Wetland restoration thresholds: Can a degradation transition be reversed with increased effort?

Ecological Applications

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 193-205

  Lindig Cisneros, Roberto ^a   Desmond, Julie ^b   Boyer, Katharyn E ^c   Zedler, Joy B ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^b California Science Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative state theory; Cordgrass; Fertilization effects; Irreversible transition; Management actions; Nitrogen addition; Restoration outcome, evaluating; Restoration threshold; Spartina foliosa; Statistical design; Wetland restoration, coastal

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; DEGRADATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AVES; SPARTINA; SPARTINA FOLIOSA;

EID: 0038118143     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2003)013[0193:WRTCAD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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