Integrating indicators, endpoints and value systems in strategic management of the rivers of the Kruger National Park

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 439-451

  Rogers, Kevin ^a   Biggs, Harry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Integrating indicators; Kruger National Park; Strategic management of rivers

Indexed keywords

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032918684     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1999.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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