Australian River Assessment System: Review of Physical River Assessment Methods — A Biological Perspective

M. Parsons, M. Thomas, R. Norris
Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
Monitoring River Health Initiative Technical Report Number 21
Environment Australia, 2002
ISSN 1447 1280
ISBN 0 642 54887 0


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Melissa Parsons, Martin Thoms and Richard Norris
Cooperative Research Centre for Freshwater Ecology
University of Canberra
ACT 2601
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Parsons, M., Thoms, M. and Norris, R., 2002, Australian River Assessment System: Review of Physical River Assessment Methods — A Biological Perspective, Monitoring River Heath Initiative Technical Report no 21, Commonwealth of Australia and University of Canberra, Canberra.

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0 642 54887 0

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1447-1280

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