Browsing by Subject "Fish health"
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Ecosystem health of the Phongola floodplain, South Africa, based on fish diversity, community structure and health of selected species
(North-West University, 2015)Following the construction of the Pongolapoort Dam in 1974, the potential impacts on the lower Phongolo River and floodplain due to alterations in the natural flow regime have caused concerns. Fish communities and population ... -
First record of Labeo capensis (Smith, 1841) in the Crocodile River (West) system: another successful non-native freshwater fish introduction in South Africa
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)South Africa is one of six global fish invasion hotspots and as a result, non-native fishes are common components of the fish assemblages in all of the major river systems. The rate of establishment for introduced fish ... -
Insights into the drivers of histopathological changes and potential as bio-indicator of riverine health of an aquatic apex predator from a premier conservation area: a multiple lines of evidence and multivariate statistics approach
(Elsevier, 2017)There is a need for sensitive bio-monitoring and indicator tools in toxicant impact assessment to show the effect on fish health. Histopathological assessment of fish tissue is a bio-monitoring tool allowing for early ... -
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aquatic ecosystems of Soweto and Lenasia
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2017)In South Africa, our scarce water resources are fully utilised and its quality threatened by pollution and therefore must be protected. One of the pollutant classes of concern is the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). ...
