Success criteria and adaptive management for a large-scale wetland restoration project

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-127

  Weinstein, Michael P ^a   Balletto, John H ^b   Teal, John M ^c   Ludwig, David F ^d  

^a TEVA Environ Assoc Incorporated   (United States)

^b Public Service Electric and Gas Co   (United States)

^c WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^d EA Engineering Science and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Restoration; Success criteria; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

HABITAT RESTORATION; MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION; SALT MARSH; SALTMARSH; SUCCESS CRITERIA; TIDAL WETLAND; WETLAND; WETLAND MANAGEMENT; WETLAND RESTORATION; WETLANDS;

USA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE BAY;

PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; POACEAE;

EID: 0030963274     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf01876232     Document Type: Article

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