Full Text Available
Note: Clicking the button above will open the full text document at the original institutional repository in a new window.
A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay
Bibliography: leaves 92-99.
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | Thesis |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Department of Biological Sciences
2014
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1867613194605821953 |
|---|---|
| access_status_str | Open Access |
| author | Smith, Cameron Ewart |
| author2 | Brown, Alec C |
| author_browse | Brown, Alec C Smith, Cameron Ewart |
| author_facet | Brown, Alec C Smith, Cameron Ewart |
| author_sort | Smith, Cameron Ewart |
| collection | Thesis |
| description | Bibliography: leaves 92-99. |
| format | Thesis |
| id | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9910 |
| institution | University of Cape Town (South Africa) |
| language | eng |
| last_indexed | 2026-06-10T12:32:13.078Z |
| license_str | Not specified — see source repository |
| provenance_str_mv | Harvested via OAI-PMH from UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| publishDate | 2014 |
| publishDateRange | 2014 |
| publishDateSort | 2014 |
| publisher | Department of Biological Sciences |
| publisherStr | Department of Biological Sciences |
| record_format | dspace |
| source_str | UCTD — University of Cape Town Open Access Repository |
| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9910 A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay Smith, Cameron Ewart Brown, Alec C Branch, George M Zoology and Marine Biology Bibliography: leaves 92-99. The community structures of three shore types namely: "mixed shores" (those where rocky and sandy-shore habitats are intermixed), pure rocky shores and pure sandy beaches in False Bay, South Africa are compared in this study. Four habitats were identified - pure rock (unaffected by sand), mixed rock (rock affected by sand), mixed sand (sand between emergent rocks) and pure sand (beaches with no emergent rock) - representing a gradation from pure rock to pure sandy beaches. The specific aims of this study were to: (1) Sample quantitatively and describe macrofaunal communities on mixed shores in False Bay; (2) make direct comparisons among both the four types of habitats and three types of shores; and (3) test the hypothesis that sand inundation increases diversity at both habitat (a-diversity) and shore (diversity) level. The biological communities of mixed shores are described in terms of species composition, trophic organisation and zonation. Mixed-shore zonation patterns are different from those previously described for pure rocky shores in the region. The ability of Charomytilus meridiana/is and inability of patellid limpets and various algae, to withstand sand inundation are largely responsible for these differences. 2014-12-06T06:40:13Z 2014-12-06T06:40:13Z 1999 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Zoology and Marine Biology Smith, Cameron Ewart A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay |
| title_full | A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay |
| title_fullStr | A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay |
| title_full_unstemmed | A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay |
| title_short | A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay |
| title_sort | comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in false bay |
| topic | Zoology and Marine Biology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT smithcameronewart acomparisonbetweenmacrofaunalcommunitiesonmixedshoresandrockyandsandyshoresinfalsebay AT smithcameronewart comparisonbetweenmacrofaunalcommunitiesonmixedshoresandrockyandsandyshoresinfalsebay |