Water quality as an indicator of local residents’ attitudes towards tourism development: A case study of settlements along Veliki Bački Kanal, Vojvodina, Serbia | Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

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Issue		Knowl. Managt. Aquatic Ecosyst. Number 404, 2012


Article Number		09
Number of page(s)		19
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2012003
Published online		22 May 2012

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