Present state of rivers and streams in Japan

River Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 93-112

  Yoshimura, Chihiro ^a,b   Omura, Tatsuo ^c   Furumai, Hiroaki ^a   Tockner, Klement ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic impact; Biodiversity; East Asia; Pollution; Restoration

Indexed keywords

RIVER POLLUTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; WORLD;

EID: 15544381423     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.835     Document Type: Review

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