The Great Plains landscape is less topographically complex than most other regions within North America, but diverse aquatic ecosystems, such as playas, pothole lakes, ox-bow lakes, springs, groundwater aquifers, intermittent and ephemeral streams, as well as large rivers and wetlands, are highly dy
POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON SURFACE-WATER QUALITY IN NORTH AMERICA
โ Scribed by Peter S. Murdoch; Jill S. Baron; Timothy L. Miller
- Book ID
- 111428436
- Publisher
- American Water Resources Association
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 363 KB
- Volume
- 36
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1093-474X
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