Assessing ecological resources for remediation and future land uses on contaminated lands

Environmental Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-10

  Burger, Joanna ^a   Carletta, Mary Anne ^a   Lowrie, Karen ^b   Miller, K Tyler ^b   Greenberg, Michael ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiversity contamination natural resources; Department of energy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; LAND USE; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMEDIATION;

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE); ECOLOGICAL RESOURCES; POLICY MAKERS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIODIVERSITY; CONTAMINATED LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; LAND USE; REMEDIATION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

AMPHIBIA; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CONTAMINATION; ECOSYSTEM; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHY; GOVERNMENT; HABITAT STRUCTURE; LAND USE; MAMMAL; POLICY; POLLUTANT; REPTILE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 4344640468     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-004-0212-9     Document Type: Review

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