Managing Australia's scarce water resources for the environment

Pacific Conservation Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-6

  Kingsford, Richard T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DRAINAGE BASIN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN;

EID: 64949089882     PISSN: 10382097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/pc090004     Document Type: Review

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