Vegetation change in created emergent wetlands (1988-1996) in Connecticut (USA)

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 177-191

  Moore, H H ^a   Niering, W A ^a   Marsicano, L J ^a   Dowdell, M ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Freshwater emergent wetlands; Invasive species; Mitigation; Phragmites; Typha spp.

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HYDROLOGY; PLANT COMMUNITY; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES RICHNESS; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

CAREX STRICTA; LYTHRUM SALICARIA; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS; TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 0033507925     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008434630473     Document Type: Article

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