Hydrogeomorphic Classification for Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 129-146

  Albert, Dennis A ^a   Wilcox, Douglas A ^b   Ingram, Joel W ^c   Thompson, Todd A ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; coastal wetlands; geomorphology; Great Lakes

Indexed keywords

GEOMORPHOLOGY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; LAKES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WAVE ENERGY CONVERSION;

ANIMAL COMMUNITIES; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES; COASTAL WETLANDS; GREAT LAKES; GREAT LAKES COASTAL WETLANDS; HYDROGEOMORPHIC; HYDROLOGIC FLOWS; PHYSICAL FEATURES; RESIDENCE TIME; WAVE ENERGIES;

WETLANDS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34248574407     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(05)70294-X     Document Type: Article

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