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Research Articles

Evaluating damming effect on eco-hydrological alteration in river and wetland using indicators of hydrological alteration

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Pages 16132-16156 | Received 18 Apr 2022, Accepted 19 Jul 2022, Published online: 27 Jul 2022

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