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Understanding seasonal dynamics of invasive water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) in the Greater Letaba river system using Sentinel-2 satellite data

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Pages 1355-1377 | Received 01 Aug 2018, Accepted 16 Jul 2019, Published online: 30 Jul 2019

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