Synoptic assessment of wetland function: A planning tool for protection of wetland species biodiversity

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 379-406

  Schweiger, E William ^a,d   Leibowitz, Scott G ^b   Hyman, Jeffrey B ^c   Foster, Walt E ^a   Downing, Marla C ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

^d US Environmental Protection Agency Region 8   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; Extirpation risk; Geographic prioritization; Section 404; Synoptic assessment; Wetland biodiversity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; WETLAND;

EID: 0036211357     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014814226148     Document Type: Article

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