A conceptual model of estuarine freshwater inflow management

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1246-1261

  Alber, Merryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FRESHWATER INPUT; INFLOW; MODEL; WATER MANAGEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036977325     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02692222     Document Type: Article

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