A synoptic approach for assessing cumulative impacts to wetlands

Environmental Management

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 457-475

  Abbruzzese, Brooke ^a   Leibowitz, Scott G ^b  

^a DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative impact assessment; Landscape ecology; Regional prioritization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LANDSCAPING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; SYNOPTIC APPROACH; WETLAND;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; SURFACE WATERS;

WETLANDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 0030615634     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900042     Document Type: Article

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