Condition of the Mid-Atlantic Estuaries: Production of a State of the Environment report

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 115-129

  Paul, J F ^a   Kiddon, J A ^a   Strobel, C J ^a   Melzian, B D ^a   Latimer, J S ^a   Cobb, D J ^a   Campbell, D E ^a   Brown, B S ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS;

ENVIRONMENT REPORT; MID ATLANTIC INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTUARY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034237339     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006450627164     Document Type: Conference Paper

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