How common goldfish could save cities from flooding

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-374

  Scholz, M ^a   Kazemi Yazdi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Dog; Faeces; Goldfish; Pond; Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DRAINAGE; FLOODS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RUNOFF; URBAN PLANNING; WATER QUALITY;

DOG; FAECES; GOLDFISH; POND; SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ALGAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARASSIUS AURATUS;

EID: 24644516644     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207230500197078     Document Type: Article

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