The state of the art of aquatic and semi-aquatic ecological restoration projects in the Netherlands

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 478, Issue , 2002, Pages 219-233

  Nienhuis, P H ^a,c   Bakker, J P ^b   Grootjans, A P ^b   Gulati, R D ^c   De Jonge, V N ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aquatic ecosystems; Ecological rehabilitation; Ecological restoration; Failures; Predictability; Restoration ecology; Semi aquatic ecosystems; Semi natural landscape; Successes; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; EUTROPHICATION; RIVERS; VEGETATION;

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION;

ECOLOGY;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; TOP-DOWN APPROACH;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0037098780     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021090900341     Document Type: Article

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