Catchments and wetlands: A functional landscape approach to sustainable use of seasonal wetlands in central Malawi

Wetland Management and Sustainable Livelihoods in Africa

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 63-84

  Wood, Adrian ^a   Thawe, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Malawi Enterprise Zone Association   (Malawi)

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EID: 84920473509     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203128695     Document Type: Chapter

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