African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6865

Full Length Research Paper

Spacial and temporal characterization of water quality in the Cuiabá River Basin of Central Brazil

Sergio Batista de Figueiredo
  • Sergio Batista de Figueiredo
  • Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Recursos Hidricos - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus de Cuiaba, 78060-900 Cuiaba-MT, Brazil.
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Ricardo Santos Silva Amorim
  • Ricardo Santos Silva Amorim
  • Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Recursos Hidricos - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus de Cuiaba, 78060-900 Cuiaba-MT, Brazil.
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Carolina Lourencetti
  • Carolina Lourencetti
  • Programa de Pos-Graduacao em Recursos Hidricos - Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus de Cuiaba, 78060-900 Cuiaba-MT, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 01 December 2014
  •  Accepted: 11 March 2015
  •  Published: 26 March 2015

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