Adaptations of salt marsh to semi-arid environments and management implications for the Orange River mouth

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 125-131

  Bornman, T G ^a   Adams, J B ^b   Bezuidenhout, C ^b  

^a Institute for Coastal and Marine Research   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 85008852571     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190409519173     Document Type: Article

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