Restoring coastal wetlands that were ditched for mosquito control: A preliminary assessment of hydro-leveling as a restoration technique

Journal of Coastal Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-74

  Smith III, Thomas J ^a   Tiling, Ginger ^b   Leasure, Pamela S ^c  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b ETI Professionals Inc   (United States)

^c Environmental Lands Division   (United States)

Author keywords

Avicennia germinans; Florida; Laguncularia racemosa; Mangroves; Salt marshes; Schinus terebinthifolius; Tampa Bay; Wetlands loss

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; MANGROVE; MORTALITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SALTMARSH; SEEDLING;

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

AVICENNIA; AVICENNIA GERMINANS; LAGUNCULARIA RACEMOSA; RHIZOPHORACEAE; SCHINUS; SCHINUS TEREBINTHIFOLIUS;

EID: 40949158935     PISSN: 14000350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11852-007-0007-2     Document Type: Article

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