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. (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

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