Impacts of land and water use on plankton diversity and water quality in small man-made reservoirs in the Limpopo basin, Zimbabwe: A preliminary investigation

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 821-831

  Basima, Lefranc Busane ^a   Senzanje, Aidan ^b   Marshall, Brian ^b   Shick, Katharine ^c  

^a Section of Hydrobiology   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem health; Land use; Plankton community; Small man made reservoir; Water quality; Water resources management

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF LIQUIDS; HARDNESS; LAND USE; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; TRANSPARENCY; WATER QUALITY;

MAN-MADE RESERVOIR; WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYDROLOGICAL RESPONSE; LAND USE; NATIONAL PARK; PLANKTON; RESERVOIR; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER USE;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 33749051862     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.08.026     Document Type: Article

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