Losing function through wetland mitigation in central Pennsylvania, USA

Environmental Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-402

  Hoeltje, S M ^a   Cole, C A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creation; Functional assessment; HGM; Mitigation; Pennsylvania; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAINS; HYDROGEOMORPHIC (HGM); UNNATURAL HYDROLOGIC REGIMES; WETLAND MITIGATION;

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SITE SELECTION;

WETLANDS;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; FLOODPLAIN; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; NUMERICAL MODEL; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; PENNSYLVANIA; PLANTS; WETLANDS;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847174638     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: 14321009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-006-0212-z     Document Type: Article

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