Land use and cover change and water quality of tropical wetlands under anthropogenic pressure: A case study of marshlands in the Kaziba chiefdom in South-Kivu province, Eastern DR Congo
Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Author, co-author :
Mirenge, Zélote Z.
Chuma Basimine, Géant ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Sphères ; Université Evangélique en Afrique > Agricultural and Environment Sciences
Zamukulu, Patient M.
Mukungilwa, Myango
Muvundja, Fabrice A.
Karume, Katcho
Language :
English
Title :
Land use and cover change and water quality of tropical wetlands under anthropogenic pressure: A case study of marshlands in the Kaziba chiefdom in South-Kivu province, Eastern DR Congo
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