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Mosquitoes of the Purari River lowlands

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The Purari — tropical environment of a high rainfall river basin

Part of the book series: Monographiae Biologicae ((MOBI,volume 51))

Abstract

The proposed Purari River (Wabo) hydroelectric scheme involves the building of a dam to produce hydroelectric power at Wabo (7° 00′ S, 145° 04′ E), 100 km inland on the Purari River, Papua New Guinea, the transmission of this power to a port site on the coast of the Gulf of Papua and the development of an industrial complex at this port site.

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Marks, E.N. (1983). Mosquitoes of the Purari River lowlands. In: Petr, T. (eds) The Purari — tropical environment of a high rainfall river basin. Monographiae Biologicae, vol 51. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7263-6_29

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