Environmental management of the waters of the El-Kabir River and the associated Akkar watershed

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-146

  Cadham, John C ^a   Thomas, Richard L ^a   Khawlie, Mohamad ^b   Kawass, Issam ^c  

^a CadhamHayes Systems   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Lebanon)

^c General Organization for Remote Sensing   (Syrian Arab Republic)

Author keywords

El Kabir River; Environmental management; Lebanon; River; Syria; Watershed

Indexed keywords

WATERSHED;

EID: 24044454701     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2005.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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