Uncertainty in Riparian and Floodplain Restoration

River Restoration: Managing the Uncertainty in Restoring Physical Habitat

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 79-104

  Hughes, Francine M R ^a   Moss, Timothy ^b   Richards, Keith S ^c  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON SOCIETY AND SPACE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1002/9780470867082.ch6     Document Type: Chapter

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