Dams and fisheries in the Mekong Basin

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 227-234

  Baran, E ^a   Myschowoda, C ^b  

^a WORLDFISH   (Malaysia)

^b Consultant ^*  (Cambodia)

Author keywords

Aquatic resources; Hydropower development; Impact analysis; Migrations

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449365850     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634980903149902     Document Type: Article

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