Fens of the United States: Distribution, characteristics, and scientific connection versus legal isolation

Wetlands

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 608-629

  Bedford, Barbara L ^a   Godwin, Kevin S ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Calcareous fen; Clean Water Act; Ground water; Marl fen; Poor fen; Rare and endangered species; Rich fen; Species richness; SWANCC decision

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOHYDROLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FEN; GROUNDWATER; HABITAT CONSERVATION; WETLAND;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); BRYOPHYTES; GASTROPODA; HESPERIIDAE; MAMMALIA; PAPILIONOIDEA; REPTILIA; STYLOMMATOPHORA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0345495678     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2003)023[0608:FOTUSD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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