Seasonal and diurnal stratification in two small Zimbabwean reservoirs

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-196

  Nhiwatiwa, Tamuka ^a   Marshall, Brian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Energy budgets; Mixing; Oxygen; Temperature; Water level fluctuation

Indexed keywords

BIRGEA;

EID: 33846226115     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085910609503890     Document Type: Article

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