| Description |
xi, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Fifteen years on! One hundred and fifty years on! / Brian Allanson and Dan Baird -- 2. Geomorphology and sedimentology / Andrew Cooper, Ian Wright and Tom Mason -- 3. Estuarine hydrodynamics / Eckart Schumann, John Largier and Jill Slinger -- 4. Chemistry. The primary chemical structure / Brian Allanson. Biogeochemical processes / Deo Winter. The influence of Man / Brian Allanson and Deo Winter -- 5. Primary producers. Estuarine microalgae / Janine Adams and Guy Bate. Estuarine macrophytes / Janine Adams, Guy Bate and Michael O'Callaghan -- 6. Mangroves in South African estuaries / Trevor Steinke -- 7. Estuarine zooplankton community structure and dynamics / Tris Wooldridge -- 8. Studies on estuarine macroinvertebrates. The macrobenthos / Casper De Villiers and Alan Hodgson. Nektonic invertebrates / Anthony Forbes -- 9. The ichthyofauna. Ichthyoplankton diversity, recruitment and dynamics / Alan Whitfield. The estuarine ichthyofauna / Hannes Marais |
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10. Estuarine birds in South Africa / Philip Hockey and Jane Turpie -- 11. Estuaries as ecosystems: a functional and comparative analysis / Dan Baird -- 12. Influence of Man and management of South African estuaries / Patrick Morant and Nevil Quinn -- 13. Perspectives / Brian Allanson, Dan Baird and Allan Heydorn |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
| Subject |
Ecosystem management -- South Africa.
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Estuarine ecology -- South Africa.
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| Author |
Allanson, Brian R.
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Baird, Dan, 1944-
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| LC no. |
98017406 |
| ISBN |
0521584108 (hb) |
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