kraussi and Zostera capensis was investigated in Langebaan Lagoon on the west coast of South Africa by correlative field surveys. Seven... -
Interactions between Zostera capensis and Callianassa kraussi: influences on community composition of eelgrass beds and sandflats
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of Marine Science • Authors: T Siebert GM BranchEelgrass beds have been postulated to support different faunal communities from unvegetated sandflats, in part because of the stabilisation of sediments in eelgrass beds and their destabilisation in sandflats due to bioturbation. More specifically, eelgrass beds have been hypothesised to... -
The effect of bait collectors on stocks of Callichirus kraussi and Upogebia species in Langebaan Lagoon
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Pierre Nel --- West Coast National Park, South Africa George M. Branch --- Zoology Department, South AfricaThe effects of collecting prawns (Callichirus and Upogebia spp.) in Langebaan Lagoon as bait were assessed in 1999–2001 and in 2012–2013. Langebaan Lagoon (part of West Coast National Park and a Marine Protected Area) is divided into three zones. One...