The sustainable development of water resources: History, financial costs, and benefits of alien plant control programmes

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 404-411

  Van Wilgen, B W ^a   Little, P R ^b   Chapman, R A ^a   Gorgens A H M ^c   Willems, T ^d   Marais, C ^e  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b Ninham Shand Consulting Services   (South Africa)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

^e CAPENATURE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIEN PLANT CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE;

EID: 0031423481     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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