https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Index en-us 5 https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29654 Wed 12 May 2021 19:28:16 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:26563 50 %) in the upper to middle reaches (river), but low (< 20 %) in the lower reaches (estuary). The current investigation represents the first attempt to assess the validity of the River Continuum Concept (RCC) in a southern African temperate river. The phytoplankton and phytobenthos communities, and chl-a concentration followed a trend similar to that proposed for the river continuum concept (RCC). The middle reaches based on the phytobenthos or phytoplankton communities and chl-a concentrations which were employed as proxies for primary production, were the most productive, while the upper reaches were the least primary productive. The evaluation of organic matter contributions to the SPM and detritus along the river–estuary continuum provided a baseline assessment of the nature and sources of potential food for consumers inhabiting different locations during different times of the year. Incorporating such spatio-temporal variations in SPM and detritus into food web studies will improve our understanding of the flow of carbon through aquatic systems.]]> Wed 12 May 2021 15:56:40 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:35580 Thu 25 Apr 2024 15:31:54 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:38214 Thu 25 Apr 2024 15:31:16 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29189 Thu 25 Apr 2024 15:30:33 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29440 Thu 25 Apr 2024 15:29:57 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:35514 0.05) between the diatom indices’ values and the nutrient variables. The absence of any significant correlations between the diatom indices’ values and selected physico-chemical variables suggests that indices developed in other regions of the world may not be suitable for temperate southern African rivers.]]> Thu 25 Apr 2024 15:20:17 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:29190 Thu 25 Apr 2024 15:15:10 SAST ]]> https://commons.ufh.ac.za/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:35579 Fri 26 Apr 2024 12:24:46 SAST ]]>