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Fragmentation and flow regulation of the world's large river systems

Christer Nilsson1, Catherine A Reidy, Mats Dynesius

  • 1Landscape Ecology Group, Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden. christer.nilsson@emg.umu.se

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