Juvenile population dynamics of Oreochromis mossambicus in an intermittently open estuary at the limit of its natural distribution

Ellender, Bruce R; Weyl, Olaf L F; Shanyengange, M K; Cowley, Paul D

Title: Juvenile population dynamics of Oreochromis mossambicus in an intermittently open estuary at the limit of its natural distribution
Creator: Ellender, Bruce R, Weyl, Olaf L F, Shanyengange, M K, Cowley, Paul D
Subject: To be catalogued
Date: 2008
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/446893
Identifier: vital:74568
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2008.11657245
Description: Juvenile Oreochromis mossambicus in the 25 ha, temperate, intermittently open, East Kleinemonde Estuary in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (33°32’S, 27°03’E), showed a seasonal shift in distribution, occupying all areas of the estuary in summer and, subsequently, being limited to the upper reaches in winter. The young of the year in the littoral zone were rapidly depleted and resultant estimates of the instantaneous rate of total mortality (Z) ranged from 5.4/yr to 6.9/yr. High annual rates of juvenile mortality and small adult populations imply that stock recovery after a reduction in adult population numbers, through activities such as fishing, may be slow. This work adds to the knowledge base of O. mossambicus ecology and population dynamics in temperate estuaries at the limit of its natural distribution.
Format: 7 pages, pdf
Language: English
Relation: African Zoology, Ellender, B.R., Weyl, O.L.F., Shanyengange, M.K. and Cowley, P.D., 2008. Juvenile population dynamics of Oreochromis mossambicus in an intermittently open estuary at the limit of its natural distribution. African Zoology, 43(2), pp.277-283, African Zoology volume 43 number 2 277 283 2008 2224-073X
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