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Trends and challenges in sediment research 2008: the role of sediments in river basin management

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Förstner, U., Salomons, W. Trends and challenges in sediment research 2008: the role of sediments in river basin management. J Soils Sediments 8, 281–283 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11368-008-0033-1

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