Evaluating the flow regulating functions of natural ecosystems in the Zambezi River Basin

IWMI Research Report

Volumn 148, Issue , 2013, Pages

  McCartney, Matthew ^a   Cai, Xueliang ^a   Smakhtin, Vladimir ^a  

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EID: 84878264042     PISSN: 10260862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5337/2013.206     Document Type: Article

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