The okavango delta

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 157-182

  McCarthy, T S ^a   Ellery, W N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

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EID: 0008616599     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359199809520384     Document Type: Article

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