Ecological indicators for system-wide assessment of the greater everglades ecosystem restoration program

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 9, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Doren, Robert F ^a   Trexler, Joel C ^a   Gottlieb, Andrew D ^b   Harwell, Matthew C ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological indicator development; Ecological performance measures; Ecosystem integrity; Ecosystem report cards; Ecosystem restoration; Everglades; South Florida ecosystem

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL INDICATOR DEVELOPMENT; ECOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EVERGLADES; SOUTH FLORIDA ECOSYSTEM;

LINGUISTICS; MANAGERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RESTORATION; TARGETS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

BIOINDICATOR; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLICY MAKING; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649628428     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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