Integrated basin flow assessments: Concepts and method development in Africa and South-east Asia

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 127-146

  King, Jackie ^a,b   Brown, Cate ^b  

^a Water Matters   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Environmental flows; Integrated basin flow management; River ecosystem services; Subsistence use

Indexed keywords

EID: 72849151530     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02316.x     Document Type: Article

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