The rapid rise of streams and rivers in conservation assessment

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 397-400

  Collier, Kevin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 79960770530     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.1196     Document Type: Editorial

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