Practical measures in arid land restoration after mining - A review for the southern Namib

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 413-417

  Burke, Antje ^a  

^a EnviroScience   (Namibia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT RESTORATION; LANDFORM; MINING; REVEGETATION;

AFRICA; NAMIB DESERT; NAMIBIA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1642477510     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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