Wetland vegetation and nutrient retention in Nakivubo and Kirinya wetlands in the Lake Victoria basin of Uganda

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 32, Issue 15-18, 2007, Pages 1359-1365

  Mugisha, P ^a   Kansiime, F ^a   Mucunguzi, P ^a   Kateyo, E ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Lake Victoria; Phytomass; Uganda; Wastewater treatment; Wetland vegetation

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; LAKES; NITROGEN; NUTRIENTS; PHYTOPLANKTON;

NUTRIENT RETENTION; PHYTOMASS; WETLAND VEGETATION;

WETLANDS;

ABOVEGROUND PRODUCTION; GROWTH RATE; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHYTOMASS; PRODUCTIVITY; VEGETATION; WETLAND;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE VICTORIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; CYPERUS PAPYRUS; MISCANTHUS; PHRAGMITES MAURITIANUS;

EID: 34548568892     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2007.07.040     Document Type: Article

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