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Manchester Ship Canal Through Time

Mining, Materials, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Silver Springs - The Liquid Heart of Florida

Threatened Freshwater Animals of Tropical East Asia

River Rejuvenation and River Rights

The Zambezi River Basin

Ecology of Streams and Rivers

Gold Metal Waters

The Chippewa

Water Security in the Middle East

The Blanco River

Valoración de servicios ecosistémicos generados por la construcción de infraestructuras

Listening to the Savage

Abandoned & Vanished Canals of Ireland, Scotland and Wales

A História Da Navegação

Wisconsin Waters

World War II River Assault Tactics

Water Conflicts in Northeast India

International Watercourses Law in the Nile River Basin

The Ultimate Fly-Fishing Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains

Amerikanische Wald- und Strombilder. Erster Band

A Mudlarking Year

River

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