St. Lucie Estuary and Indian River Lagoon conceptual ecological model

Wetlands

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 898-907

  Sime, Patti ^a  

^a South Florida Water Management District   (United States)

Author keywords

Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan; Fish abnormality; Hydrologic restoration; Indian River Lagoon; Marine muck sediments; Oyster; Restoration; St. Lucie Estuary; Submerged aquatic vegetation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33846846087     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2005)025[0898:SLEAIR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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