Stabilization and erosion control value of oyster cultch for intertidal marsh

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-99

  Meyer, David L ^a   Townsend, Edward C ^a   Thayer, Gordon W ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL PROTECTION; EROSION; EROSION CONTROL; INTERTIDAL SEDIMENT; MARSH RESTORATION; OYSTER CULTCH; OYSTER REEF; SALT MARSH; SALT MARSHES; VEGETATION STABILITY; WETLAND RESTORATION;

POACEAE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 0030775782     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-100X.1997.09710.x     Document Type: Article

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