Predicted effects of proposed new regulation plans on sedge/grass meadows of Lake Ontario

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 745-754

  Wilcox, Douglas A ^a,c   Xie, Yichun ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake Ontario; Lake level regulation plans; Meadow marsh; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; WETLANDS;

LAKE LEVELS; LAKE ONTARIO; LAKE-LEVEL REGULATION PLANS; MEADOW MARSH; MODEL RESULTS; NORTHERN PIKES; SEASONAL DIFFERENCES; TEST PLAN;

LAKES;

ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GRASS; MEADOW; PREDICTION; REGENERATION; SEDGE; WATER LEVEL;

ESOX LUCIUS; ONDATRA;

EID: 58649096572     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3394/0380-1330-34.4.745     Document Type: Article

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