Land use and cover changes in the likangala catchment of the lake chilwa basin, malawi: Implications for managing a tropical wetland

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 123-135

  Jamu, D M ^a   Chimphamba, J B ^b   Brummett, R E ^a  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Barbus; Deforestation; Land use; Sediment yield; Soil erosion; Spawning

Indexed keywords

BARBUS; BARBUS PALUDINOSUS; BARBUS TRIMACULATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 1342310476     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910309503777     Document Type: Article

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