Jennifer M. Fitchett; Stefan W. Grab; Heinrich Portwig School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa ABSTRACT Phenological shifts represent one of the most robust bioindicators of climate change. While considerable multidecadal records of plant and animal phenology exist for the northern hemisphere, few noteworthy...
S. T. Ambrose, P. W. Froneman, M. J. Smale, G. Cliff, S. Plön (2013) Winter diet shift of long-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus capensis) feeding in the sardine run off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Marine Biology, Volume 160, Issue 7, pp 1543-1561 Abstract Unpredictable inter-annual variations in the timing, spatial extent and intensity of the sardine run (Sardinops sagax) have been...
Petrus Van der Merwe, Elmarie Slabbert & Melville Saayman (2011) Travel motivations of tourists to selected marine destinations. Int. J. Tourism Res. 13, 457–467 (2011) Abstract South Africa is well known for its favourable climate, wildlife and golden beaches. Adding to this, its long summers make its coastline (over 3500 km) even more attractive to […]
J Myeza, R Mason, V Peddemors (2010). Socio-economic implications of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run for local indigenous communities. Africa Journal of Marine Science, Vol 32, Iss 2. Abstract The economic and social effects of the annual sardine run on the indigenous community on the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, were assessed using data gathered […]
L Hutchings, T Morris, C D van der Lingen, S J Lamberth,A D Connell, S Taljaard & L van Niekerk (2010) Ecosystem considerations of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. African Journal of Marine Science, volume 32, Issue 2 Abstract The annual winter sardine run along the South African east coast impacts the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) coastal system in a variety of […]
P Fréon, J C Coetzee, C D van der Lingen, A D Connell, S H O’Donoghue, M J Roberts, H Demarcq, C G Attwood, S J Lamberth & L Hutchings (2010) A review and tests of hypotheses about causes of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. African Journal of Marine Science Volume 32, Issue 2, 2010 Abstract The term ‘sardine run’ […]
S H O’Donoghue, P A Whittington, B M Dyer & V M Peddemors (2010) Abundance and distribution of avian and marine mammal predators of sardine observed during the 2005 KwaZulu-Natal sardine run survey. African Journal of Marine Science. Volume 32, Issue 2, 2010 Abstract Opportunistic observations to determine the relative abundance and distribution of marine mammal and seabird predators of...
S H O’Donoghue, L Drapeau & V M Peddemors (2010) Broad-scale distribution patterns of sardine and their predators in relation to remotely sensed environmental conditions during the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. African Journal of Marine Science Volume 32, Issue 2 Abstract The annual movement of South African sardine Sardinops sagax up the east coast of South Africa, known as the […]
C D van der Lingen, J C Coetzee & L Hutchings (2010) Overview of the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. African Journal of Marine Science, Volume 32, Issue 2 Abstract This paper provides an introduction to, and overview of, the natural phenomenon known as the KwaZulu-Natal sardine run. Previous literature on this topic and hypotheses about the reasons why, and […]
SFJ Dudley, G Cliff (2010) Influence of the annual sardine run on catches of large sharks in the protective gillnets off KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and the occurrence of sardine in shark diet. African Journal of Marine Science, 32(2): 383–397 Abstract. Shark catches in the protective nets set off the beaches of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa, are […]