Marsh terraces in coastal Louisiana increase marsh edge and densities of Waterbirds

Wetlands

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 125-135

  O'Connell, Jessica L ^a   Nyman, John A ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Habitat interspersion; Nekton; Submerged aquatic vegetation; Waterbird communities; Wetland restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COASTAL ZONE; EROSION CONTROL; GRASS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HABITAT QUALITY; MARSH; NEKTON; POPULATION DENSITY; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SUBMERGED VEGETATION; TERRACING; WADER; WATER QUALITY; WATERFOWL; WETLAND;

CHENIER PLAIN; UNITED STATES;

AVES; SCOLOPACIDAE; SPARTINA PATENS;

EID: 77951023024     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: 19436246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13157-009-0009-y     Document Type: Article

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