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Environmental factors controlling the vegetation zonation patterns and distribution of vegetation types in the Olifants Estuary, South Africa by Bornman, T.G., Adams, J.B., Bate, G.C.

“…The Olifants Estuary is one of only three permanently open estuaries on the West Coast and is ranked third in terms of conservation importance of all estuaries…”
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Sediment characteristics and vegetation dynamics as indicators for the potential rehabilitation of an estuary salt marsh on the arid west coast of South Africa by Shaw, G.A., Adams, J.B., Bornman, T.G.

“…The Orange River estuary is a Ramsar site that has been placed on the Montreux Record following the degradation of 300ha of salt marsh. The groundwater and…”
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Vulnerability to sea-level rise and the potential for restoration to enhance blue carbon storage in salt marshes of an urban estuary by Raw, J.L., Adams, J.B., Bornman, T.G., Riddin, T., Vanderklift, M.A.

“…Coastal wetlands are vulnerable to sea-level rise (SLR) but are also valued for their potential to provide effective nature-based solutions to climate change…”
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Mesozooplankton community responses to a large-scale harmful algal bloom induced by the non-indigenous dinoflagellate Lingulodinium polyedra by Bizani, M., Bornman, T.G., Campbell, E.E., Perissinotto, R., Deyzel, S.H.P.

“…Our understanding of how zooplankton community composition varies in relation to harmful algal blooms remains limited, particularly in ecosystems where…”
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Coastal upwelling on the far eastern Agulhas Bank associated with large meanders in the Agulhas Current by Goschen, W S, Bornman, T G, Deyzel, SHP, Schumann, E H

“…Six large solitary meanders in the Agulhas Current, so-called Natal Pulses, propagated down the eastern coast of South Africa between 2009 and 2011. Their…”
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Relative sea-level rise and the potential for subsidence of the Swartkops Estuary intertidal salt marshes, South Africa by Bornman, T.G., Schmidt, J., Adams, J.B., Mfikili, A.N., Farre, R.E., Smit, A.J.

“…Salt marshes are highly productive and biologically diverse coastal wetlands that are threatened by rising sea-level. Salt marsh habitats within the Swartkops…”
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Pelagic communities of the South West Indian Ocean seamounts: R/V Dr Fridtjof Nansen Cruise 2009-410 by Rogers, A.D., Alvheim, O., Bemanaja, E., Benivary, D., Boersch-Supan, P., Bornman, T.G., Cedras, R., Du Plessis, N., Gotheil, S., Høines, A., Kemp, K., Kristiansen, J., Letessier, T., Mangar, V., Mazungula, N., Mørk, T., Pinet, P., Pollard, R., Read, J., Sonnekus, T.

“…The seamounts of the southern Indian Ocean remain some of the most poorly studied globally and yet have been subject to deep-sea fishing for decades and may…”
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Response of a hypersaline salt marsh to a large flood and rainfall event along the west coast of southern Africa by Bornman, T.G., Adams, J.B.

“…The Orange Estuary lost 27% (276 ha) of its wetland area near the mouth as a result of bad management practices during the 1980s. The salt marsh has been…”
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Erratum to “Sediment characteristics and vegetation dynamics as indicators for the potential rehabilitation of an estuary salt marsh on the arid west coast of South Africa” [Journal of Arid Environment 72 (6), 1097–1109] by Shaw, G.A., Adams, J.B., Bornman, T.G.

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Adaptations of salt marsh to semi-arid environments and management implications for the Orange river mouth : anthropogenic effects on arid systems by Bornman, T.G., Bezuidenhout, C., Adams, J.B.

“…The desertified floodplain of the Orange River Mouth (ORM) is characterised by large areas completely devoid of vegetation. Although barren areas are a natural…”
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The influence of floodplain geohydrology on the distribution of Sarcocornia pillansii in the Olifants Estuary on the West Coast, South Africa by Bornman, Thomas G, Adams, Janine B, Bate, Guy C

“…The distribution of Sarcocornia pillansii (Moss) A.J. Scott was determined by water-table depth and electrical conductivity (EC) of the groundwater. Where the…”
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