An approach to integrated ecological assessment of resource condition: The Mid-Atlantic estuaries as a case study

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 411-427

  Brown, Barbara S ^a   Munns, Wayne R ^a   Paul, John F ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological condition; EMAP; Integrated assessment; MAIA

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INTEGRATED APPROACH;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; BENTHIC FAUNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DUCKS AND GEESE; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ESTUARY; HABITAT QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PHYTOPLANKTON; PREDICTION; SEDIMENT; SHELLFISH; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ANAS; ANSER;

EID: 0036891714     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.2002.0598     Document Type: Article

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