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Of sea lettuces and green sea intestines: common intertidal green seaweeds of the Cape Peninsula
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2000)
Most of us know seaweed as that slippery stuff growing on the rocks or lying strewn along the beach at low tide making the beach smell. But do we really know much about them? Although not entirely true, seaweeds (or marine ...
Abalone farming in South Africa: an overview with perspectives on kelp resources, abalone feed, potential for on-farm seaweed production and socio-economic importance
(Elsevier, 2006)
The South African abalone cultivation industry has developed rapidly and is now the largest producer outside Asia. With a rapid decline in wild abalone fisheries, farming now dominates the abalone export market in South ...
Carybdea branchi, sp. nov., a new box jellyfish (Cnidaria: Cubozoa) from South Africa.
(Magnolia Press, 2009)
A common and conspicuous member of the medusan fauna of South Africa has been the subject of repeated taxonomic confusion. After having been mistakenly identified by earlier workers as either Carybdea alata or Tamoya ...
Three species of Mastophora (Rhodophyta: Corallinales, Corallinaceae) in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean: M. rosea (C. Agardh) Setchell, M. pacifica (Heydrich) Foslie, and M. multistrata sp. nov
(International Phycological Society, 2009)
Three species of Mastophora (Corallinaceae, Corallinales, Rhodophyta) were found in extensive studies of non-geniculate coralline algae in various areas of the tropical Indo-Pacific, including French Polynesia, Fiji, Ryukyu ...
A revision of the genus Strongylodesma Lévi (Porifera: Demospongiae: Latrunculiidae) with descriptions of four new species
(Cambridge University Press, 2009)
The sponge genus Strongylodesma is reviewed and redefined, and now accommodates eight closely related species. The type species of Strongylodesma Le´vi is redescribed and an additional two new species are described from ...
A new species of Magelona (Polychaeta: Magelonidae) from southern Namibia
(Iziko Museums of Cape Town, 2010)
A new species of Magelonidae, Magelona debeerei sp. nov., is described and illustrated from grab-samples collected at <100moff the southwest coast of Africa. Magelona debeerei sp. nov. has previously been identified from ...
Beyond the jellyfish joyride and global oscillations: advancing jellyfish research
(Oxford University Press, 2013)
There has been debate in the literature recently about increases in jellyfish populations in response to anthropogenic change, and this has attracted widespread media interest. Despite an international collaborative ...
Observations on euphausiid communities of the south coast of South Africa
(NISC (Pty) Ltd and Taylor& Francis, 1995)
A total of 24 species of euphausiid was collected during a survey along the South African south coast during January 1992. Communities over the Agulhas Bank were of low diversity and abundance and were dominated by Nycliphanes ...
Don't cut that 'grass'
(Botanical Society of South Africa, 2006)
Introduction: Have you ever noticed the abundance
of wildflowers on public open
spaces during spring in Cape Town? I
suppose some Capetonians would be
aware of Rondebosch Common and
the astonishing botanical diversity ...
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.