Barnes R. S. K. (2010) Spatial variation in abundance and diversity of the smaller surface and near-surface eelgrass-associated intertidal macrobenthos within a warm-temperate estuarine bay in the Garden Route National Parks, RSA Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 20: 762–772

Keywords: diversity, eelgrass, Knysna, latitude, macrobenthos, microgastropods, polychaetes, South Africa

Barnes R. S. K. & Claassens L. (2020) Do beds of subtidal estuarine seagrass constitute a refuge for macrobenthic biodiversity threatened intertidally Biodiversity and Conservation 29: 3227–3244

Keywords: Alaba, Bait-harvesting, Eelgrass, Knysna, Macrofauna, Patchiness, Smaragdia, Soft sediments, Zostera capensis

Adams J. B. (2016) Distribution and status of Zostera capensis in South African estuaries, A review South African Journal of Botany 107: 63–73

Keywords: Keystone, floods, submerged macrophytes, Eelgrass