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The Working for Water programme in South Africa: the science behind the success

  1. Richard J. Hobbs

Article first published online: 6 SEP 2004

DOI: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00115.x

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Diversity and Distributions

Diversity and Distributions

Volume 10, Issue 5-6, pages 501–503, September 2004

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Hobbs, R. J. (2004), The Working for Water programme in South Africa: the science behind the success. Diversity and Distributions, 10: 501–503. doi: 10.1111/j.1366-9516.2004.00115.x

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  1. School of Environmental Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia. E-mail: rhobbs@murdoch.edu.au

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  1. Issue published online: 6 SEP 2004
  2. Article first published online: 6 SEP 2004

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