Research in South African temporarily open/closed estuaries that includes studies on the
hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, macronutrients, microalgae, macrophytes, zoobenthos …

Selected physico-chemical characteristics of estuaries within three biogeographic regions of
South Africa were described and compared using data from an extensive ichthyological …

Major threats to South African estuaries include freshwater flow alterations, urbanisation,
habitat transformation, deteriorating water quality, increased biological invasions and …

Apart from representing the vast majority (71%) of South Africa's 258 functional estuaries,
temporarily open/closed estuaries (TOCEs) are common in Australia, on the southeastern …

i BIOGEOGRAPHY AND COMMUNITY STRUCTURE OF FISHES IN SOUTH AFRICAN
ESTUARIES A thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements Page 1 i BIOGEOGRAPHY AND …

Basic ecological data are lacking for many species of herpetofauna, particularly fossorial
species. Quantitative analyses of the factors that may influence the occurrence of fossorial …

We measured herpetofaunal species richness and abundance in riparian and non‐riparian
habitats of an agriculture‐dominated landscape to compare herpetofaunal utilisation of …

Exxaro KZN Sands is planning the development of a heavy minerals strip mine south of
Mtunzini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The degree to which mining activities will affect local …

South Africa has 280 estuaries, of which about 75% are classed as Temporarily
Open/Closed Estuaries (TOCEs). The ecology of TOCEs is very much dictated by mouth …

This Integrated Management Plan for the Umlalazi Nature Reserve is the primary and
overarching management document for the Nature Reserve for the period 2008 to 2013. It …