Unique challenges facing southwestern tribes

Assessment of Climate Change in the Southwest United States: A Report Prepared for the National Climate Assessment

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 385-404

  Redsteer, Margaret Hiza ^a   Bemis, Kirk ^b   Chief, Karletta ^c   Gautam, Mahesh ^d   Middleton, Beth Rose ^e   Tsosie, Rebecca ^f   Ferguson, Daniel B ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b Zuni Tribe Water Resources Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84884152407     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.5822/978-1-61091-484-0_17     Document Type: Chapter

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