The nutrient status of South African rivers: Concentrations, trends and fluxes from the 1970s to 2005

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 103, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 343-349

  De Villiers, S ^a,b   Thiart, C ^b,c  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b AEON (African Earth Observatory Network)   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; RIVER WATER; SEWAGE; WATER QUALITY;

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

ANIMALIA;

EID: 37349101650     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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