Water quality impacts on instream biota of the Shingwedzi River, Aouth Africa

African Journal of Aquatic Science

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Fouche, P S O ^a   Vlok, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage (AMD); Ecosystem health; Fish diversity; Macroinvertebrates; Pollution; Sewage; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953080399     PISSN: 16085914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/16085914.2010.466644     Document Type: Article

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