Recovery dynamics of zooplankton following a mouth-breaching event in the temporarily-open Mdloti Estuary.

A high proportion of South Africa’s temporarily open/closed estuaries (TOCEs) occur along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Mouth breaching events have major impacts on the biological processes of an estuary, resulting in depletion of zooplankton via flushing and sediment scouring. Mouth closure, usually...

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Main Author: Deale, Maria.
Other Authors: Perissinotto, Renzo.
Language:en_ZA
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8419