Ecological Assessment of Dune Restorations in the Great Lakes Region

Restoration Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 184-194

  Emery, Sarah M ^a   Rudgers, Jennifer A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammophila breviligulata; Diversity; Indicator species analysis; Insects; Mycorrhizae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; INSECT; MYCORRHIZA; NATIVE SPECIES; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA];

AMMOPHILA BREVILIGULATA; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA CAMPESTRIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77956574362     PISSN: 10612971     EISSN: 1526100X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2009.00609.x     Document Type: Article

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