Chapter 4 Practical Proxies for Tidal Marsh Ecosystem Services. Application to Injury and Restoration

Advances in Marine Biology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2008, Pages 221-266

  Peterson, Charles H ^a   Able, Kenneth W ^b   DeJong, Christin Frieswyk ^c   Piehler, Michael F ^a   Simenstad, Charles A ^d   Zedler, Joy B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Below ground biomass; Compensatory restoration; Marsh stratification; Natural resource injury; Oil spills; Public trust

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; BELOWGROUND BIOMASS; COMPENSATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOOD WEB; MARSH; OIL SPILL; PHYTOBENTHOS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; TRACHEOPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; TSUNAMI;

ANIMALS; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; PLANTS; TIDAL WAVES;

EID: 53049087276     PISSN: 00652881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2881(08)00004-7     Document Type: Review

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