Ecological restoration in coastal areas in the Netherlands: Concepts, dilemmas and some examples

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 478, Issue , 2002, Pages 7-28

  De Jonge, V N ^a   De Jong, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

(Former) estuaries; Brackish inland ecosystems; Coastal ecosystems; Ecological restoration; Process orientation; Sustainable development; Wadden Sea

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; RESTORATION;

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION;

ECOLOGY;

COASTAL ENGINEERING; COASTAL ZONE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0037098784     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021014310819     Document Type: Article

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