TY  - JOUR
AB  - Aliwal Shoal lies south of Durban in South Africa and has been the subject of recent bathymetric, seafloor and benthic surveys. ANOVA of the biological data revealed that the biota were uniformly distributed on the reef with the exception of encrusting sponges
and algae on rock. The variations in distribution of these biota were significant and, in the case of the encrusting sponges, appeared to be related to the discharge of a wood pulp effluent. Further evidence of this was suggested by stable isotope analyses of representative organisms. The encrusting sponges were recommended as good candidates for further monitoring of the effects of the wood pulp effluent on Aliwal Shoal as the effluent pipeline has been extended.
A1  - Schleyer, M.H.
A1  - Heikoop, J.M.
A1  - Risk, M.J.
DO  - 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2005.09.038
JO  - Marine Pollution Bulletin
SP  - 503
EP  - 514
C1  - 52: 503-514
TI  - A benthic survey of Aliwal Shoal and assessment of the effects of a wood pulp effluent on the reef
UR  - https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=9897
VL  - 52
PY  - 2006
Y2  - 2026-05-14
ER  -