The fishery value of salt marsh restoration projects

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 21, Issue SPEC. ISS. 40, 2005, Pages 37-50

  Rozas, Lawrence P ^a   Caldwell, Philip ^b   Minello, Thomas J ^c  

^a National Marine Fisheries Service   (United States)

^b Galveston National Laboratory   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Blue crab; Fishery species; Galveston bay; GIS; Habitat value; Marsh terracing; Penaeid shrimps; Restoration methods; Restoration mounds

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT; FISHERY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH;

GALVESTON BAY; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CALLINECTES SAPIDUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FARFANTEPENAEUS AZTECUS; LITOPENAEUS SETIFERUS; PENAEIDAE; SPARTINA ALTERNIFLORA;

EID: 15944378222     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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