Managing the water of the Border Rivers in Australia: Irrigation, Government and the wetland environment

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 25-35

  Kingsford, R T ^a  

^a NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Conservation; Hydrology; Irrigation; Management

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; RIVER BASIN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WETLAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0033371561     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008452423586     Document Type: Article

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