2019

Barnes, R.S.K. 2019. Abundance/occupancy/patchiness relations in estuarine seagrass macrobenthos. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 228. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272771419306870

De Villiers, N.M., Barker, C., Claassens, L., Hodgson, A.N. Conservation value of Codium tenue habitat for the Endangered Knysna seahorse Hippocampus capensis. Journal of Fish Biology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31621070

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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.05.001

Simon, C., du Toit, A.N., Smith, M.K.S., Claassens, L., Smith, F., Smith, P. 2019. Bait collecting by subsistence and recreational fishers in Knysna Estuary may impact management and conservation. African Zoology. 54(2): 91-103  https://doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2019.1608862

2018 

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. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2977

Hodgson, A.N., Claassens, L., Kandondi, S. 2018. Shell morphometrics and growth rate of the invasive bivalve mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis in the Knysna estuarine embayment, South Africa. African Journal of Aquatic Science. In Press.

Claassens, L., Hodgson. 2018. Monthly population density and structure patterns of an endangered seahorse Hippocampus capensis: a comparison between natural and artificial habitats. Journal of Fish Biology. IN PRESS. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29675915  

Claassens, L., Booth, A.J., Hodgson, A.N. 2018. An endangered seahorse selectively chooses an artificial structure. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 101(5): 723-733. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10641-018-0732-4  

Hamylton, S.M., Barnes, R.S.K. 2018. The effect of sampling effort on spatial autocorrelation in macrobenthic intertidal invertebrates. Hydrobiologia. 811:239–250. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-017-3491-x  

2017

Barnes, R.S.K., 2017. Little-known and phylogenetically obscure South African estuarine microgastropods (Mollusca: Truncatelloidea) as living animals. Journal of Natural History. 52: 87-113. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00222933.2017.1408867

Claassens, L., Hodgson, A.N., 2017. Gaining insights into in situ behaviour of an endangered seahorse using action cameras. Journal of Zoology. DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12509. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jzo.12509/abstract

Pollard, M., Hodgson, A.N., Kok, H.M., Whitfield, A.K., 2017. Eelgrass beds and bare substrata – sparid and mugilid composition in contrasting littoral estuarine habitats. African Journal of Marine Science. 39(2): 211-224. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.2989/1814232X.2017.1333043

2016

Allanson, B.R., Human, L.R.D., Claassens, L., 2016. Observations on the distribution and abundance of a green tide along an intertidal shore, Knysna Estuary. Southern African Journal of Botany. 107, 49-53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2016.02.197

Barnes, R.S.K., 2016. Spatial homogeneity of benthic macrofaunal biodiversity across small spatial scales. Marine Environmental Research. 122, 148-157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.10.006

Claassens, L., 2016. An artificial water body provides habitat for an endangered estuarine seahorse species. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 180. 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.06.011

Human, L.R.D., Adams, J.B., Allanson, B.R., 2016. Insights into the causes of an Ulva lactuca bloom and its impact in South Africa’s most important estuary. Southern African Journal of Botany. 107, 55-62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2016.05.016

Pollard, M., Hodgson, A. N., 2016. Mytilus galloprovincialis (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in a warm-temperate South Africa estuarine embayment. African Journal of Aquatic Science. 41, 57-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2015.1119670

2015

Barnes, R.S.K., Hendy, I.W., 2015a.  Functional uniformity underlies the common spatial structure of macrofaunal assemblages in intertidal seagrass beds. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 115, 114-126.

Barnes, R. S. K., Hendy, I. W., 2015b.  Seagrass-associated macrobenthic functional diversity and functional structure along an estuarine gradient. Estuarine, Coastal & Shelf Science. 164, 233-243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2015.07.050

Pinchuck, S.A., Allanson, B.R.and Hodgson, A.N., 2015. Evolutionary retention of defensive lateral pedal glands in the smallest siphonariid limpet (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). African Zoology. 50 (4), 327-330. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2015.1106925

2014

Allanson, B., Smith F., Smith P., 2014. The invertebrate macrobenthos of artificial rocky shores in the Knysna Estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 69, 19-33.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2013.867910

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. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2014.899277

Barnes, R. S. K., Barnes, M. K. S., 2014a. Biodiversity differentials between the numerically-dominant macrobenthos of seagrass and adjacent unvegetated sand in the absence of sandflat bioturbation. Marine Environmental Research. 99, 34-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2014.05.013

Barnes, R. S. K., Barnes, M. K. S., 2014b. Spatial uniformity of biodiversity is inevitable if the available species are distributed independently of each other. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 516: 263-266.

Hodgson, A. N., Booth, A. J., David-Engelbrecht, V., Henninger, T. O., 2014. Some life-history parameters of the non-native amphipod Platorchestia platensis (Talitridae) in a warm temperate South African estuary. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 69, 97-106. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0035919X.2014.941961

2013

Barnes, R. S. K., 2013. Spatial stability of macrobenthic seagrass biodiversity. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 493, 127-139. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10546

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.

Presentations

Lucienne R.D. Human, Adams J.B., Allanson B.R., The water quality in the Knysna Estuary: Status quo. Knysna Basin Project AGM 2017 https://knysnabasinproject.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Dr-L-Human-The-water-quality-in-the-Knysna-Estuary.pdf