Investigation and long-term monitoring of Phragmites australis within Virginia's constructed wetland sites

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 599-605

  Havens, Kirk J ^a   Priest III, Walter I ^a   Berquist, Harry ^a  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Constructed wetlands; Global positioning system; Invasive species; Mitigation; Phragmites australis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

BIOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MONITORING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVEGETATION;

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

LAND RECLAMATION;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HABITAT RESTORATION; INVASIVE PLANT; MONITORING;

USA, VIRGINIA;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POACEAE; TYPHA; TYPHACEAE;

EID: 0030613449     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900052     Document Type: Article

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