Changes in biota along a dry-land river in northwestern Zimbabwe: Declines and improvements in river health related to land use

Aquatic Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1095-1106

  Chakona, Albert ^a   Phiri, Crispen ^a   Chinamaringa, Tendayi ^a   Muller, Nikite ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dry land river; Macroinvertebrates; Riparian vegetation; River health; Sedimentation

Indexed keywords

BIOTIC FACTOR; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT QUALITY; HEADWATER; INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE; LAND USE CHANGE; MACROINVERTEBRATE; PROTECTED AREA; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER SYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION;

EID: 72149130572     PISSN: 13862588     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10452-008-9222-7     Document Type: Article

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