Spatial distribution of manganese in vegetation cover in the proximity of an abandoned manganese oxide mine and implications for future agricultural development in the region

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 267-273

  Ekosse, Georges ^a   Fouche, Paul S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Contamination; GIS; Kgwakgwe mine; Manganese; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; MANGANESE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION COVER;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 27644524913     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.671     Document Type: Article

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