Assessing wetland condition on a watershed basis in the Mid-Atlantic region using synoptic land-cover maps

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 94, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 9-22

  Brooks, Robert P ^a   Wardrop, Denice H ^a   Bishop, Joseph A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condition assessment; Land cover; Mid Atlantic Region; Watersheds; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INVENTORY CONTROL; NATURAL RESOURCES; RESTORATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATERSHEDS; WETLANDS;

ECOREGIONS; LAND USES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GIS; LAND COVER; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; RATING SCALE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT; WETLAND;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DATA COLLECTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 1942476138     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EMAS.0000016876.63062.3d     Document Type: Article

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