Ecosystem response to changes in water level of Lake Ontario marshes: Lessons from the restoration of Cootes Paradise Marsh

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 539, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 189-204

  Chow Fraser, Patricia ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coastal wetland; Emergent vegetation; Great Lake; Lake Ontario; Restoration; Submersed aquatic vegetation; Water level

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; COASTAL ZONES; ECOSYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETATION; WATER LEVELS;

COASTAL WETLANDS; INTER-ANNUAL VARIATIONS; MARSHES; REMEDIAL ACTIONS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WATER LEVEL;

CANADA; COOTES PARADISE MARSH; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CYPRINUS CARPIO; SAN ANGELO VIRUS; TYPHA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 20144379922     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-004-4868-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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