Methods of wetlands health assessment in USA

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 5015-5022

  Chen, Zhan ^a   Shang, He ^a   Yao, Bin ^a  

^a Bur of Safety Protect and Health   (China)

Author keywords

Assessment; Health; USA; Wetland

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; WETLAND;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350180441     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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