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Alan K. Whitfield

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152

Publications

9.7K

Citations

55

H-Index

1976

Active since

Affiliations

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity(Current)

Rhodes University

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Nelson Mandela University

Alan K. Whitfield is an author at South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity specializing in engineering, marine biology, and oceanography.

Top concepts

EngineeringMarine BiologyMarine EcologyOceanographyBiologyEstuarine EcologyEvolutionary BiologyEstuariesBiodiversityMarine Systems

Publications per year

1976–2024

152

Publications

152

Challenging paradigms in estuarine ecology and management

Michael Elliott, Alan K. Whitfield · Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science · 2011 · 538 citations · Full text

Marine Ecosystem-based Management, Natural Resource Management, Estuarine Ecology +1

Ichthyofaunal assemblages in estuaries: A South African case study

Alan K. Whitfield · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries · 1999 · 441 citations

The ways in which fish use estuaries: a refinement and expansion of the guild approach

I. C. Potter, J.R. Tweedley, Michael Elliott et al. · Fish and Fisheries · 2013 · 412 citations · Full text

Fishery Assessment, Engineering, Marine Systems +16

The role of seagrass meadows, mangrove forests, salt marshes and reed beds as nursery areas and food sources for fishes in estuaries

Alan K. Whitfield · Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries · 2016 · 380 citations

Seagrass, Engineering, Seagrass Meadows +7

A CHARACTERIZATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICAN ESTUARINE SYSTEMS

Alan K. Whitfield · Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences · 1992 · 255 citations

Classification System, Estuarine Geochemistry, Engineering +14

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