Ecological issues related to wetland preservation, restoration, creation and assessment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 240, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 31-40

  Whigham, Dennis F ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

'No Net Loss'; Assessment; Biodiversity; Creation; Ecosystem function; HGM; Hydrogeomorphic; Landsca pe; Mitigation; Restoration; Wetland policy; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; HABITAT LOSS; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032882426     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00321-6     Document Type: Article

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