The impact of invading alien plants on surface water resources in South Africa: A preliminary assessment

Water SA

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 397-408

  Le Maitre, D C ^a   Versfeld, D B ^a   Chapman, R A ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; VEGETATION; WATER LEVEL; WATER RESOURCE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0033857805     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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