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Ecology of Desert Rivers

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Author: Richard Kingsford
Published Date: 31 Jul 2006
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS
Original Languages: English
Book Format: Hardback::368 pages, ePub, Audio CD
ISBN10: 0521818257
ISBN13: 9780521818254
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