River basin management and delta sustainability: A commentary on the Ebro Delta and the Spanish National Hydrological Plan

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 85-99

  Day Jr , John W ^a   Maltby, Edward ^b   Ibáñez, Carles ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IRTA   (Spain)

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EID: 31944448596     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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