Can conservation assessment criteria developed for terrestrial systems be applied to riverine systems?

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-95

  Dunn, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic biodiversity; Australian policies; Protection; Values

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038034504     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980301478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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