The Iberian Rivers

Rivers of Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 113-149

  Sabater, Sergi ^a,b   Muñoz, Isabel ^c   Feio, Maria João ^d   Romaní, Anna M ^a   Graça, Manuel A S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b CATALAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH ICRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-369449-2.00004-7     Document Type: Chapter

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