Development of a halotolerant community in the St. Lucia Estuary (South Africa) during a hypersaline phase.

The St. Lucia Estuary, Africa's largest estuarine lake, is currently experiencing unprecedented freshwater deprivation which has resulted in a northward gradient of drought effects, with hypersaline conditions in its northern lakes.This study documents the changes that occurred in the biotic co...

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Main Authors: Nicola K Carrasco, Renzo Perissinotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3253124?pdf=render