Barnes R. S. K. (2014) The nature and location of spatial change in species assemblages: a new approach illustrated by the seagrass macrofauna of the Knysna estuarine bay, South Africa Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 69: 75–80
Keywords: macroecology, abundance, occupancy, rank-order analyses, seagrass, estuary
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. (2010) The distribution and habitat in the Knysna Estuary of the endemic South African mud snail Hydrobia knysnaensis and the influence of intraspecific competition and ambient salinity on its abundance African Journal of Aquatic Science 29: 205–211
Keywords: Coastal, competition, eel-grass, estuary, lagoon, mudsnail, rarity, salinity
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. & Ellwood M. D. F. (2011) The significance of shore height in intertidal macrobenthic seagrass ecology and conservation Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 21: 614–624
Keywords: beach, seagrass meadow, biodiversity, protected areas, invertebrates, benthos
Baird D. & Heymans J. J. (1996) Assessment of ecosystem changes in response to freshwater inflow of the Kromme River Estuary, St Francis Bay, South Africa: A netowrk analysis approach Water SA 22:
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Barnes R. S. K. & Ellwood M. D. F. (2012) Spatial variation in the macrobenthic assemblages of intertidal seagrass along the long axis of an estuary Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf science 112: 173–182
Keywords: Salinity, seagrass meadow, biodiversity, estuary, benthos, intertidal