<p>The two volumes on βWetlands as a Natural Resourceβ in the book series Ecological th Studies (Volumes 190,191) are based on the highlights of the 7 INTECOL International Wetland Conference in Utrecht,25β30 July 2004. This conference brought together about 900 participants from 61 countries,who di
Wetlands and natural resource management
- Publisher
- Berlin : Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
xxii, 347 p. : 24 cm
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