Tropical stream conservation

Tropical Stream Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 285-304

  Ramírez, Alonso ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^b   Wantzen, Karl M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

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EID: 84882503224     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012088449-0.50012-1     Document Type: Chapter

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