Rare plants in the Golden Gate Estuary (California): The relationship between scale and understanding

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 206-220

  Fiedler, Peggy L ^a   Keever, Megan E ^b   Grewell, Brenda J ^c   Partridge, Douglas J ^d  

^a WSP Cantor Seinuk   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Bouck and Lee Inc   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HABITAT RESTORATION; HABITAT SELECTION; RARE SPECIES; REINTRODUCTION;

CALIFORNIA; GOLDEN GATE ESTUARY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249097447     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT06069     Document Type: Article

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