Reappraisal of contemporary perspectives on climate change in southern Africa's Okavango Delta sub-region

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1709-1720

  Hamandawana, H ^a   Chanda, R ^b   Eckardt, F ^c  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bush encroachment; Desiccation; Deterioration; Human interventions; Wetland

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; DESICCATION; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; FLOODPLAIN; GROUNDWATER; HISTORICAL RECORD; NINETEENTH CENTURY; REMOTE SENSING; WETLAND; WOODY PLANT;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; LAKE NGAMI; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 46149121498     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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