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The marsh vegetation of Kleinmond Lagoon

Author(s) -

Maureen O’Callaghan

Publication year - 1994

Publication title -

bothalia

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457

H-Index - 20

eISSN - 2311-9284

pISSN - 0006-8241

DOI - 10.4102/abc.v24i2.777

Subject(s) - vegetation (pathology) , marsh , estuary , environmental science , sediment , deposition (geology) , ecology , salt marsh , hydrology (agriculture) , geology , oceanography , wetland , geomorphology , biology , medicine , geotechnical engineering , pathology

The vegetation of Kleinmond Lagoon suggests that this system is in transition from an estuary to a coastal lake. Two major types of vegetation were recognized, one which is subjected to soil and water conditions of marine origin and the other which is subjected to conditions of terrestrial origin. These vegetation types are discussed and compared to the vegetation of other estuarine systems. Artificial manipulations of the mouth seem to have resulted in sediment deposition and a freshening of the system. These unseasonable manipulations also threaten the continued existence of a number of species in the system.

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