Some effects of 30 years of weir-management on coastal Marsh aquatic vegetation and implications to waterfowl management

Gulf of Mexico Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 16-25

  Nyman, John A ^a   Chabreck, Robert H ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SALT MARSHES; WATERFOWL; WEIR-MANAGEMENT;

USA, LOUISIANA, MARSH ISLAND;

EID: 0029731707     PISSN: 1087688X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18785/goms.1401.04     Document Type: Article

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