Assessment of predation by the West Coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii) : relationships among growth rate, diet and benthic community composition, with implications for the survival of juvenile abalone (Haliotis midae)

This thesis focused on two aspects of predation by the West Coast rock lobster (Jasus lalandii). These were (1) the problem of slow growth currently observed in adult male rock lobsters and the putative link between growth rate and food availability, and (2) the influence of rock-lobster predation on the benthos, but more specifically on sea urchins and juvenile abalone.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

1998

Author dc:creator

• Mayfield, Stephen

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Branch, George M
• Cockcroft, Andrew

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/9603

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/9603