Challenges in managing dryland rivers crossing political boundaries: Lessons from Cooper Creek and the Paroo River, central Australia

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 361-378

  Kingsford, Richard T ^a   Boulton, Andrew J ^b   Puckridge, Jim T ^c  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DECISION MAKING; DRYLAND RIVER; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; RIVER MANAGEMENT; TRANSBOUNDARY RESOURCE; TRANSBOUNDARY RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA, COOPER CREEK; AUSTRALIA, PAROO RIVER;

EID: 0031839175     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199805/06)8:3<361::AID-AQC294>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Short Survey

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