Instream flow assessments for regulated rivers in south africa using the building block methodology

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 109-124

  King, J ^a   Louw, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Instream flow requirements; River ecosystem; Structured workshop; Water resource development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85011221862     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634989808656909     Document Type: Article

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