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A spatial impact assessment of human-induced intervention on hydrological regimes: a case study in the upper Srepok River basin, Central Highlands of Vietnam

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Pages 103-116 | Received 21 Feb 2011, Accepted 07 Jun 2011, Published online: 15 Jul 2011

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