The southern Cape region, Western Cape, South Africa, is of ecological importance with the lower Wilderness Lake systems being a designated Ramsar site. Agriculture is the main land use in the study catchment and water user with a steady increase in population growth. As the demand for water increases the availability and quality is affected. Land cover was assessed to determine catchment changes that impacts river ecosystems and water quality.
Reference:
Petersen, C.R. and Jovanovic, N. 2016. Historical land use change and its influence on stream ecosystems and water quality. Paper 25998 in: Webb, J.A., Costelloe, J.F., Casas-Mulet, R., Lyon, J.P. and Stewardson, M.J. (eds.) Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Ecohydraulics. Melbourne, Australia, 7-12 February 2016
Petersen, C. R., & Jovanovic, N. (2016). Historical land use change and its influence on stream ecosystems and water quality. The University of Melbourne. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9114
Petersen, Chantel R, and Nebojsa Jovanovic. "Historical land use change and its influence on stream ecosystems and water quality." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9114
Petersen CR, Jovanovic N, Historical land use change and its influence on stream ecosystems and water quality; The University of Melbourne; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9114 .
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