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Balancing water supply and wildlife

Study warns of threats to water security and biodiversity in the world's rivers.

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  1. Vörösmarty, C. J. et al. Nature 467, 555-561 (2010).

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Gilbert, N. Balancing water supply and wildlife. Nature (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2010.505

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