Land use, water quality and ecological responses in Lake Colac - Trends from Australia

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 362-379

  Khalifé, Mohsen ^a   Gwyther, Janet ^a   Aberton, John ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Ecology; Land; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 21244454498     PISSN: 14777835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777830510601235     Document Type: Article

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