Opportunities for ecological improvement along the Lower Colorado River and Delta

Wetlands

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 513-529

  Briggs, Mark K ^a   Cornelius, Steve ^a  

^a Sonoran Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Lower Colorado River; Reservoir water releases; Restoration; River impoundment; Water use

Indexed keywords

IMPOUNDMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WETLAND;

COLORADO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

PISCES;

EID: 0032456039     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161669     Document Type: Article

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