Relationships between the biomass of waterfowl and submerged macrophytes in a South African estuarine lake system

Ostrich

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-41

  Russell, I A ^a   Randall, R M ^a   Randall, B M ^b   Hanekom, N ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; FULICA CRISTATA;

EID: 69149086250     PISSN: 00306525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/OSTRICH.2009.80.1.5.763     Document Type: Article

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