Biographie
Education:
Ph.D. 1976 University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, Geomorphology and Soils.
M.Sc. 1973 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K., Geomorphology & Land Resources Management.
Diploma 1972 Intern. Inst of Aerial Surveys & Earth Science. I.T.C. Netherlands. Remote Sensing.
BSc. 1970 University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Physical Geography.
Diploma 1961 Basel, Switzerland, Organic Chemistry.
Field of specialization:
Watershed Analysis in Mountains, Land-Water Interaction Processes.
Land Use Impact on Water and Climate Change.
Water and Soil Chemistry and Pollution (Nutrients and Trace Metals).
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Multi-Media, Remote Sensing.
Academic Awards:
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| 2004 |
Science in Action Award: The United Nations International Year of Fresh Water, Science, Education and Conservation Award.
For outstanding work in making watershed management knowledge and innovative, cost-effective applications possible in Canada and in Developing Countries Canadian.
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| 1999-2000 |
IDRC Senior Sabbatical Fellow Award
International Development Research Centre, Ottawa. Provided research advise and conducted training course to researchers in 12 different developing countries in the Andean and Himalayan Mountain Regions to improve their understanding of interdisciplinary watershed management.
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| 1999 |
Manaaki Whenua Fellowship
Landcare Research, New Zealand, November 1999. Lecture Tour on “Integrated Catchment Management in Urban and Mountain environments”. Consisted of 17 presentations to the Landcare Research Centres, Cities and Regional Council and 4 Universities
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| 1996 |
IDRC Anniversary Award
Honoured by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Ottawa. For significant contribution to the world of science in the developing world.(one of five Canadian Researchers awards during IDRC's 25th anniversary celebration, Ottawa, Canada).
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Teaching and Training Courses
International Courses:
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| 1980-2007 |
Conducted 25 training courses in Water Resources Management in 17 different countries (Nepal, Bhutan, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Egypt, Mongolia, and New Zealand.
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University Courses at UBC:
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| 1990 |
Soil Processes, Soil and Land Evaluation, Integrated Watershed Management, International Watershed Management (annually)
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NGO’s and Community Watershed Groups in Canada:
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| 1995-2007 |
Conducted 35 training courses to watershed stewardship groups, community organizations and NGO groups
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Internet Based Distance Learning:
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| 1997-2008 |
Developed a graduate level certificate in Watershed Management that consists of four graduate courses (Integrated Watershed Management, Agricultural Watershed Management, Urban Watershed Management, and Water in International Development) that are delivered annually in a distance learning format over the Internet. A multi-media CD-ROM textbook was produced for each course and graduate students and professionals from around the world have access to the 4 courses that are taught annually since 1997. Over 900 students from 30 different countries have so far participated in these courses.
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Research Publication
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75 Scientific Papers in Refereed Journals, 4 Books, 26 Chapters in Books, 300 Conference Presentations, 40 Keynote Addresses, 25 Multi-media CD-ROM publications, 4. CD-ROM Textbooks on Watershed Management. For selected References see below and www.ires.ubc.ca
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Selected Research Highlights
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1. Himalayan-Andean Watershed Comparison Project:
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A comparison of 4 watersheds in the Andean and 4 watersheds in the Himalayas was completed in 2002. Eight teams from 6 different countries (Nepal, Bhutan, China, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia) were trained to produce a multi-media CD-ROM for each of their watersheds. A common integrative framework was developed and 40 social and biophysical indicators were used to compare the watersheds. Training was provided to each team and successful management and rehabilitation examples where highlighted. The information is now being used to improve the livelihood of the watershed in other watersheds in mountain regions. Key Publications: Schreier, H. S. Brown, R. Bestbier, R. Quiroz et al. 2002. The Himalayan-Andean Watershed Project.. 9 multi-media CD-ROMs, @ IRE and IDRC. (500 pp each). The results were presented at the World Water Forum 3 in Kyoto in March, 2003 at the invitation of UNESCO.
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2. Rehabilitating Degraded Watersheds in the Nepalese Himalaya
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A 17 year study in two mountain watershed was carried out in Nepal which resulted in the development of: 1: Guidelines for sediment management for Nepal, 2: Innovation for rehabilitation of degraded lands using nitrogen fixing fodder trees, 3. Introduced water harvesting techniques for drinking water and dry season, low cost irrigation, 4. Soil nutrient budgeting to improve integrated nutrient management for food production, and 5. Trained many students, researches, managers and farmers in integrated watershed management. Resulted in numerous publications, 3 Books, 3 Multi-media CD-ROMs ( Schreier, et al 1998, Conservation, degradation and rehabilitation; the great Himalayan Challenge. NATO Advanced Research Pub. Series: Environmental Security – Vol. 68:147-158).
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3. Sediment Dynamics in the Nepalese Himalayas
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Little attention has been given to the sediment dynamics in the Nepalese Himalayas and with the increasing demand for Hydro-power, irrigation, and drinking water development greater attention needs to be given to erosion and sediment transport. This study reviewed the different methods used to determine sediment sources, transport and deposition processes in the different mountain regions and river basins in Nepal. A comprehensive guidelines for sediment management was produced in the form of a multi-media CD-ROM and is now in wide use by international development agencies and funding agencies. This project is sponsored by the Canadian International Development Agency in collaboration with Acres International, the Canadian Energy Consultants, Northwest Hydraulics Ltd.
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4. Modelling non-point source pollution from agriculture in watersheds
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Agriculture is now considered the largest contributor to non-point water pollution in the world. An interactive mass balance model was developed for watershed in Nepal and Canada which calculates the annual surplus of nitrogen and phosphorus applied to agricultural land (above plants needs). The model was linked to streamwater quality and allows the prediction of water quality impacts. This GIS based model is updated every 5 years and is used as an environmental indicator of cumulative effects (cultural eutrophication). (Several Books, CD-ROM’s and Journal Publications, (e.g. Berka, C., H. Schreier. 2001. Linking Water Quality with agricultural intensification in a rural watershed. Water, Air and Soil Pollution; Schindler, D, P. Dillon and H. Schreier. 2006. A review of anthropogenic sources of nitrogen. In: Martinelli, L. and R. Howarth (Eds.). Nitrogen cycling in the Americas: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences and Controls. International Nitrogen Initiative. Springer , Kluwer Acad. Publ. NL. 25-44)
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5. Innovative Stormwater Management in View of Climate Change
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Increased climatic variability is resulting in more extreme events and the conventional stormwater infrastructure is no longer adequate. To avoid increased flooding and contamination from urban pollution new innovative approaches are needed. Rainwater harvesting, minimizing impervious surfaces, roofwater collection, creating rain gardens, detaining stormwater in detention ponds and wetlands and infiltrating rainfall into soils are all practices that need to be integrated and incorporated into a watershed framework. As part of the Canadian Water Network – National Centre of Excellence Program a knowledge translation project was initiated to bring together the most knowledgeable stormwater researchers in Canada in an effort to compare successful approaches used in different parts of Canada and to translate research results into actions. Three major Conferences were organized in Vancouver, Calgary and Toronto – for presentations and results see: www.ires.ubc.ca/projects/ism
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5. Water Conservation, Water Use Efficiency and Source Water Protection in Mountain Watersheds
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A wide range of innovative approaches were developed to show how water can be used more efficiently in agriculture and mountain resort communities. Effective ways of conserving water and reducing pollution were initiated in watersheds in Honduras, Colombia and British Columbia. This includes adaptation strategies for climate change, determining how to use blue and green water more effectively, comparing the virtual water use between the driest and the wettest watershed in Canada, and to develop source water protection strategies for drinking water supplies.
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Research Support
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International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Ottawa: (Nepal, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Egypt, Philippines, Bhutan, Vietnam, China, Cambodia); Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA): Nepal, Brazil; Nicaragua: Intern. Rice Research Centre (IRRI-Philippines); International Potato Research Centre (CIP-Lima, Peru); International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT-Colombia); FAO (Rome); World Bank (Washington-USA); Canadian International Water & Energy Consultants (CIWEC-Toronto); World Health Organisation (WHO-Geneva); Environment Canada; Agriculture Canada; Natural Resources Canada; Canadian Parks Service; Dept. of Fisheries and Oceans; Dept. of National Defence; B.C. Ministry of Agriculture; B.C. Ministry of Health; Greater Vancouver Regional District, Natural Science & Engineering Research Council; Canadian Water Network-National Centres of Excellence; Canadian Health Research Institute; Canadian Mortgage and Housing, Corporation; and Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation.
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Selective Membership of Advisory Boards & Review Committees (only last 10 years)
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| 1999 |
Team Leader, External review of Natural Resource Management Research Program at the International Potato Centre CIP (Centro International de la Papa), Lima, Peru,
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| 2000 |
Advisor to Community Based Natural Resource Management Program (CBNRM), International Development Research Centre (IDRC, Ottawa) Asian Natural Resources Management Program
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| 2000/2001 |
Advisor to the Royal Department of Agriculture of Bhutan – Renewable Natural Resources Research Centre, Reviewed annual research program
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| 2001-2002 |
Member of the Provincial Review Panel on Drinking Water in British Columbia. One of 9 members (appointed by the Minister of Environment).
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| 2001 |
Member of Expert Review Panel for: Community based Natural Resource Management Program at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), in Cali, Columbia
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| 2001 |
Member of Expert panel to review the Global Food Security, Science and Technology Program at the World Bank in Washington D.C. (September, 16-17, 2001)
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| 2002-04 |
Advisor on Research Initiatives in Urban Water Resources Management. Landcare Research, Auckland New Zealand
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| 2003 |
Member of Review Panel: Water for Food initiative International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), in Cali, Columbia
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| 2003-2008 |
Member of the Water Advisory Panel. Columbia Basin Trust. Addressing strategic water issues in the Columbia River Basin in preparation of Columbia Treaty renegotiation between Canada and the USA and water use and hydropower development.
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| 2005 |
Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) & UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Program. Development of a global mountain program on climate change (member of program development committee).
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| 2005/06 |
Member of the Organizing Committee: Climate Change: Organizing the Science for the American Cordilleras. (NOAA, MRI, World Bank) CONCORD Conference in Mendoza, Argentina.
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| 2004-2008 |
Co-Leader of the Watershed Strategy Program, National Centre of Excellent on Clean Water, Canadian Water Network (Program Planning and Management Committee).
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Selective Publications
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Books and Chapters in Books
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| 1989 |
Schreier, H.; Asbestos in the Natural Environment. Series in Environmental Sciences # 37. Elsevier Science Publishers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 159 pp.
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| 1991 |
Schreier, H., S. Brown, P. O'Reilly and P. Meehan; GIS Applications in a Changing World. Proceedings of GIS‑91 Symposium, Forestry Canada, 442 pp.
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| 1991 |
Shah , P.B., H. Schreier, S. Brown and K. Riley.; Soil Fertility and Erosion Issues in the Middle Mountains of Nepal. IDRC, Ottawa, 286 pp.
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| 1991 |
Schreier, H. K. Hall, & S. Brown; Chapter 3. Water quality in the Fraser River Basin, Chapter 4. The Land-Water Interface in the Fraser River Basin. In: A.H.J. Dorcey and J.R. Griggs (Editors): Water in Sustainable Development: Exploring the future in the Fraser River Basin. Westwater Research Centre, UBC, pp. 41-116.
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| 1995 |
Schreier, H., P.B. Shah, and S. Brown; Challenges in Mountain Resource Management in Nepal. Processes, Trends and Dynamics in Middle Mountain Watershed. IDRC Ottawa, and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal, 286 pp.
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| 1999 |
Schreier, H., P.B. Shah and S. Brown; Challenges in Mountain Resource Management : Processes, trends and dynamics in Middle Mountain Watersheds. In: Beck, T., P. Bose, and B. Morrison (Eds.) The Cooperative Management of Water Resources in South Asia. Centre for India and South Asia Research. Institute for Asian Research, University of British Columbia, pp 275-282.
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| 2000 |
Allen, R., H. Schreier, S. Brown, and P.B. Shah (Editors and Authors.); The People and Resource Dynamics Project: The First Three Years. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu. 333 pp.
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Schreier, H.; Research, Planning, and Implementation of Watershed Management. In: M.F. Price & N. Butt (eds.) Forests in Sustainable Mountain Development: State of Knowledge. IUFRO5 Research Series, CABI Publishing CAB International, Wallingford, UK. 7.2:380-389
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Schreier, H.; Brown, S. and P.B. Shah; Methods used to address resource issues in integrated watershed management in Nepalese watershed. Case study 18. In: Pound, B.; Snap, S.S.; McDougall, C.; Braun, A.R. (eds.). Managing natural resources for sustainable livelihoods: Uniting Science and Participation. Earthscan Publications, London, GB. p. 231-234.
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| 2005 |
Schreier, H.; Challenges in Mountain Watershed Management. In: Huber, U., H. Bugmann, and M. Reasoner (editors): Global change in mountain regions: A state of knowledge overview. Advances in Global Change Research. Springer Verlag, Dortrecht. pp. 617-626
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Schreier, H.; Integrated mountain watershed management using a multi-barrier approach: tools, challenges, and innovations. In: Pierzgalski, E., S. Niemtur, and J. Czerepko (eds.) Protection of Soil and Water Resources in Forest Areas. Forest Research Institute Warsaw, Poland & FAO, Rom. pp155-162
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Brydon,J., M.C. Roa, Brown and H. Schreier; Integrating wetlands into watershed management: Effectiveeness of constructed wetlands to reduce impacts from urban stormwater. In: J. Krecek and M. Haigh (eds.) Environmental Role of Wetlands in Headwaters. Springer Verlag, pp 143-154.
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| 2006 |
Schreier, H., S. Brown and J. MacDonald; Too Little and too Much: Water and Development in a Himalayan Watershed. IRES Press, 258 pp.
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Brown, S. and H. Schreier; Introducing innovations into watershed management. In: M.Price (ed.) Mountain Resources Management, Earthscan, In Press
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Selective Journal Publications (last 10 years only)
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| 1998 |
Wernick, B., K.Cook and H. Schreier; A GIS evaluation of land-use and streamwater nitrate-N dynamics in a watershed at the urban/rural fringe. Journ. American Water Resources Assoc. 34 (3) 639-650.
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| 1999 |
Schreier, H., S. Brown, L.M. Lavkulich, and P.B. Shah; Phosphorus dynamics and soil P-fertility constraints in Nepal. Soil Science Vol:164(5): 341-350
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Brown, S., H. Schreier, P.B. Shah, and L.M. Lavkulich; Soil nutrient budget modelling: An assessment of agricultural sustainability in Nepal. Soil Use and Management. Vol. 15:101-108.
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Valero-Garces, B.L., M. Grosjean, K. Kelts, H. Schreier, and B. Messerli; Holocene lacustrine deposition in the Atacama Altiplano: facies models, climatic and tectonic forcing. PALAEO, Vol. 151 (1-3): 101-125
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Brown, S., H. Schreier, and P.B. Shah; Soil phosphorus fertility degradation: A GIS based assessment. Journ. Environmental Quality, 29(4):1152-1160.
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Thompson, W.A., I. Vertinsky, H. Schreier & B.A. Blackwell; Using forest fire hazard modelling in multiple use forest management planning. Forest Ecology and Management 134:163-176.
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Berka, C., H. Schreier, and K. Hall; Linking Water Quality with agricultural intensification in a rural watershed. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Vol. 127 (1-4):389-401.
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Berka, C., H. Schreier, and K. Hall; Linking Water Quality with agricultural intensification in a rural watershed. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution Vol. 127 (1-4):389-401.
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Schreier, H., S. Brown, P.B. Shah, B. Shrestha, G. Nakarmi and R. Allen; Human interactions in soil and geomorphic processes in Nepal: The role of soil fertility in degradation and rehabilitation processes. International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, Vol. 3(1):93-98.
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Schreier, H. and S.. Brown; Scaling Issues in watershed assessments. Water Policy. Vol. 3 :475-489.
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Schreier, H., S.J. Brown, K. Hall, R. Bestbier; Watershed Management: Distant Education at a Global Scale. AWRA, Water Resources Impact, Vol.4 (5):24-27
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Von Westarp, S. S. Chieng, and H. Schreier; Comparing low-cost drip irrigation, conventional drip irrigation, and hand watering in Nepal. Agricultural Water Management Vol. 64(2):143-160
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Schreier, H. and S. Brown; Multi-scale approaches to water management: land-use impacts on nutrient & sediment dynamics. Scales in Hydrology & Water Management. Sci. IAHS Publ. Vol. 287: 61-75
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Schendel, E.K., H. Schreier, and L.M. Lavkulich; Linkages between phosphorus index estimates and environmental quality variables. Soil and Water Conservation Journal. Vol. 59:243-251
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Von Westarp, S., H. Schreier, S. Brown, P.B. Shah; Agricultural intensification and the impact on soil fertility in the Middle Mountains of Nepal. Canadian Journal of Soil Science: Vol. 84(3) 323-332
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| 2006 |
Schindler, D.W., P J. Dillon and H. Schreier; Anthropogenic Sources of Nitrogen in
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In: Biogeochemistry, Vol. 79:25-44
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Schendel, K., G. MacDonald, H. Schreier, and L.M. Lavkulich; Virtual water: A framework for comparative regional resource assessment. Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy & Management. Vol. 9 (3):341-355
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Smith, I., K.Hall, L.M. Lavkulich, and H. Schreier; Trace metal concentrations in an intensively used agricultural watershed in B.C. Journal American Water Research Association. Vol. 43(6) 1455-1467.
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