Worldwide environmental threats to salt lakes
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Environmental threats
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Design & Nature and Ecodynamics
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1755-7437,1755-7445
DOI: 10.2495/dne-v7-n3-292-299