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The Effectiveness of Riparian ‘Restoration’ on Water Quality—A Case Study of Lowland Streams in Canterbury, New Zealand

  1. Kathryn E. Collins1,*,
  2. Crile Doscher1,
  3. Hamish G. Rennie1,
  4. James G. Ross2

Article first published online: 30 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00859.x

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Restoration Ecology

Restoration Ecology

Volume 21, Issue 1, pages 40–48, January 2013

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Collins, K. E., Doscher, C., Rennie, H. G. and Ross, J. G. (2013), The Effectiveness of Riparian ‘Restoration’ on Water Quality—A Case Study of Lowland Streams in Canterbury, New Zealand. Restoration Ecology, 21: 40–48. doi: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2011.00859.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Environmental Management, Lincoln University, PO Box 84, Lincoln 7647, Canterbury, New Zealand

  2. 2

    Department of Ecology, Lincoln University, PO Box 84, Lincoln 7647, Canterbury, New Zealand

*K. E. Collins, email katie.collins@lincolnuni.ac.nz

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  1. Issue published online: 22 JAN 2013
  2. Article first published online: 30 APR 2012

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