2025 Journal Article The meaning of Benthic Ecological Quality status through a warm temperate South African estuary and in a contained blind-ending marinaBarnes, R.S.K. and Seath, J.L. (2025). The meaning of Benthic Ecological Quality status through a warm temperate South African estuary and in a contained blind-ending marina. Ocean & Coastal Management, 262 107550, 107550-262. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2025.107550 |
2024 Journal Article The occurrence of a rich subtidal macrobenthic fauna in through-flow residential marina canals, and the potential of such systems to be managed as biodiversity assetsBarnes, R.S.K. and Seath, J.L. (2024). The occurrence of a rich subtidal macrobenthic fauna in through-flow residential marina canals, and the potential of such systems to be managed as biodiversity assets. Ocean and Coastal Management, 254 107191, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2024.107191 |
2024 Journal Article Microscale dispersion of intertidal seagrass macrofaunaBarnes, R.S.K., Hamylton, Sarah M. and Borburgh, Liz (2024). Microscale dispersion of intertidal seagrass macrofauna. Marine Environmental Research, 196 106385, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106385 |
2024 Journal Article Do stingray feeding pits enhance intertidal macrobenthic biodiversity?Barnes, Richard S. K. and Cottrell, Lily G. (2024). Do stingray feeding pits enhance intertidal macrobenthic biodiversity?. Hydrobiologia, 851 (14), 3403-3412. doi: 10.1007/s10750-024-05504-7 |
2024 Journal Article Differential sampling in the assessment of conservation and biodiversity merit: a comparison of the seagrass macrofauna in three nearby South African estuariesBarnes, R. S. K., Seath, J. L. and Arendse, C. J. (2024). Differential sampling in the assessment of conservation and biodiversity merit: a comparison of the seagrass macrofauna in three nearby South African estuaries. Biodiversity and Conservation, 33 (2), 509-532. doi: 10.1007/s10531-023-02754-0 |
2023 Journal Article Seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity does not vary in conformity with a leaky-lagoonal confinement gradientBarnes, R. S. K. (2023). Seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity does not vary in conformity with a leaky-lagoonal confinement gradient. Marine Environmental Research, 185 105897, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.105897 |
2022 Journal Article Interspecific abundance-occupancy relations along estuarine gradientsBarnes, R.S.K. (2022). Interspecific abundance-occupancy relations along estuarine gradients. Marine Environmental Research, 181 105755, 1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105755 |
2022 Journal Article Biodiversity differentials between seagrass and adjacent bare sediment change along an estuarine gradientBarnes, R.S.K. (2022). Biodiversity differentials between seagrass and adjacent bare sediment change along an estuarine gradient. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 274 107951, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107951 |
2022 Journal Article Where ecologically ‘tis better to go brown than green: enhanced seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity within the canals of a brownfield coastal marinaBarnes, Richard S. K., Claassens, Louw and Seath, Jessica (2022). Where ecologically ‘tis better to go brown than green: enhanced seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity within the canals of a brownfield coastal marina. Biodiversity and Conservation, 31 (12), 2981-2997. doi: 10.1007/s10531-022-02468-9 |
2022 Journal Article Intraspecific abundance–occupancy–patchiness relations in the intertidal benthic macrofauna of a cool-temperate North Sea mudflatBarnes, R. S. K. (2022). Intraspecific abundance–occupancy–patchiness relations in the intertidal benthic macrofauna of a cool-temperate North Sea mudflat. Estuaries and Coasts, 45 (3), 827-838. doi: 10.1007/s12237-021-00998-z |
2021 Journal Article What does measuring species diversity in estuarine seagrass systems actually assess?Barnes, R. S. K. (2021). What does measuring species diversity in estuarine seagrass systems actually assess?. Marine Environmental Research, 172 105500, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105500 |
2021 Journal Article Distinguishing ten sympatric species of fiddler crab (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) using a suite of phenotypic characteristicsMichie, Laura A., Barnes, R. S. K., Clark, Paul F., Bennett, Wayne A. and Cragg, Simon M. (2021). Distinguishing ten sympatric species of fiddler crab (Decapoda: Ocypodidae) using a suite of phenotypic characteristics. Zootaxa, 5026 (4), 480-506. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5026.4.2 |
2021 Journal Article Patterns of seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity in the warm-temperate Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape: a reviewBarnes, R. S. K. (2021). Patterns of seagrass macrobenthic biodiversity in the warm-temperate Knysna estuarine bay, Western Cape: a review. Aquatic Ecology, 55 (2), 327-345. doi: 10.1007/s10452-021-09848-3 |
2021 Journal Article Interspecific relationship of patchiness to occupancy and abundance, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthosBarnes, R.S.K. (2021). Interspecific relationship of patchiness to occupancy and abundance, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos. Ecological Indicators, 121 107083. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107083 |
2021 Journal Article Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for South African estuarine macrofaunaFagg, C., Phair, N.L., Claassens, L., Barnes, R.S.K. and von der Heyden, S. (2021). Strengthening the DNA barcode reference library for South African estuarine macrofauna. African Journal of Marine Science, 43 (1), 141-145. doi: 10.2989/1814232x.2021.1886988 |
2021 Journal Article Within-species relationship of patchiness to both abundance and occupancy, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthosBarnes, R. S. K. (2021). Within-species relationship of patchiness to both abundance and occupancy, as exemplified by seagrass macrobenthos. Oecologia, 196 (4), 1107-1117. doi: 10.1007/s00442-021-04985-w |
2020 Journal Article Do species display characteristic intraspecific levels of patchiness in a given habitat type?: the case of intertidal seagrass macrobenthosBarnes, R. S.K. (2020). Do species display characteristic intraspecific levels of patchiness in a given habitat type?: the case of intertidal seagrass macrobenthos. Marine Biology, 167 (12) 177. doi: 10.1007/s00227-020-03793-9 |
2020 Journal Article Morisita's index of patchiness and edge effects: A response to Butturi-Gomes and Petrere (2020)Barnes, R. S. K. (2020). Morisita's index of patchiness and edge effects: A response to Butturi-Gomes and Petrere (2020). Ecological Indicators, 117 106648, 1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106648 |
2020 Journal Article Do different sympatric seagrasses support macrobenthic faunas of differing composition, abundance, biodiversity or patchiness? Macrobenthos in sympatric seagrassesBarnes, R. S. K. (2020). Do different sympatric seagrasses support macrobenthic faunas of differing composition, abundance, biodiversity or patchiness? Macrobenthos in sympatric seagrasses. Marine Environmental Research, 160 104983, 104983. doi: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.104983 |
2020 Journal Article Do beds of subtidal estuarine seagrass constitute a refuge for macrobenthic biodiversity threatened intertidally?Barnes, R. S. K. and Claassens, L. (2020). Do beds of subtidal estuarine seagrass constitute a refuge for macrobenthic biodiversity threatened intertidally?. Biodiversity and Conservation, 29 (11-12), 3227-3244. doi: 10.1007/s10531-020-02019-0 |