Global petroleum reserves are shrinking at a fast pace, increasing the demand for alternate
fuels. Microalgae have the ability to grow rapidly, and synthesize and accumulate large …

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

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 …

Anthropogenic activities influence the biogeochemical cycles of mercury, both qualitatively
and quantitatively, on a global scale from sources to sinks. Anthropogenic processes that …

Microalgae and cyanobacteria are potential food and feed, sources of high-value bioactive
molecules and biofuels, and find tremendous applications in bioremediation and agriculture …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Prolonged mouth closure in estuaries is often associated with hypersalinity, mainly as a
result of reduced freshwater inflow. However, on the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa …