The Berg Estuary: Water structures and dynamics

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-180

  Schumann, E H ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Berg Estuary; Dissolved oxygen; PH; Salinity; Temperature; Turbidity; Water structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008857265     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190909519250     Document Type: Article

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