The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorKing, Jackieen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorDay, Jennyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEwart-Smith, Justine Len_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-29T05:03:57Z
dc.date.available2014-12-29T05:03:57Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines spatial and temporal patterns in periphyton community composition and biomass and the environmental factors responsible for shaping these communities in south-western Cape rivers. The study focused on two prennial foothill rivers in the south-western Cape: the Berg River, which is oligotrophic but has a large dam (The Berg Dam) situated in its upper reaches; and the Molenaars River, which has a natural flow regime but is moderately enriched by trout farm effluent. Two site on the Berg River (one upstream and one downstream of the Berg Dam) and two on the Molenaars River (one upstream and one downstream of the Du Toit's Kloof trout farm) were used to study temporal dynamics in periphyton communities over a 21-month period between September 2007 and May 2009.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationEwart-Smith, J. L. (2012). <i>The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10490en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationEwart-Smith, Justine L. <i>"The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10490en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEwart-Smith, J. 2012. The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Ewart-Smith, Justine L AB - This thesis examines spatial and temporal patterns in periphyton community composition and biomass and the environmental factors responsible for shaping these communities in south-western Cape rivers. The study focused on two prennial foothill rivers in the south-western Cape: the Berg River, which is oligotrophic but has a large dam (The Berg Dam) situated in its upper reaches; and the Molenaars River, which has a natural flow regime but is moderately enriched by trout farm effluent. Two site on the Berg River (one upstream and one downstream of the Berg Dam) and two on the Molenaars River (one upstream and one downstream of the Du Toit's Kloof trout farm) were used to study temporal dynamics in periphyton communities over a 21-month period between September 2007 and May 2009. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa TI - The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10490 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/10490
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationEwart-Smith JL. The relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10490en_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.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleThe relationship between periphyton, flow and nutrients in foothill rivers of the south-western Cape, South Africaen_ZA
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