Variations in coarse particulate organic matter in relation to anthropogenic trampling on the banks of the Njoro River, Kenya

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 282-285

  M'Erimba, Charles Mwithali ^a   Mathooko, Jude Mutuku ^a   Leichtfried, Maria ^b  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER BANK; TRAMPLING;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; NJORO RIVER; RIFT VALLEY; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33744454932     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00627.x     Document Type: Article

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