The environmental impact of flow regulation in a tropical delta : the case of the Manamo distributary in the Orinoco delta, Venezuela

The regulation of the Manama river, one of the major Orinoco distributary channels, has instigated changes in the hydrological and sedimentological regimes of its channel and surrounding wetlands, covering one-third of the Delta area. The dam has altered the hydrodynamics of the Manama. While the av...

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Main Author: Giuseppe Colonnello Bertoli
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2001
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/8947
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