Changes in the water quality of the Wilderness and Swartvlei lake systems, South Africa

Koedoe

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-72

  Russell, I A ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clarity; Freshwater depravation; Oxygen; pH; Salinity; Swartvlei; Temperature; Water quality; Wilderness

Indexed keywords

LAKE; PH; SALINITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER QUALITY;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE; WILDERNESS NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0032700093     PISSN: 00756458     EISSN: 20710771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/koedoe.v42i1.222     Document Type: Article

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