Water collapse in Brazil: The danger of relying on what you neglect

Natureza e Conservacao

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 80-83

  Dobrovolski, Ricardo ^a   Rattis, Ludmila ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 84942982242     PISSN: 16790073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ncon.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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