30 Restoring riverine landscapes at the Drau River: successes and deficits in the context of ecological integrity

Developments in Earth Surface Processes

Volumn 11, Issue , 2007, Pages 779-803

  Muhar, S ^a   Jungwirth, M ^a   Unfer, G ^a   Wiesner, C ^a   Poppe, M ^a   Schmutz, S ^a   Hohensinner, S ^a   Habersack, H ^a  

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EID: 48349096178     PISSN: 09282025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-2025(07)11164-0     Document Type: Review

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