A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay

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dc.contributor.advisorBrown, Alec Cen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBranch, George Men_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Cameron Ewarten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-06T06:40:13Z
dc.date.available2014-12-06T06:40:13Z
dc.date.issued1999en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: leaves 92-99.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationSmith, C. E. (1999). <i>A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationSmith, Cameron Ewart. <i>"A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1999. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSmith, C. 1999. A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Smith, Cameron Ewart AB - 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. DA - 1999 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1999 T1 - A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay TI - A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationSmith CE. A comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bay. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 1999 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9910en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoology and Marine Biologyen_ZA
dc.titleA comparison between macrofaunal communities on mixed shores and rocky and sandy shores in False Bayen_ZA
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