A Coastal Seawater Temperature Dataset for Biogeographical Studies: Large Biases between In Situ and Remotely-Sensed Data Sets around the Coast of South Africa

• Albertus J. Smit ,

  * E-mail: albertus.smit@gmail.com

  Current address: Department for Biodiversity & Conservation Biology University of the Western Cape P. Bag X17 Bellville 7535 South Africa

  Affiliation School of Life Sciences, Westville Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, South Africa

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• Michael Roberts,

  Affiliations Oceans and Coasts, Department of Environmental Affairs, Roggebaai, South Africa, Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

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• Robert J. Anderson,

  Affiliations Biological Sciences Department and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa, Seaweed Unit, Fisheries Branch, Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Roggebaai, South Africa

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• Francois Dufois,

  Current address: CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Wembley, Western Australia, Australia

  Affiliation Department of Oceanography and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

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• Sheldon F. J. Dudley,

  Current address: Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Roggebaai, South Africa

  Affiliation KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa

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• Thomas G. Bornman,

  Affiliations South African Environmental Observation Network, Grahamstown, South Africa, Coastal & Marine Research Unit, Department of Botany, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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• Jennifer Olbers,

  Affiliation Ecological Advice, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Durban, South Africa

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• John J. Bolton

  Affiliation Biological Sciences Department and Marine Research Institute, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa

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