Knysna

We stayed in Knysna for 3 nights and our hotel was nestled on the banks of a lagoon alright. While relaxing in the hotel patio, I saw colorful birds and sea birds. The following day, we ferried along the lagoon to the mouth of the open sea to Featherbed Nature Reserve for an eco-adventure tour. From the lagoon, I saw the “Knysna Heads” two enormous sandstone cliffs that stand like sentries at the entrance to the Knysna Lagoon from the sea. While traveling by a

recorded in these areas. The pH- values in the mouth, lagoon and middle reaches of the estuary were similar ranging between 6.0 and 8.8. Low pH-values were occasionally recorded in the head reach, resulting from the inflow of acidic waters from the Knysna River. Russell found that there was a decrease in the number of biodiversity living near the head reaches of the lagoon. (I.A. Russell, 1996) Biodiversity is affected by changes in pH and start to die out when the pH level has changed as the animals

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