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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Eerste River"”.
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Water quality trends in the Eerste River, Western Cape, 1990 - 2005
The Eerste River is a river system which has, over the years, been subjected to human interference. The purpose of this study was to investigatge temporal and spatial trends in the water quality of the Eerste River between 1990 and 2005. The study results revealed that the major trends in the water …
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An ecological study of the macro-invertebrate fauna of the Eerste River, Western Cape Province, South Africa
The Eerste River is situated in the south-western Cape Province, South Africa. Its upper reaches have a stony substratum, and can be divided into three physical/biotic zones: The Mountain Stream, Upper River and Lower River zones. Investigations of the abundance, biomass, species diversity and …
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The knowledge, attitudes and practices of residents regarding household waste management in Eerste River, Cape Town: The implications for health and environmental sustainability
… attitudes and practices of 152 residents within Eerste River, Cape Town. Using a cross-sectional study design, face-to-face administrated questionnaires were employed to residents in free-standing homes (n=132), apartments (n=9) and backyard shacks (n=9) over a four-week period in September 2023. …
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Host associations and pollution responses of ciliate epibionts of macroinvertebrates in the six rivers in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
… Benthic macroinvertebrates were sampled from six rivers in the Western Cape Province (Wolwekloof, Wit, Rooielskloof, Molenaars, Elandspad and Eerste) to determine epibiotic prevalence and to explore relationships between prevalence and host abundance. Ciliate morphology and 18S rDNA and ITS region …
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Some of the ecological effects of a small inter-basin water transfer on the receiving reaches of the upper Berg River, Western Cape
… of water from one geographically isolated river catchment, sub-catchment or river reach, to another. Thus, one river becomes a donor, and another the recipient. They are joined by a range of possible transfer routes. In many cases either or both the donor and recipient rivers are impounded. …
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The vegetation of Swartboschkloof, Jonkershoek, Cape Province, South Africa
… catchment complex at the headwaters of the Eerste River, Cape Province, South Africa. It has been selected for multi-disciplinary studies of Mountain Fynbos vegetation. The study area has a mainly equatorial aspect (north-facing) and receives an average of 1600 mm rain per annum, mainly in …