Revisiting the Case for River Conservation

River Conservation and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-14

  Boon, Philip J ^a  

^a SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Connectivity; Dam construction; Ecosystem services; Environmental impacts; Habitats Directive; Invasive alien species; Restoration; Water Framework Directive

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886826452     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119961819.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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