Journal of
Ecology and The Natural Environment

  • Abbreviation: J. Ecol. Nat. Environ.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9847
  • DOI: 10.5897/JENE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 408

Full Length Research Paper

Land cover changes and their determinants in the coral rag ecosystem of the South District of Unguja, Zanzibar

Mohamed K. Said
  • Mohamed K. Said
  • Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Dodoma, P. O. Box 259, Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Salome B. Misana
  • Salome B. Misana
  • Department of Geography, University of Dar es salaam, P. O. Box 35049, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
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  •  Received: 30 May 2018
  •  Accepted: 23 August 2018
  •  Published: 30 September 2018

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