How much water does a river need?

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 231-249

  Richter, Brian D ^a   Baumgartner, Jeffrey V ^a   Wigington, Robert ^a   Braun, David P ^a  

^a THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOLOGY; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; RIVER MANAGMEENT;

EID: 0030621390     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1997.00153.x     Document Type: Review

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