Aquatic ecosystem protection and restoration: Advances in methods for assessment and evaluation

Environmental Science and Policy

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 89-98

  Bain, Mark B ^a   Harig, Amy L ^b   Loucks, Daniel P ^c   Goforth, Reuben R ^d   Mills, Katherine E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Trout Unlimited   (United States)

^c Cornell University   (United States)

^d Michigan Natural Features Inventory   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecology; Community analysis; Ecosystem management; Impact assessment; Lake restoration; River restoration; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011912115     PISSN: 14629011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1462-9011(00)00029-0     Document Type: Article

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