Hydropower in the mekong region: What are the likely impacts upon fisheries?

Contested Waterscapes in the Mekong Region: Hydropower, Livelihoods and Governance

Volumn 9781849770866, Issue , 2012, Pages 227-250

  Sarkkula, Juha ^a   Keskinen, Marko ^b   Koponen, Jorma ^c   Kummu, Matti ^b   Richey, Jeff E ^d   Varis, Olli ^b  

^a FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c Assessment Centre of Finland (EIA Ltd)   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 84925784533     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770866     Document Type: Chapter

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