Hydrogeomorphic factors and ecosystem responses in coastal wetlands of the Great Lakes

Wetlands

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 821-834

  Keough, Janet R ^a   Thompson, Todd A ^b   Guntenspergen, Glenn R ^a   Wilcox, Douglas A ^c  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Ecosystem response; Geomorphology; Great Lakes; Hydrology; Ice; Reference condition; Seiche; Water level; Water quality

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WETLAND;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033511745     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03161786     Document Type: Conference Paper

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