Challenges in developing an integrated catchment management model

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Challenges in developing an integrated catchment management model. / Lerner, David; Kumar, Vikas; Holzkaemper, Annelie et al.
In: Water and Environment Journal, Vol. 25, No. 3, 09.2011, p. 345-354.

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Lerner, D, Kumar, V, Holzkaemper, A, Surridge, B & Harris, B 2011, 'Challenges in developing an integrated catchment management model', Water and Environment Journal, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00229.x

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Lerner, D., Kumar, V., Holzkaemper, A., Surridge, B., & Harris, B. (2011). Challenges in developing an integrated catchment management model. Water and Environment Journal, 25(3), 345-354. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00229.x

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Lerner D, Kumar V, Holzkaemper A, Surridge B, Harris B. Challenges in developing an integrated catchment management model. Water and Environment Journal. 2011 Sept;25(3):345-354. doi: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00229.x

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Lerner, David ; Kumar, Vikas ; Holzkaemper, Annelie et al. / Challenges in developing an integrated catchment management model. In: Water and Environment Journal. 2011 ; Vol. 25, No. 3. pp. 345-354.

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