Cumulative effects on wetland landscapes: Links to wetland restoration in the United States and Southern Canada

Wetlands

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 775-788

  Bedford, Barbara L ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological diversity; Cumulative effects; Functional diversity; Hydrogeologic classification; Hydrogeomorphic classification; Hydrology; Landscape assessment; Restoration; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYDROLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WETLAND;

EID: 0033498844     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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