Anthropogenic effects on the biodiversity of riparian wetlands of a northern temperate landscape

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 349-377

  Mensing, D M ^a   Galatowitsch, S M ^a   Tester, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Assessment; Birds; Fish; Invertebrates; Land use; Riparian; Vegetation; Wetland

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND USE; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; WETLAND;

AGRICULTURE; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; DECISION MAKING; FISH; FORESTRY; GRASS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; LAND USE; NONHUMAN; PLANT; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; RIPARIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0032144069     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1998.0215     Document Type: Article

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