A framework for an ecosystem integrity report card

BioScience

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 543-556

  Harwell, Mark A ^a   Myers, Victoria ^a,b   Young, Terry ^c   Bartuska, Ann ^d   Gassman, Nancy ^e   Gentile, John H ^a   Harwell, Christine C ^f   Appelbaum, Stuart ^g   Barko, John ^h   Causey, Billy ⁱ   Johnson, Christine ^j   McLean, Agnes ^k   Smola, Ron ^l   Templet, Paul ^m   Tosini, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^e School District of Broward County   (United States)

^f Harwell Gentile & Associates LC   (United States)

^g Ecosystem Restoration Sect US A   (United States)

^h WATERWAYS EXPERIMENT STATION   (United States)

ⁱ Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary   (United States)

^j FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^l USDA NRCS   (United States)

^m LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033035302     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1313475     Document Type: Review

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