Mangrove swamp at a saline/fresh water interface near Creek Town, Southeastern Nigeria

Catena

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-71

  Ukpong, I E ^a  

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Author keywords

environment; habitat; mangrove vegetation; physiography; salinity; soil

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031104831     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(96)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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