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The first part of this final chapter summarizes the introductory chapter plus the chapters contained in Parts I, II, and III, exclusive of Chap. 18, to remind the reader of the key aspects of each. The second part lays out what in the author’s view are the key lessons to be learned from Aral Sea and its modern desiccation. The final part lists and briefly discusses what needs to be done in terms of research and monitoring of the Aral Sea.
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Micklin, P. (2014). Summary and Conclusions. In: Micklin, P., Aladin, N., Plotnikov, I. (eds) The Aral Sea. Springer Earth System Sciences, vol 10178. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02356-9_18
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