Reed harvesting in the Danube Delta, Romania: Is it sustainable?

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 117-124

  Nevel, Bonnie E ^a,c   Hanganu, Jenicǎ ^b,d,e,f   Griffin, Curtice R ^a,g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b Danube Delta National Institute   (Romania)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d Agriculture Institute   (ROM)

^e Danube Della Institute   (ROM)

^f European Commission EUREED Program   (Romania)

^g EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosphere Reserve; common reed; Danube Delta; functions; harvesting; management; Phragmites australis; Romania; wetlands

Indexed keywords

PHRAGMITES; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

POLLUTION MITIGATION; REED BED; SUSTAINABILITY;

ROMANIA, DANUBE DELTA BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

EID: 0030609499     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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