Microalgae are one of the most important components of estuarine ecosystems, providing the fuel required to sustain higher trophic levels. Being at the base of aquatic food webs …
E-mail: j. tweedley@ murdoch. edu. au 2Plymouth Marine Laboratory, Prospect Place, West Hoe, Plymouth, PLI 3DH, United KingdomTidal range is a master factor governing the …
Water quality and ecological integrity of estuaries closely reflect activities within the entire upstream catchment. Much emphasis has been placed on the response of estuaries to …
Research in South African temporarily open/closed estuaries that includes studies on the hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, macronutrients, microalgae, macrophytes, zoobenthos …
JCC Navas-Parejo, A Corzo, S Papaspyrou - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Temporarily open-closed estuaries and estuarine lagoons are among the most complex aquatic ecosystems, prone to undergo rapid changes in response to global change and …
Context: Artificial breaching of intermittently closed estuaries has become more frequent in the face of global change pressures. Aims: This study aimed to determine if the ecological …
Abstract The Sundays Estuary is permanently open to the sea and experiences regular freshwater inflow in the form of agricultural return flows with large supplies of nutrients. The …
T Riddin, JB Adams - Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 2008 - Elsevier
The monthly responses of macrophytes in the East Kleinemonde Estuary were examined in relation to changes in physical factors between March 2006 and March 2007. The East …
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 …