Ecological issues in wetland mitigation: An introduction to the forum

Ecological Applications

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-37

  Zedler, Joy B ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compensatory mitigation; Constructed vs. Natural wetlands; Ecological issues; Ecosystem development; Functional equivalence; Mitigation; Restoration planning; Southern California habitat management; Status of wetland resource

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002715469     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2269550     Document Type: Article

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