‘South Africa's Vietnam’? Literary History and Cultural Memory of the Border War

Baines, Gary F

Title: ‘South Africa's Vietnam’? Literary History and Cultural Memory of the Border War
Creator: Baines, Gary F
Date Issued: 2003
Date: 2003
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/126987
Identifier: vital:35941
Identifier: https://doi.10.1080/17533170400505305
Description: Density, population structure, growth, mortality and aspects of reproduction of the non-native amphipod Platorchestia platensis were studied for 20 consecutive months (October 2008 to May 2010) in the supralittoral wrack of the Knysna Estuary, South Africa. Amphipod density varied over the sampling period with the lowest numbers recorded in summer (January and February). Ovigerous females with embryos, and juveniles were found in most months with peaks in recruitment found in both April and October, suggesting that in Knysna this species is a biannual breeder. Average female size was significantly greater in winter, with larger females tending to brood more embryos. The largest adults (13.5 mm total length) were always male although the monthly sex ratio was nearly always female biased. Growth rate estimated from a cohort analysis was about 1 mm per month and monthly survival about 69%. The ability to reproduce all year round may be one reason why this introduced species has become established within this warm temperate estuary.
Format: 23 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: South African Historical Journal
Relation: Baines, G., 2003. ‘South Africa's Vietnam’? Literary History and Cultural Memory of the Border War. South African Historical Journal, 49(1), pp.172-192
Relation: South African Historical Journal volume 49 number 1 172 192 2003 0258-2473
Rights: South African Historical Journal
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