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South African seaweed aquaculture: A sustainable development example for other African coastal countries
(Academic Journals, 2013)
The green seaweed Ulva is one of South Africa's most important aquaculture products, constituting an
important feed source particularly for abalone (Haliotis midae L.), and utilized as a bioremediation tool
and other ...
Effects of wild and farm-grown macroalgae on the growth of juvenile South African abalone Haliotis midae Linnaeus
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)
The effect of various macroalgal diets on the growth of grow-out (> 20 mm shell length) South African abalone Haliotis midae was investigated on a commercial abalone farm. The experiment consisted of four treatments: fresh ...
Seaweed diversity associated with a Brazilian tropical rhodolith bed
(Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, 2010)
This study describes the predominantly tropical, subtidal seaweed populations growing on rhodoliths between 4 and 18 m depth
in the southern part of Espírito Santo State (Brazil). Qualitative and quantitative sampling ...
First report of Sporolithon ptychoides (Sporolithales, Corallinophycidae, Rhodophyta) for the Atlantic Ocean
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2011)
Samples corresponding to Sporolithon ptychoides Heydrich were collected in
the mesophotic zone (50 m depth) south of Espírito Santo State, Brazil. The
collected material presented features characteristic of the species ...
Chromista
(Wiley Online, 2011)
The concept of chromists, at its most expansive, includes the heterokonts (stramenopiles), alveolates, rhizarians, heliozoans, telonemians, haptophytes and cryptophytes. There is mounting evidence that this grouping is not ...
Life at the margins of the continents: an examination of the intertidal marine life of the south Western Cape
(Field Guides Association of Southern Africa, 2010)
Imagine surviving in an environment that is neither truly marine nor truly terrestrial. That area just beyond the low-water mark of neap tides along the seashore is an example of just such an environment. The organisms ...
The South African Astronomical Observatory: a treasure house of history and biodiversity
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2010)
Traces the history of the Royal Observatory Cape of Good Hope, today known as the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO). Describes the flora and its management.
Kelp forests: forests of a different kind
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2011)
The United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines a forest as being 'more than 0.5 ha with trees higher than 5 m and a canopy cover of more than 10%, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ', ...
Abundance and species composition of non-geniculate coralline red algae epiphytic on the South African populations of the rocky shore seagrass Thalassodendron leptocaule M.C. Duarte, Bandeira & Romeiras
(Elsevier, 2013)
Seagrasses support a great diversity of epiphytic organisms and new research has
shown that non-geniculate coralline red algae are important occupiers of space on
the fronds of seagrasses. Except for a few scant records, ...
Comparing community structure on shells of the abalone Haliotis midae and adjacent rock: implications for biodiversity
(Springer Verlag, 2013)
This paper concerns the effects on biodiversity of depletion 24 of the South African
abalone Haliotis midae, which is a long-lived species with a large corrugated shell
that provides a habitat for diverse benthic organisms. ...