Spatial characterization of environmental gradients in a coastal lagoon, Chincoteague Bay

Estuaries and Coasts

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 959-977

  Allen, Thomas R ^a   Tolvanen, Harri T ^b   Oertel, George F ^c   McLeod, George M ^c  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL LAGOON; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; GIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION;

CHINCOTEAGUE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 40949123166     PISSN: 15592723     EISSN: 15592731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02841388     Document Type: Article

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