Lake St Lucia, Africa's largest estuarine lake in crisis: Combined effects of mouth closure, low levels and hypersalinity
The Lake St Lucia estuarine system is the most important nursery ground for juvenile marine fish and prawns along the KwaZulu-Natal coast. The estuary mouth closed in June 2002 because of drought and remained so for 4 years and 9 months. A study to determine the impacts of extended mouth closure, hy...
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| Main Authors: | Digby Cyrus, Hendrik Jerling, Fiona MacKay, Leon Vivier |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Science of South Africa
2011-03-01
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| Series: | South African Journal of Science |
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| Online Access: | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/10056 |
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