Sediment impacts in Africa's transboundary lake/river basins: Case study of the East African Great Lakes

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-32

  Olago, Daniel O ^a   Odada, Eric O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Conservation; Deforestation; Ecosystem change; Erosion; Eutrophication

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; EICHHORNIA CRASSIPES;

EID: 33847351192     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980701223727     Document Type: Conference Paper

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