The degradation of an urban stream in Harare, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 401-406

  Moyo, Ngonidzashe A G ^a   Phiri, Crispen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b Dept of Natl Parks/Wildlife Mgmt ^*  (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; STREAM;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 0036891407     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.2002.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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