Experimental river diversion for marsh enhancement

Estuaries

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1416-1425

  Ward, George H ^a   Irlbeck, Michael J ^b   Montagna, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHANNEL CHANGE; FLOW CONTROL; FRESHWATER INPUT; SALTMARSH;

NUECES ESTUARY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036976623     PISSN: 01608347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02692235     Document Type: Article

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