A conceptual ecological model to aid restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh, a degraded coastal wetland of Lake Ontario, Canada

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-57

  Chow Fraser, P ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Cyprinus carpio; Hamilton Harbour; Laurentian Great Lakes; Restoration; Water levels; Wetland

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER LEVEL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

CANADA;

EID: 0032317056     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008495604739     Document Type: Article

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