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Climate Change Impacts on the Hydrology of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence System

Linda Mortsch
,
Henry Hengeveld
,
Murray Lister
,
Lisa Wenger
,
Brent Lofgren
,
Frank Quinn
&
Michel Slivitzky
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Pages 153-179 | Published online: 23 Jan 2013

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