A review on the ecological restoration of degraded estuarine wetlands in China

Wetland Science

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 379-384

  Xiao Lin, Song ^a,b   Xian Guo, Lu ^a  

^a NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND AGRICULTURAL ECOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation; Ecological restoration; Estuarine; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WETLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; HUMAN ACTIVITY; WATER RESOURCE;

CHINA;

EID: 75149186029     PISSN: 16725948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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