African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6860

Full Length Research Paper

Influence of the land use on the water quality in the São João and Iguaçu Rivers, state of Paraná, Brazil: assessment of the importance of the riparian zone

Thomas Kehrwald Fruet
  • Thomas Kehrwald Fruet
  • Biotechnology Laboratory, West of Paraná State University, Cascavel, PR, Brazil.
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Fabiana Gisele da Silva Pinto
  • Fabiana Gisele da Silva Pinto
  • Biotechnology Laboratory, West of Paraná State University, Cascavel, PR, Brazil.
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Yara Moretto
  • Yara Moretto
  • Federal University of Parana, Palotina, Brazil.
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Laís Dayane Weber
  • Laís Dayane Weber
  • Biotechnology Laboratory, West of Paraná State University, Cascavel, PR, Brazil.
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Mayara Camila Scur
  • Mayara Camila Scur
  • Biotechnology Laboratory, West of Paraná State University, Cascavel, PR, Brazil.
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Alexandre Carvalho de Moura
  • Alexandre Carvalho de Moura
  • Federal University of South Border, Realeza, Brazil.
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  •  Received: 21 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 04 August 2015
  •  Published: 07 January 2016

How to cite this article

APA /
Fruet, T. K., Pinto, F. G. da S., Moretto, Y., Weber, L. D., Scur, M. C., & de Moura, A. C. (2016). Influence of the land use on the water quality in the São João and Iguaçu Rivers, state of Paraná, Brazil: assessment of the importance of the riparian zone. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 11(1), 48-56.
Chicago /
Thomas Kehrwald Fruet, Fabiana Gisele da Silva Pinto, Yara Moretto, La&is Dayane Weber, Mayara Camila Scur and Alexandre Carvalho de Moura. "Influence of the land use on the water quality in the São João and Iguaçu Rivers, state of Paraná, Brazil: assessment of the importance of the riparian zone." African Journal of Agricultural Research 11, no. 1 (2016): 48-56.
MLA /
Thomas Kehrwald Fruet, et al. "Influence of the land use on the water quality in the São João and Iguaçu Rivers, state of Paraná, Brazil: assessment of the importance of the riparian zone." African Journal of Agricultural Research 11.1 (2016): 48-56.