Impact of urbanization on coastal wetland structure and function

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 149-163

  Lee, S Y ^a,b   Dunn, R J K ^a   Young, R A ^a   Connolly, R M ^a,b   Dale, P E R ^a,b   Dehayr, R ^b,c   Lemckert, C J ^a,b   McKinnon, S ^b,c   Powell, B ^b,d   Teasdale, P R ^a   Welsh, D T ^a,b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Estuary and Waterway Management   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coastal wetland; Hydrological regime; Nutrient; Pollutant; Sedimentation; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COASTAL WETLAND; SEDIMENTATION; URBANIZATION;

EID: 33644640565     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01581.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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