Hydrologic aspects of marsh ponds during winter on the Gulf Coast Chenier Plain, USA: Effects of structural marsh management

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 266, Issue , 2004, Pages 35-42

  Bolduc, François ^a,b   Afton, Alan D ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tecsult   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal wetlands; Gulf of Mexico; Ponds; Wintering waterbirds

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; COASTAL WETLAND; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYDROLOGY; IMPOUNDMENT; SALINITY; WATER DEPTH; WATER TEMPERATURE; ZOOBENTHOS;

GULF COASTAL PLAIN; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1442266738     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps266035     Document Type: Article

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