Macro-benthic invertebrate assemblages in the Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area (Kogelberg region South Africa)

Joshua, Taryn Joy; Toefy, R.; Sparks, Conrad; Kirkman, SP; Samaai, Toufiek

doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2018.04.001

Cited by 3 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 36 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Since then, numerous studies have described the biodiversity or biodiversity features that are currently protected by various MPAs (e.g. Bennett and Attwood 1993;Attwood et al 1997;Hanekom et al 1997;Götz 2005;Sink et al 2005;Mann et al 2006;Celliers et al 2007;Götz et al 2009aGötz et al , 2009bOlbers et al 2009;Hanekom 2011;Currie et al 2012;Floros et al 2012;Solano-Fernandes et al 2012;Venter and Mann 2012;De Vos et al 2014, 2015Roberson et al 2015;Attwood et al 2016;Heyns et al 2016;Tucker et al 2017;Joshua et al 2018;Osgood et al 2019;Purdon et al 2020). Some studies, especially of 'iconic' marine species that are listed as Threatened or Protected in South Africa (RSA 2017), further describe how species utilise the MPAs (e.g.…”

Section: Areas Of Biodiversity Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

Kirkman

Mann

Sink

et al. 2021

African Journal of Marine Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The biodiversity and ecological integrity of many marine ecosystems are being threatened (Worm et al. 2006;O'Hara et al. 2019). For this reason, many marine habitats, species and ecosystem functions have been granted protection from human pressures in marine protected areas (MPAs), a tool that is increasingly favoured as a response to declines in marine biodiversity (Beaugrand et al. 2015;McCauley et al. 2015). The Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD's) definition of a marine and coastal protected area is "any confined area within or adjacent to the marine environment, together with its overlying waters and associated flora, fauna, and historical and cultural features, which has been reserved by legislation or other effective means, including custom, with the effect that its marine and/or coastal biodiversity enjoys a higher level of protection than its surroundings" (CBD 2004, p 2). Many

show abstract

Section: Areas Of Biodiversity Importancementioning

confidence: 99%

Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

Kirkman

Mann

Sink

et al. 2021

African Journal of Marine Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Ecklonia Radiata Associated Crustaceans as Indicators of Mpa Efficacy Along the South African Wild Coast

Nkohla,

Dlaza

2024

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Mollusks Diversity in the Protected Coastline of Berbak-Sembilang National Park Indonesia

ROZIRWAN,

NUGROHO,

PUTRI

et al. 2023

Int J Conserv Sci

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Mollusk has a role as a food source in benthic ecosystems. Presumably, there has been a decrease in its diversity on the protected coastline of Berbak-Sembilang National Park (BSNP) due to fluctuations in water quality parameters that threaten the sustainability of another biota in the web food system. The purpose of this study was to describe the diversity of mollusks and their correlation with water quality in the protected coastline area. The research methodology was carried out, namely: water quality data collection, mollusk sampling, diversity analysis, and correlation analysis. Principal component analysis and similarity analysis were used. The results showed that there were 28 species of mollusks, which were classified into two classes: Bivalvia (79%), and Gatropoda (49%), with 21 species. The mollusk abundance means 263.25 ind.m-2, and the diversity is categorized as low H'1 except stations 2 and 4. It is supported by the dominant species, namely Anadara granosa (36.61%), and Nutricola sp. (35.47%. There are two clusters of mollusks: open coastal areas are characterized by higher temperatures, nutrients, salinity, pH, currents, and brightness, and estuary clusters are characterized by higher dissolved oxygen and mollusk abundance.

show abstract

Macro-benthic invertebrate assemblages in the Betty’s Bay Marine Protected Area (Kogelberg region South Africa)

Cited by 3 publications

References 36 publications

Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa’s marine protected areas

Ecklonia Radiata Associated Crustaceans as Indicators of Mpa Efficacy Along the South African Wild Coast

Mollusks Diversity in the Protected Coastline of Berbak-Sembilang National Park Indonesia

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About