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Selected Publications

Potts, W.M. & N. Khumalo (2004). The effect of reservoir trophic status on the feeding and growth of a detritivorous fish, Labeo umbratus. Environmental Biology of Fishes.
Potts, W.M., Booth, A.J., Hecht, T., Andrew, T.G. (2005) Reproductive biology of a riverine cyprinid, Labeo umbratus (Teleostei:Cyprinidae), in small South African reservoirs. African Journal of Aquatic Science 30(2): 147-155.
Potts, W.M., Booth, A.J., Hecht, T., Andrew, T.G. (2006). Predictor variables for moggel (Labeo umbratus) biomass and production in small African reservoirs. African Journal of Aquatic Science 31(1): 107-117.
Potts, W.M., Booth, A.J., Hecht, T., Andrew, T.G. (2006). The life history and fishery potential of Labeo umbratus in five small South African reservoirs. African Journal of Aquatic Science 31(2):
Potts, W.M. and Cowley, P.D. (2006).Validation of the periodicity of opaque zone formation in the otoliths of four reef associated fish species in the Tsitsikamma National Park. African Journal of Marine Science
Booth, A.J. and Potts, W.M. (2006). Estimating gill-net selectivity for Labeo umbratus (Pisces: Cyprinidae), and an evaluation of using fyke-nets as a non-destructive sampling gear in small reservoirs. Fisheries Research 79: 202-209.
Naesje, T.F., Childs, A.R., Cowley, P.D., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B. and Okland, F. (2007). Movements of undersize spotted grunter (Pomodasys commersonnii) in the Great Fish Estuary, South Africa: implications for fisheries management. Hydrobiologia 582: 25-34.
O.L.F. Weyl, W. Potts, Q. Rouhani and P. Britz (2007). The need for inland fisheries policy in South Africa: a case study of the North West Province. Water SA
Childs, A-R., Cowley, P.D., Næsje, T.F., Booth, A.J., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B. and F. Økland. (2008). Do environmental factors influence the movement of an estuarine fish? A case study using acoustic telemetry. Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science 77:227-236.
Childs, A-R., Cowley, P.D., Næsje, T.F., Booth, A.J., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B. and F. Økland. (2008). Estuarine residency and movement patterns of spotted grunter (Pomadasys commersonnii) in the Great Fish River Estuary, South Africa. African Journal of Marine Science 30(1): 123-132.
Potts, W.M. Childs, A.R., Sauer, W. and Duarte, A. (2008). Collecting and using baseline biological and ecological information to design a “traffic light stock status index” for the leerfish, Lichia amia (Linnaeus 1758) in southern Angola. African Journal of Marine Science 30(1): 113-121.
Potts, W.M. A.J., Hecht, T. and Andrew, T.G. (2008).The effect of reservoir trophic status on the feeding and growth of the sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus. African Journal of Aquatic Science 33(2): 149-156.
Childs, A-R., Cowley, P.D., Næsje, T.F., Booth, A.J., Potts, W.M., Thorstad, E.B. and F. Økland. (in press). Home range of an estuarine-dependent fishery species Pomadasys commersonnii in a South African estuary. Fisheries Management and Ecology.

In press
Potts, W.M. Childs, A.R., Sauer, W. and Duarte, A. (in press). The characteristics and economic contribution of a developing recreational fishery in the southern region of Angola.  Fisheries Management and Ecology.

 
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