The role of reference wetlands in functional assessment and mitigation

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-76

  Brinson, Mark M ^a   Rheinhardt, Richard ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Compensatory mitigation; Creation; Functioning; Hydrogeomorphic classification of wetlands; North carolina wet pine flats; Reference standards; Reference wetlands; Restoration; Wetland

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002454755     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269553     Document Type: Article

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