Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity

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Year: 2010
Type: article
Volume: 467
Issue: 7315
Pages: 555-561
Citations: 7024
Access: Closed

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                                    C. J. Vörösmarty, 
                                
                                    Peter B. McIntyre, 
                                
                                    Mark O. Gessner
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2010). 
                            Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity. 
                            Nature
                            , 467
                            (7315)
                            , 555-561.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature09440
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature09440