Fragmentation and Flow Regulation of River Systems in the Northern Third of the World
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Summary
To improve the conservation of biodiversity and the sustainable use of biological resources, immediate action is called for to create an international preservation network of free-flowing river systems and to rehabilitate exploited rivers in areas that lack unaffected watercourses.
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- article
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- 1994-11-04
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- 1,770
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Keywords
Biodiversity, Interbasin transfer, Fragmentation (computing), Drainage basin, Geography
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