Water quality and faunal studies in the Umzimvubu catchment, Eastern Cape, with particular emphasis on species as indicators of environmental change

Madikizela, B R; Dye, Arthur H; O'Keeffe, Jay H

Title: Water quality and faunal studies in the Umzimvubu catchment, Eastern Cape, with particular emphasis on species as indicators of environmental change
Creator: Madikizela, B R
Creator: Dye, Arthur H
Creator: O'Keeffe, Jay H
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2001
Date: 2001
Type: text
Type: report
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/437730
Identifier: vital:73405
Identifier: ISBN 1 86845 705 2
Identifier: https://wrcwebsite.azurewebsites.net/wp-content/uploads/mdocs/716-1-01.pdf
Description: The primary aim of the project was to establish a water quality database and an in-ventory of aquatic fauna for the Umzimvubu River and its four main tributaries. The identification of species that are sensitive to environmental threats and that might be used as future indicators of environmental change, was the secondary aim. The results are outlined in Chapters 2, 3 and 4, while Chapter 5 reflects on conclusions and recommendations for further research. Based on the water quality data in Chapter 2 and macro-invertebrate scores (SASS4 and ASPT) in Chapter 3, the quality of water is good, suggesting that the catchment is not significantly degraded, ex-cept threats by soil erosion (Fig.2.15) leading to very high TSS loads (see Appendices 1- 3).
Format: 140 pages
Format: pdf
Publisher: Water Research Commission
Language: English
Relation: Madikizela, B.R., Dye, A.H. and O'Keeffe, J.H., 2001. Water quality and faunal studies in the Umzimvubu catchment, Eastern Cape, with particular emphasis on species as indicators of environmental change. Water Research Commission
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