Isolated wetlands: State-of-the-science and future directions

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 663-684

  Leibowitz, Scott G ^a   Nadeau, Tracie Lynn ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clean Water Act; Connectivity; Depressional wetlands; Isolation; SWANCC; Waters of the United States; Wetland function

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIVITY; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; ISOLATION EFFECT; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

ARENA; AVES;

EID: 0344633591     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[0663:IWSAFD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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