Long-term development of tidal mitigation wetlands in Florida

Wetlands Ecology and Management

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-31

  Shafer, Deborah J ^a   Roberts, Thomas H ^b  

^a US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^b TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Excavated wetlands; Mangrove stand structure; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; LIMITING FACTOR; MANGROVE; MITIGATION; PERSISTENCE; STAND STRUCTURE; WETLAND;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 37549004364     PISSN: 09234861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11273-007-9044-8     Document Type: Article

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