Interaction of River Basins and Coastal Waters - An Integrated Ecohydrological View

Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-150

  Fohrer, N ^a   Chicharo L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALGARVE   (Portugal)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374711-2.01006-8     Document Type: Chapter

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