Three challenges for the science of river conservation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 551-558

  Ormerod, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological richness; River conservation; River management; Sustainability; Water resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032804064     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199911/12)9:6<551::AID-AQC387>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Review

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