Geografie 2018, 123, 1-20

https://doi.org/10.37040/geografie2018123010001

Natural regime of streamflow trends in Macedonia

Ivan Radevski, Svemir Gorin, Milena Taleska, Olgica Dimitrovska

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Geography, Macedonia

Received June 2017
Accepted January 2018

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