A first limnological description of Lake Kichiritith, Kenya: A possible reference site for the freshwater lakes of the Gregory Rift Valley

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 99, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 494-496

  Tarras Wahlberg, Håkan ^a   Harper, David ^b   Tarras Wahlberg, Nils ^c  

^a Box 19090   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LAKE; LIMNOLOGY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; GREGORY RIFT; KENYA; LAKE KICHIRITITH; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 1642518209     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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