Rehabilitating israel's streams and rivers

International Journal of River Basin Management

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 317-330

  Tal, Alon ^a   Katz, David ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Rehabilitaition; Restoration; Rivers; Streams

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; EPHEMERAL STREAM; RIVER; SEWAGE; STREAM;

DEAD SEA; ISRAEL; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 84874343414     PISSN: 15715124     EISSN: 18142060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15715124.2012.727825     Document Type: Article

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