Claassens L. & Hodgson A. N. (2018) Monthly population density and structure patterns of an endangered seahorse Hippocampus capensis: a comparison between natural and artificial habitats Journal of Fish Biology 92: 2000–2015

Keywords: conservation, Hippocampus capensis, Knysna, population ecology, seagrass, seahorses

Barnes R. S. K. (2018) Context dependency in the effect of Ulva-induced loss of seagrass cover on estuarine macrobenthic abundance and biodiversity Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29: 163–174

Keywords: algal blooms, biodiversity, Knysna, macrobenthos, protected areas, seagrass

Barnes R. S. K. (2021) Interspecific relationship of patchiness to occupancy and abundance, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos Ecological Indicators 121: 107083

Keywords: Knysna, Macrobenthos, Moreton Bay, Occupancy, Patchiness, Seagrass

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. (2021) Patterns of seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity in the warm-temperate Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape: a review Aquatic Ecology 55: 327–345

Keywords: Biodiversity, Conservation, Intertidal, Knysna, Macrobenthos, Seagrass

Barnes R. S. K. (2013) Distribution patterns of macrobenthic biodiversity in the intertidal seagrass beds of an estuarine system , and their conservation significance Biodiversity and Conservation 22: 357–372

Keywords: Benthic macrofauna, Conservation, Estuary, Knysna, Seagrass, Species diversity, Species richness

Barnes R. S. K. & Barnes M. K. S. (2014) Biodiversity differentials between the numerically-dominant macrobenthos of seagrass and adjacent unvegetated sediment in the absence of sandflat bioturbation Marine Environmental Research 99: 34–43

Keywords: Benthos, Biodiversity, Bioturbation, Knysna, Sandflat, Seagrass

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

Barnes R. S. K. (2019) Local patchiness of macrobenthic faunal abundance displays homogeneity across the disparate seagrass systems of an estuarine bay Marine Environmental Research 148: 99–107

Keywords: Benthos, Estuary, Knysna, Patchiness, Seagrass, Self-organisation, Spatial variation

Barnes R. S. K. (2019) Abundance/occupancy/patchiness relations in estuarine seagrass macrobenthos Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf science 228: 106360

Keywords: Density, Estuary, Knysna, Macrobenthos, Occurrence, Patchiness, Seagrass