Water flow dynamics in the Okavango River Basin and Delta - A prerequisite for the ecosystems of the Delta

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 20-27, 2003, Pages 1165-1172

  Andersson, Lotta ^a   Gumbricht, Thomas ^a   Hughes, Denis ^b   Kniveton, Dominic ^c   Ringrose, Susan ^d   Savenije, Hubert ^e   Todd, Martin ^f   Wilk, Julie ^a   Wolski, Piotr ^d  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^e UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; OKAVANGO DELTA;

EID: 0141941065     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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