A review of the biology and status of Cape Fold Ecoregion freshwater fishes

BR Ellender, RJ Wasserman… - Aquatic …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Mediterranean climate regions are globally recognized as hotspots of endemism in fishes;
however, these unique assemblages are increasingly threatened by human mediated …

Predatory impact of non-native rainbow trout on endemic fish populations in headwater streams in the Cape Floristic Region of South Africa

JM Shelton, MJ Samways, JA Day - Biological Invasions, 2015 - Springer
Non-native rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss have been widely introduced in the Cape
Floristic Region (CFR) at the south-western tip of Africa and may pose a serious threat to …

Evolutionary drivers of diversification and distribution of a southern temperate stream fish assemblage: testing the role of historical isolation and spatial range …

A Chakona, ER Swartz, G Gouws - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
This study used phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial cytochrome b sequences to
investigate genetic diversity within three broadly co-distributed freshwater fish genera …

Protected areas and endemic freshwater fishes of the Cape Fold Ecoregion: missing the boat for fish conservation?

MS Jordaan, A Chakona… - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Freshwater systems and their associated biodiversity are among the most threatened
ecosystems globally. The greatest threats to freshwater fishes are the introduction and …

Assessing the importance of climate variables for the spatial distribution of modern pollen data in China

J Li, Q Xu, Z Zheng, H Lu, Y Luo, Y Li, C Li… - Quaternary …, 2015 - cambridge.org
To assess the importance of climate variables for the distribution of modern pollen data in
China, we present a continental-scale dataset consisting of 1374 samples. Boosted …

Temperature mediates the impact of non-native rainbow trout on native freshwater fishes in South Africa's Cape Fold Ecoregion

JM Shelton, OLF Weyl, KJ Esler, BR Paxton… - Biological …, 2018 - Springer
Introduced rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss have invaded many headwater streams in
South Africa's Cape Fold Ecoregion (CFE) and pose arguably the greatest threat to several …

A freshwater fish defies ancient mountain ranges and drainage divides: extrinsic and intrinsic influences on the evolutionary history of a recently identified galaxiid

A Chakona, ER Swartz, G Gouws… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim A river hierarchy model has been proposed for stream‐dwelling taxa, where genetic
structure is expected to reflect geographical proximity and connectivity of river systems …

Between an ocean and a high place: coastal drainage isolation generates endemic cryptic species in the Cape kurper Sandelia capensis (Anabantiformes …

WM Bronaugh, ER Swartz… - Journal of Fish …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the range‐wide phylogenetics and biogeography of the Cape kurper
Sandelia capensis, a primary freshwater fish endemic to and widespread within the Cape …

Distribution patterns and habitat associations of Sandelia bainsii (Teleostei: Anabantidae), a highly threatened narrow‐range endemic freshwater fish

DS Sifundza, A Chakona, WT Kadye - Journal of Fish Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sandelia bainsii is a range‐restricted and highly threatened freshwater fish endemic to
South Africa. Recent genetic evidence suggests that this species comprises three …

First record of an introduction of the giant pangasius, Pangasius sanitwongsei Smith 1931, into an African river

T Makinen, OLF Weyl, KA Van der Walt, ER Swartz - African Zoology, 2013 - journals.co.za
A catfish captured in the Breede River (33° 56'41.6" S 20° 4'45.6" E) in South Africa was
identified using morphological and genetic techniques as the giant pangasius, Pangasius …