River and wetland classifications for freshwater conservation planning in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-72

  Rivers Moore, N A ^a   Goodman, P S ^a  

^a EZEMVELO KZN WILDLIFE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological surrogates; Flow analyses; Hierarchical; River types; Systematic conservation plan; Wetland types

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953077679     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2010.466598     Document Type: Article

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