Knysna estuarine bay in South Africa's Garden Route National Park is that country's most
significant estuarine system for biodiversity and conservation value. One outstanding feature …

This study examined scientific papers published in authoritative international journals
authored by researchers working on South African estuaries between 1949 and 2020 …

Blue carbon research, although rapidly expanding, still requires site-and species-specific
assessments to inform decision-making and policy formation. In this study, C stocks were …

This Reflections article highlights the growing pressures that southern African estuaries are
experiencing in the Anthropocene, as identified by the research presented in this Special …

The subtidal soft-sediment macrobenthos of a residential coastal marina's 25 ha through-
flow canal system was investigated in relation to that in the adjacent natural waterways. The …

Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation have placed increased pressure on the ecosystem
health of urban estuaries. Sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) are globally accepted …

Introduction Estuaries are highly vulnerable systems and increasingly exposed to a number
of environmental, climatic and human-induced stressors. The Knysna estuary and lagoon …

Benthic fluxes refer to the exchange rates of nutrients and other compounds between the
water column and the sediment bed in aquatic ecosystems. Their quantification contributes …

Successful management relies on accurate information on local environmental health. A
typical macrofaunal assemblage-composition index, the BO2A (Benthic Opportunist …

As pointed out in Chapter 1, the invertebrates of the Knysna Estuary have been under
investigation since the late 1940s when Professor John Day and his colleagues Naomi …