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Two broad kinds of swamps can be distinguished in the head waters of the White Nile of the East African Lake Plateau: seasonal (temporary) swamps and permanent. The general landscape and flora of this area have been described in Langdale-Brown et al. (1964) and Lind&Morrison (1974).
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Thompson, K. (1976). Swamp Development in the Head Waters of the White Nile. In: Rzóska, J. (eds) The Nile, Biology of an Ancient River. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-1563-9_22
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