Governance, Legislation, and Protection of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams

Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams: Ecology and Management

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 477-507

  Fritz, Ken ^a   Cid, Núria ^b   Autrey, Brad ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Criteria; Ecological status; Governance; Jurisdictional waters; Legal definition; Regulations; Water law

Indexed keywords

EID: 85040324222     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-803835-2.00019-X     Document Type: Chapter

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