Tidal freshwater forested wetlands: Future research needs and an overview of restoration

Ecology of Tidal Freshwater Forested Wetlands of the Southeastern United States

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 461-488

  Conner, William H ^a   Hackney, Courtney T ^b   Krauss, Ken W ^c   Day Jr , John W ^d  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WETLANDS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5095-4_17     Document Type: Chapter

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