Land use and water issues in the uplands with reference to the Plynlimon study

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 389-397

  Hudson, J A ^a   Gilman, K ^a   Calder, I R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001754716     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-1-389-1997     Document Type: Article

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