Geochemical and physical characteristics of river and lake sediments at Naivasha, Kenya

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 488, Issue , 2002, Pages 27-41

  Tarras Wahlberg, Håkan ^a   Everard, Mark ^b   Harper, David M ^c  

^a Swedish Geological AB   (Sweden)

^b Natural Step UK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lake Naivasha; Metals; Sediment geochemistry; Sediment stratigraphy

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LAKES; RIVERS; ROCKS; SOILS; VEGETATION; WATER QUALITY;

FOSSILS;

SEDIMENTS;

FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; LAKE ECOSYSTEM; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; STRATIGRAPHY;

KENYA;

CYPERUS PAPYRUS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038276044     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023301808624     Document Type: Conference Paper

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