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Predicting the Water Requirements of River Fisheries

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Welcomme, R.L. et al. (2006). Predicting the Water Requirements of River Fisheries. In: Verhoeven, J.T.A., Beltman, B., Bobbink, R., Whigham, D.F. (eds) Wetlands and Natural Resource Management. Ecological Studies, vol 190. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33187-2_7

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