Distribution and diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages in a semi-arid region earmarked for shale gas exploration (Eastern Cape Karoo, South Africa)

• Annah Mabidi ,

  * E-mail: annahanusa@gmail.com

  Affiliations DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Africa Earth Observatory Network, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

  http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7899-7056

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• Matthew S. Bird,

  Affiliation DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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• Renzo Perissinotto

  Affiliation DST/NRF Research Chair in Shallow Water Ecosystems, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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