The Edwards aquifer: A resource in conflict

GSA Today

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 1997, Pages

  Sharp Jr , John M ^a   Banner, Jay L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; URBANISATION; URBANIZATION; WATER RESOURCES;

USA, TEXAS, EDWARDS AQUIFER;

EID: 0031446948     PISSN: 10525173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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