Filamentous freshwater macroalgae in South Africa - A literature review and perspective on the development and control of weed problems

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 340, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 295-300

  Joska, Margaret Anne ^a   Bolton, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

copper sulphate; filamentous macroalgae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CLADOPHORA GLOMERATA;

EID: 0030438819     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00012771     Document Type: Conference Paper

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