Aims of the study is to examine larval fish assemblages over reef and sand substrates of pre-identified biozones. Investigate possible physico-chemical variables responsible for the larval fish distributions. Test if the identified biozones act as biodiversity surrogates for larval fish communities to inform conservation planning of MPAs.
Reference:
Mabotja, M.M., Harris, S. & Weerts, S.P. Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine conservation planning. In: South African Marine Science Symposium, Port Elizabeth, 4-7 July 2017
Mabotja, M. M., Harris, S., & Weerts, S. P. (2019). Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine conservation planning. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11038
Mabotja, Makolobe M, S Harris, and Steven P Weerts. "Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine conservation planning." (2019): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11038
Mabotja MM, Harris S, Weerts SP, Larval fish biodiversity in relation to biozones off the KwaZulu-Natal Coast: Biodiversity surrogates for marine conservation planning; 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11038 .