Impact of immigrant pastoral herds to fringing wetlands of lake Victoria in Magu district Mwanza region, Tanzania

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 28, Issue 20-27, 2003, Pages 1001-1007

  Hongo, H ^a   Masikini, M ^a  

^a Wetland Management Component   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Immigrant pastoralists; Overgrazing; Wetland degradation lake pollution

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; EROSION; SOILS; VEGETATION;

PASTORAL HERDS;

WETLANDS;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND DEGRADATION; LIVESTOCK FARMING; OVERGRAZING; WETLAND;

LAKE VICTORIA; TANZANIA;

EID: 0141941076     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2003.08.041     Document Type: Article

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