The ocean environment off southeastern Africa: A review

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dc.contributor.authorLutjeharms, J R E
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-02T08:44:21Z
dc.date.available2018-02-02T08:44:21Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.date.updated2016-01-13T08:38:35Z
dc.description.abstractThe ocean environment off southeastern Africa consists of a continental shelf region of diverse widths and an off-shelf circulation that is similarly multifaceted. These factors lead to a complex and as yet imperfectly understood coastal and shelf habitat for living organisms. To complicate this further, the coverage of the region by hydrographic and other investigations differs markedly. Some regions have been relatively thoroughly studied whereas in others no hydrographic or current observations of any kind have been made to date. The only attribute that connects the coastal oceans of this region is that they all belong to what may be considered to be the greater Agulhas Current system. This consists of the East Madagascar Current, the Mozambique Channel eddies and the Agulhas Current proper. In this paper I review current knowledge on the region from both a physical as well as a biological oceanographic point of view. Some of the most glaring gaps in our knowledge of the region are identified.
dc.identifier.apacitationLutjeharms, J. R. E. (2006). The ocean environment off southeastern Africa: A review. <i>South African Journal of Science</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27229en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLutjeharms, J R E "The ocean environment off southeastern Africa: A review." <i>South African Journal of Science</i> (2006) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27229en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLutjeharms, J. R. E. (2006). The ocean environment off southeastern Africa: a review: coelacanth research. South African Journal of Science, 102(9 & 10), 419-426.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Lutjeharms, J R E AB - The ocean environment off southeastern Africa consists of a continental shelf region of diverse widths and an off-shelf circulation that is similarly multifaceted. These factors lead to a complex and as yet imperfectly understood coastal and shelf habitat for living organisms. To complicate this further, the coverage of the region by hydrographic and other investigations differs markedly. Some regions have been relatively thoroughly studied whereas in others no hydrographic or current observations of any kind have been made to date. The only attribute that connects the coastal oceans of this region is that they all belong to what may be considered to be the greater Agulhas Current system. This consists of the East Madagascar Current, the Mozambique Channel eddies and the Agulhas Current proper. In this paper I review current knowledge on the region from both a physical as well as a biological oceanographic point of view. Some of the most glaring gaps in our knowledge of the region are identified. DA - 2006 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Journal of Science LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2006 T1 - The ocean environment off southeastern Africa: A review TI - The ocean environment off southeastern Africa: A review UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27229 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/27229
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLutjeharms JRE. The ocean environment off southeastern Africa: A review. South African Journal of Science. 2006; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27229.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Oceanographyen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Journal of Science
dc.source.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication/sajsci
dc.subject.otherOcean
dc.subject.otherMarine animals
dc.subject.otherMarine organisms
dc.subject.otherContinental shelf
dc.subject.otherTerritorial waters
dc.subject.otherStraits
dc.subject.otherMadagascar
dc.titleThe ocean environment off southeastern Africa: A review
dc.typeJournal Article
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