Seven steps towards improving freshwater conservation

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 447-453

  Geist, Juergen ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

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EID: 84940174989     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.2576     Document Type: Editorial

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