Habitat equivalency in urban estuaries: An analytical hierarchy process for planning ecological restoration

Urban Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-290

  Ludwig, David F ^a   Iannuzzi, Timothy J ^a  

^a BBL Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical hierarchy process; Cumulative impacts; Environmental planning; Habitat equivalency analysis; Restoration; Urban ecosystems; Urban estuaries; Watershed restoration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750998504     PISSN: 10838155     EISSN: 15731642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11252-006-0007-2     Document Type: Article

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