- Title
- Approaches to detecting and assessing patterns, processes and responses to change in South African estuaries
- Creator
- Van Niekerk, Lara
- Subject
- Estuaries -- South Africa
- Subject
- Climatic changes -- South Africa
- Date Issued
- 2018
- Date
- 2018
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Doctoral
- Type
- PHD
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/45491
- Identifier
- vital:38621
- Description
- The research presented indicates deep knowledge of estuary pattern-process-function across a broad range of estuary types. This study successfully developed and applied approaches to detect change at varying temporal and spatial scales in South African estuaries. This assessment was based on the physical characteristics of estuaries and predicted or measured change in the drivers of estuary health. This is the first study in the country to review and synthesise the vulnerability of South African estuaries to Climate Change on a regional scale. Through sound scientific approaches this research has advanced our knowledge on complex estuarine systems and made a significant contribution globally to approaches for the conservation and management of estuaries.
- Format
- 240 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Science
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
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