Spatial and seasonal variability in surface water chemistry in the okavango delta, botswana: A multivariate approach

Wetlands

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 815-829

  MacKaỳ, Anson W ^a   Davidson, Thomas ^a,b   Wolski, Piotr ^c   Mazebedi, Richard ^c   Masamba, Wellington R L ^c   Philippa, Huntsman Mapila ^c   Todd, Martin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Floodplains; Multivariate techniques; Water chemistry; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DEEP WATER; DILUTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; WETLAND;

BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA;

EID: 84863717559     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-011-0196-1     Document Type: Article

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