South African Environmental Observation Network: Vision, design and status

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 289-294

  Van Jaarsveld, Albert S ^a,b   Pauw, Johan C ^c   Mundree, Sarasvathi ^d   Mecenero, Silvia ^e   Coetzee, Bernard W T ^f   Alard, Glynn F ^g  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (South Africa)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATION NETWORK   (South Africa)

^d DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^g SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY; VISION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 37349072151     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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